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/ B# a- r X' N6 F4 z9 r' ~2 SA 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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# s# t+ }: f8 D5 s0 d! B3 GThe 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.$ d+ y, @) `' l" n; p1 U
0 m! n2 v% M% ]5 t! O" yTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ t) \3 \& x. X; P$ r" T! G* P
: h3 _5 t$ I: P" w"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* ^ a( y$ S% ^/ [+ F0 x G
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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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, ^8 @$ y$ @ x: ~7 g" D0 ~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.") j$ Q' a, `) W
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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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.5 L0 a* y8 E" Y; O4 Q* j
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.9 }' x7 A r3 e& I0 H# S2 O
* \) g) t7 t6 Y$ w) p8 M& a/ tThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* f" B( P8 Q; h! P; B3 e6 G% c9 e
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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.
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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.+ ]7 ]2 Y% ^, V6 w7 ?6 s
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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.9 `8 ~7 H- U7 G
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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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. w& [* Y+ h6 M2 V! mEvery 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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