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! r% q) I: v- K6 z% E5 bA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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) \* x, }) U |0 z. {& ^* cThe 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.2 Q- Y/ P; A* q+ n3 C% \2 |
d" h" J9 S% J, V; ~! d' N% nTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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( z6 C8 R; O+ V! C$ }1 R4 X/ z"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.% s! s0 c8 ?# Q. {+ O; N \
8 G# [4 H& D* z, Q8 _"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."0 k$ _& l* h* j! t) t+ \
6 |% H- X6 {6 t* x, Q3 QThe 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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& c0 K. B1 P' C8 c+ M; m
5 q: y+ H. G! ]"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- k! |1 N: a; h% b7 j5 `5 R+ B* A
$ r0 w Q0 g @) _) c5 U; nThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
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( U8 Y4 x% K4 y' H0 T" @"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 p3 C* e1 @. A# x* Y4 x
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8 S" ?9 C# O) q3 y- s \Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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 Y b7 |9 ]6 ^( h* \. K# K! y! d
& T+ h+ |1 d3 a! D5 [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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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.
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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.) P. u7 h7 O n/ {1 N
' @, H/ |* @2 q6 ]# l6 ^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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