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& O. x* |" d$ J, U+ e" B" n* [A 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.% B) v, G2 R- ^0 v) v7 d! O% L- c
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.; `. ]+ r" s% R9 u9 q5 S
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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7 t& K5 a) l" K0 b# ^* QMusto 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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7 J4 W$ }9 V3 ^' P$ a& ^% KThe 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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x5 g7 w1 Z7 n: s" \" cAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 a0 N; M& ?: W! v: n( i; _4 p
" U) Z3 e! Q7 g5 ^, L+ ?, t"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.$ K' {" {* {+ c7 \: }
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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./ x% y+ }1 o, r6 A
: M% g* {5 m: D! d, Y"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said." q v( ^* K; E2 d2 W
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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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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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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./ g, Y; j' I/ l5 ~# J
5 x( {! J! h0 I _) i- ]"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." G: T+ P; o* }/ d# C
* }0 L: s! D2 N; j- ~ wEvery 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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