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$ X. N1 B2 ]+ ]9 V7 V# {5 DA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* p( F2 k& K5 |/ E2 ~
- ~0 S y. q2 I- ]6 VThe 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.
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! Z; A7 h$ x( z1 PTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( H, E5 z2 S7 \% \% o |: B* n, |+ S+ [
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 P& S. n; r6 N1 j3 L
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; V$ {8 _- Q+ A$ ]$ q# R4 A g+ S
) s& g8 W. y& Q* M/ cMusto 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."
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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.8 M+ M+ Q+ _+ C3 i. y/ s, _
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& z! A" l3 {) K9 M4 g5 w
6 I" Z. @* s/ K0 ~* }"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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0 z' s$ y5 H6 z; o0 L& Y dThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.. b: Q' w: u6 n2 p7 W5 @# e0 a' Y
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* B& P9 p8 R% A5 _$ D
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- L& p C: T; `8 `# |Not connected to children's hospital cases
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% ?. _. L7 m! r5 N- ]- vOfficials 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.
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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.0 A1 W- R* _0 R* H( ?1 Z
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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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. L( W) s! d$ c7 kEvery 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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