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6 A8 c, B7 {& n+ n8 k eA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.$ h N1 s) b# T0 H
p& ]/ M5 X( ^' S9 Z" o7 dThe 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.6 n) K: s4 ^! ^
- c. [" N8 s0 z& G/ F"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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; G4 ^8 K8 l" ^) k5 P$ ^$ Q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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# d) B+ J3 v }# G3 J& n: DMusto 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."" q! V3 E/ A! x2 i0 U! P
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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.. f! S0 _2 O9 P: r6 {
5 C' Z: U$ C2 ^0 _Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.0 o$ p; I- J; N
% N$ T! {$ R" a0 G; I. ?, q"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.) {$ Z+ l1 `# N* d1 V1 i, ]) S
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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.! _' T3 q- K7 i- w$ X
) r. @6 P: m% e' h. S1 X( ^"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ v: L$ _/ B; \+ }, V7 ~
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7 l% C- a6 ?$ V% G( M/ |0 ]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.# }. p3 V4 {# Z
% u9 S5 x# z, D/ N, C: ZThe 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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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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. F: ?) F' C8 i7 R3 X"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." p3 p' C9 y1 o5 E$ [# A( Z
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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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