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1 q4 [0 i4 E# f2 R& UA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.- ]6 E3 o9 ^8 U
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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.* J1 r0 _7 S2 S3 f6 v3 W
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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) ^* i( Y/ p' X& j: B2 t6 ~ u"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."1 b% l; [9 C g& p
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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."& f. Y2 J3 M) X( o3 c3 @" Q
- W& X# L2 m9 {' y3 U+ v1 ]! H8 rThe 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.3 K' u8 ]% z0 }$ u4 p r% J* S# v
! `7 ~* n6 X& s2 p. EAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March." @1 J1 x- r5 W2 }4 p
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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* l7 ?+ ~9 x& M* ^' k8 R7 o5 ~* jThe 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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Not connected to children's hospital cases+ V( g( I2 F& i1 r" U
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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.
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3 E$ o3 n" c: L1 V# wThe 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.- N, p+ t0 ^! r" d) x* z6 H" f
, U/ o' ^2 P' ^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.+ k, B# m6 ~% ~0 Y" y& b
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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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6 l, m7 p# q+ N7 c3 [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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