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) S1 t9 v. F2 f4 @7 S* p+ `A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 v# {% Y+ d* P1 d
8 E9 [4 y7 Q4 J/ @9 i- RThe 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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Tests 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.# W7 Q3 B4 z( p5 Y
2 M/ e/ O9 w, j( T( m! g"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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; W, w$ Y! a9 U2 C% _1 n, }; LMusto 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."0 w; d, p+ A. D- c w2 y8 i( ^
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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.* } A; _) }. u. k: `
* p( E1 {: m7 j5 Q$ ?$ ?Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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8 E6 w1 Z! G! N8 w# ~"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.$ G1 P( G( X- j. y2 Q2 e/ C
) ?2 C7 U& C" o5 t. O% B; TThe 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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. o/ ~$ t7 w; I2 c- I"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 d2 f2 k/ x8 O# J7 c. {
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7 s2 U6 r- y$ ^1 XNot connected to children's hospital cases
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3 q) l5 {; i9 K: D1 G: D% ?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." E2 d+ s. l1 z; J5 i. d8 S8 H8 a
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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.
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# g4 m6 x/ e" o5 i; v"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.0 S1 S, _5 }* b6 C
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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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