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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html6 e! e1 F1 s$ M
w! ]0 x2 R- Y/ ?$ d( ^A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 L) I N) B2 j. r- Q5 p
* B& _! L. D% u6 uThe 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.5 B. S& _' u. u( H, H2 C b% f! A+ W a
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.1 r8 S& T; f% V |: O
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 v9 B3 C5 y) \' Z. K; w3 Z* g
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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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! v R) Y$ H( F4 ?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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5 B+ d9 V) L# M( l! ~" r9 tThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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" T+ v& v L; R# z2 }5 Y& z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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) L. c. u" }& h1 W- yThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.: \6 V* R9 J* Q+ d4 z
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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/ |- S" A+ m# q3 p" [" }! gOfficials 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.0 r* p' U: r2 D& s/ }. K
# D! G: R T% i M5 C8 m: LThe 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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& ]' w W a0 s6 P0 a/ HTed 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.; f4 N' ]9 o0 }+ m# q, ~9 R$ X
, Y% s$ W9 }3 ^ s; }6 Y"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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. o$ p( |& O" C) z6 hEvery 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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