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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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$ M+ Q' J% }. W) B' J( V- x0 H$ ~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.4 A* |: }" X$ ]) n/ i
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 [: T& G( z2 t- o
8 {1 ^" I4 s; H. P: V) O/ q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- {/ B8 ~3 |/ r
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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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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."
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" e# i N K* L- \: GThe 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.6 @: L% E6 M: m& i% A) p
$ R/ Y) w5 u! ~1 w9 IAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* X% j* ]1 @6 p/ m$ q; Q% z
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. V5 W4 |$ v4 `1 T
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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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* @6 M7 E4 y' K"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 i' Z/ s+ u: Q1 Y% Z( n+ l1 U
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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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# E- x* X9 `4 x( y# nTed 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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"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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( E- R9 z, _% F) l+ O3 S9 H1 CEvery 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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