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# Z. d/ A, G* BA 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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7 L# ~/ u. \: x7 P* AThe 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.2 k, n* E; p$ S, F- X! n0 m
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.4 o9 a) H9 L$ C- Q! U6 I
" P" a7 L. O3 P: ]"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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/ b! K& z; S, r2 {0 l4 C0 q) sMusto 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.
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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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1 J4 f9 p6 R1 S# w2 I: K) C"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.5 V$ f8 c) E6 r+ K: I# U
! t: A& r9 t: W"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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+ i& V: T; C7 H- d! COfficials 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.! t: `' V8 B. C$ H. N) S
9 M x& ]* b6 TThe 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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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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"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.$ H3 i4 O& O! w. g0 x; Q+ U
; ]5 g" C: @4 c; F! o: @; M1 F2 t: ]2 mEvery 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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