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5 Y9 _, o/ e8 g3 }; ~! hA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.% p6 ` | b) j, m, e3 b) R; [2 {
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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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, E! F c9 c2 c. RTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 G4 b% I N6 I! n% m5 W
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! U2 e; w" c5 C) u2 o$ D
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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."8 o% [# X' l% O; l, D% [
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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.* Y. v) k5 K: n8 y$ I, M5 R9 E
/ J7 {* G) i7 _! ?8 R) v+ `) 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.* H) F, I @2 v5 J: s- S% f
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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.9 {! z8 `, s5 j$ i6 O- \& G
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( ]) l" A9 B |, @4 Q
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6 K3 V% x, U0 v& W8 c8 ~0 r3 x$ v3 ~) YNot connected to children's hospital cases
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- u7 m6 l0 Q4 I; B! |. I0 O! JOfficials 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.. k! N( r P0 @& J- C6 p
) Q- L a8 n; i& z1 Z+ J3 Y. BThe 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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4 ?2 V6 w( A. K% \" N% z) v4 z5 R5 `+ G"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.7 D( g6 D% z$ C' e* j
" @$ Y. r. u( {2 _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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