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A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.) o9 n9 @- c) x3 f. ] D
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The victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.! t# j# [; H2 t# h, k: Z
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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7 k% K4 w" A% D* W6 w2 f, p2 g u"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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Musto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff.", E0 }, F! U/ c2 U
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The death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases.4 a' k: M& |( M/ P7 u/ Q, a
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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/ l( j, ?8 \$ n4 t* U5 e0 f$ W( lThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.% i1 {$ c* j/ l# d$ S# b6 y
& F4 I! S, |; L3 S0 u2 q4 o"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread. {9 P( ~% x. E: |& {
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The patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.
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& h/ k3 i8 ~* R9 l/ @' S2 I9 R. `Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.- v9 Z) z) [8 g; S, ^4 B
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"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.
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* M& k+ i$ @+ Z: w5 S- X( _Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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但另一个方面，如艾滋病人也列入了流感高危人群的行列。究竟如何，还有待于专家们的努力工作。
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