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" D- S! P1 D& o7 {7 o$ x2 G- g2 ^A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.! I7 c6 @. Z0 a+ o+ P3 o
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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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; g( ~% C5 f' o! ~+ `3 BTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., ^4 a' t+ u2 Q5 J' b2 @
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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% ~: v1 F+ g( C9 ^1 M& r, D4 l"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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5 J& P* _& q6 J( pMusto 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."5 c8 D& \: Z: a3 X
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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." P4 M+ I+ ^6 ]6 o' w; T v
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.9 z& ^7 T0 I+ \3 r* L
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.# Q& W5 }; B/ y3 i% Y. l5 \
" U8 m8 a) J$ s2 h8 {% d! JThe 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.) e1 \: m9 m) d# g. b, D& j
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+ i3 }* d2 r) N8 D+ A9 o6 Y9 xNot connected to children's hospital cases
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( A% u% C1 V+ ~; Z% FOfficials 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.* M/ H$ t/ Y$ ?/ ]% T
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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.1 G7 F7 m& Q2 N
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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.6 b2 y/ ~! Y/ w4 X2 u
6 b: J! c4 g' z0 T1 S: ?4 @4 Z"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.8 u% S5 V# y. R
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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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