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, J! g& J0 I \" a' L) c9 B2 qA 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.0 Q8 o4 i7 R c& w( M
+ p+ w/ x% M, H- [# p' N7 nTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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* J. v; G: ^% ^9 `"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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7 l) K& T% c9 {) E+ l"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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Musto 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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8 Y2 g" W9 S z% k7 pThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' P, U2 A6 }6 S8 h
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 k) I4 |& @; Z$ dThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.9 R8 m) y8 w8 }6 E
0 s$ U1 p7 a6 r/ O; F"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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8 u) k# d4 V$ a: iNot connected to children's hospital cases2 t+ C h" J& }% ^ n+ [
8 C4 R0 p' J0 A( j: V: TOfficials 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.
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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 a# h" Y% n' J' s4 E( |( B
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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.& [9 u7 G5 d. @% @
7 @% C- }! ?4 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.) N6 H a1 ~) P) d0 h) i$ u
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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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