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" x. a' X: `% G5 r, T r3 JA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 v8 t8 w8 z9 y
/ H& c0 R& s# I3 BThe 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. N8 i1 q6 R% B( B$ E3 E
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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2 q, P# I/ }$ U, l1 v" X) D"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."
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0 ]$ Y* m4 T _, k& y3 m4 hMusto 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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; g0 f6 h+ Y6 yThe 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.* L X$ W* {* s( x" F
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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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said./ l; f3 y. M/ D, Q6 L; X. [
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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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( k8 l; p- e" z' @* ^- G7 _: ?3 ?Not connected to children's hospital cases6 B3 T; e) t& u$ r) P
" v) m3 i& L! p# oOfficials 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.) E9 g! }& i/ n
: j, \: `1 w! Y- l3 G- u& W0 C- a/ CThe 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.$ F0 U9 O3 s; V0 E/ g
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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.
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# U- ?6 q. w! f0 M" F5 W"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.5 S$ M- \ B9 d! V1 E
- ~0 t! |3 u; fEvery 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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