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0 B6 w9 T+ K: C) z2 x7 `A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; v/ q7 d4 R" l$ _% ~4 [* y) i
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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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% m5 q. q: t3 P# ?5 H/ K7 bTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 d4 V2 ~0 X' H# l" W; |
* ^5 d5 L# E# A3 M; U8 B3 U( E"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* O; v, j! X n, Q! f& ]2 `
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."4 V8 q! p4 }" o- u
9 ^! z6 {( Z. e! n u5 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."- W3 N* G; i8 ?& \1 Z# e2 i4 ]2 b
/ k( }0 ~2 c5 K0 C0 v+ v% |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." A t6 {- W9 u: x! k
/ I2 R1 V2 n: u+ r) aAlberta 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.- i% O! d' N% N( g! M
7 |. B( A* v8 X" F) R* v' rThe 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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/ C( j V4 A7 y" u9 c1 ~Not connected to children's hospital cases' V# u( [, {; V! D
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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./ q" ]# V' P- ~% n
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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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: A4 H7 @4 T/ R4 S" x5 D. e8 i, @5 @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.0 u# x) y4 F3 ^: j
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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.3 m0 s* o. S6 g9 J" c' q. Q
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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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