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% v O$ t( ]3 ]( n& h6 ?8 \A 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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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.. I1 c/ ]2 J8 H- |
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 O; k# K8 [& c* m, N7 P
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* i; t5 d' t% g+ x& a3 c2 o
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."+ e1 l7 f% @' y. N
9 a8 i' K1 q% YMusto 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.", M' v4 X; O0 \2 X/ b4 o( r7 |, O
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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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) q* J$ ?1 f) s0 @7 o3 x$ pAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.8 ` \$ \( }( Y! n1 X! U) J" e: L/ a. t: W
. t) D) \+ l, n) f8 C"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.) x5 Z F+ ]- \, u5 e. t3 d
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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3 M0 K5 I( k- S3 F ONot connected to children's hospital cases1 K- w- z9 [- c, R, B: P% a
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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., \$ A+ C! @- x$ I! M9 w
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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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3 E8 Q/ V' A( R! JTed 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.1 j" f9 j1 u! a$ Z4 U; h" q
' G. N: U0 E. j7 zEvery 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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