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c' ~+ N* z* F0 O9 Q. nA 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.
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, ~9 [8 V$ o+ U9 M/ w2 VTests 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.# A/ x7 D' j' w8 d9 H1 x* o7 a
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 Q. L8 ?/ c: O- G' f+ i6 U
# f3 p2 ?( k: u" N( p& cMusto 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.9 \2 `( Q1 k( I; A2 I8 _ I
^: b5 J8 F: ^. _4 h$ s- qAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"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.3 k# b" o# `1 B+ B: B
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 c/ f0 A4 m- d6 X9 {
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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2 }+ `& j. }3 \( ~, ?% ~Officials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.2 n/ u" l; r+ S$ o+ a2 \) E0 C
8 s. \, C2 q5 V; T W! ]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.9 u0 r, w% K% y2 Z* w3 r6 N$ y
/ e9 _- `5 a7 H' U6 |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.; [# Y& k; N. r& Q! x2 P! A
V# N! v7 P, D9 _"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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+ k) \4 g: F7 @# H6 d3 sEvery 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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