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4 j. ^: R" K1 o& N7 d, YA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.+ s7 x6 W: a. O: @# O* H9 A) M
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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.4 K1 j& j6 F, v6 G I$ F( l1 B0 p
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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/ z% K- J$ G6 V M' Y/ I6 X0 T5 m"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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8 d$ |2 F9 ]8 c6 O7 q9 G+ WMusto 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."1 A' s8 g" P2 ~. E$ S2 j2 S
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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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# k5 p; g- X* F1 @Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* Q3 S' ?' t7 v( U
; _# e6 a: ^- z0 a& G"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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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4 N i, I# A! X"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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" K# X- z( k2 Z. }. A7 ]( s6 hOfficials 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.7 J/ a/ ?, g5 Q k* f- S
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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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. a) `. c9 k- J- i! tTed 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.
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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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