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+ F' N0 S) F2 [2 {2 y. b8 z/ EA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.7 s& m$ C! \0 b) U7 O( a8 e
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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.& k, w6 C) ]+ T- e( N9 S
: `9 U1 X( u* @! uTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' z" n/ W9 f* Y4 b
1 i" W: N% V6 _8 R# H7 L"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.": }0 U2 ?2 \/ i: ?" \
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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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$ C- J0 P7 R+ T4 ?! M) [9 cThe 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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D' ^+ s, h2 d; i8 TAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 W+ Q0 ?; A) D; }. B4 b6 j
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 V8 k2 b6 V% \- `
* b0 K0 ?5 {. O) b2 A9 u* L0 qThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.: _4 U6 e" z6 t' l! U* i" @5 b) Z
7 }& b Z V% Q2 i8 c. ?4 m" k"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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6 v# k) `+ Z# `" \# x# kNot 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. K; u$ q& D$ k6 h' y$ P2 ~ j
h. B) T' w; u- {+ u! PThe 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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* r" i1 k; V# s& ^7 a: dTed 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.0 K+ {0 G3 i g1 g7 d5 v
5 e. `3 d) u2 S* lEvery 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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