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% [! J% `- Y2 l8 _' Q$ q+ r4 s( M DA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.& u6 C, p- b3 h& b6 y0 }( m5 l
4 Q6 z: e9 H' P. l: K7 SThe 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. p: A3 t% |; D% n
6 t0 t1 x5 T& d, E9 G4 K; v2 |Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& L4 b" b! C# }, q1 R
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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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"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." w) ?! t5 d( [: h6 M" v) J
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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.6 l x6 l+ A1 K2 e7 @3 Y
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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.0 K1 K2 }3 e& A, q/ g2 u
M& ~: S5 y7 c& q/ V7 RThe 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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. ` t6 ?$ C- `% B"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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' o8 D3 L+ G b# jNot connected to children's hospital cases. ?/ P# _/ E# m
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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.6 e8 ~ n0 e! v9 h% Z* M1 x
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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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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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2 A' f4 w7 q6 u"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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. b5 u% C: I$ y! g' W) CEvery 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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