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) f4 Z+ d, d4 _A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.7 K$ `: w' E. x9 i, U) p, m, ~
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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.7 \* h+ a- R% ~4 t
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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4 p2 o. ?, Q7 F"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters., g. }3 \: Y2 o( `$ _# c+ q8 e
# J1 U: w' W+ X+ p" o' w9 R"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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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.: M" i# T9 V% N- c) f
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.0 s% l. A$ |9 W9 ~- q! j. N
7 u% _4 v1 w& D2 G"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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W Q0 q$ A5 f6 H- t( C: bThe 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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% @: D2 w4 M, L# s- V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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+ }4 l/ f- n" X2 j, m2 H, ?8 }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.2 S- L6 J* u% D! K% K u' q/ o5 v
7 l' T1 n1 w! g6 ?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.! u7 j, _" T# K$ w* ]
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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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* i& i* L7 \) c' N& V9 zEvery 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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