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! k9 }" A3 Z8 H6 p& T: WA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.) ?4 G5 v! U1 \; V( }
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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.
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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.9 x/ q2 U) u) }1 A& \# s
6 @% L6 I2 R/ e( g, v' `"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."
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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 o7 W+ z0 U4 r
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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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: a' U8 v3 Q- X. j, d"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.# e5 ?, z/ T4 c! B9 E( }
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. }& U) H; x6 Z5 f' C5 e
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. L% l* b% o( A; \5 f/ {Not connected to children's hospital cases
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" |4 F5 Z6 q' n& C2 YOfficials 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. V( Y, q8 k( V7 i/ W8 ?" K
0 s$ V* |, y% }4 A- Y1 k* v ?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." c0 ^- F! T, t6 n1 G9 b+ L3 l
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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.7 ?# L6 ~( a9 W" w4 C6 g$ T
& z. b% c6 H7 i! G- L; V) Y"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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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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