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. W" m+ e. c. H1 e( v- n0 BA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.5 j1 K) |0 d. A7 ]
4 P0 ]+ Q S5 Q) B7 _, i5 b: IThe 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.# P# q! e6 J) G" V4 S$ Y
* N N9 z7 }8 Y/ N( q7 mTests 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.
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* C1 l$ o" x L3 S! K"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! u$ a l6 g, b- T' V' x
4 |, H0 ~4 V m1 f6 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."
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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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" e& Z0 R" b+ t! O: V1 L# EAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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+ Z, n3 s& N1 x' a) j"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 `# j& \) g- W K( w/ B7 G ~( [5 z"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases4 [0 b/ v: ?) U2 e" W6 D' h. m& P0 w( I
+ d. f& D2 f2 ~4 y6 ?7 dOfficials 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.0 p. J) U2 E7 r6 K
! ]8 S) K" n( T( ^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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8 G0 |6 J+ ]; I' _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." \" h4 P; u- h! b- h+ c
7 { }" d5 s+ J8 q; r"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.. l: d4 u, w! Z: }/ t0 g" r0 n- ]- a5 @
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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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