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" R, |; |$ n/ P" C' @6 B6 [A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; ^( s+ X% f. P; [! w0 e" |
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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.0 B9 Q( m2 O% r9 a2 N$ F
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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.( m* N0 T# J5 f& L, q
4 S4 m, s' O3 l. y) D0 [+ p"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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- ^ A: C4 t N* [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.": a/ p9 Y7 D' G% b8 `/ b
3 s8 L" r6 W: t2 A+ L c6 c1 ]1 v3 gThe 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.% B# A3 f1 h% u1 C! T9 O6 L
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.6 B6 I% n u! L# [. I
) Y7 G0 O2 Q0 \1 @3 Y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.$ X: Q& S1 V& Q7 {) `& Q1 \. Y
+ j) J0 P6 w) F6 z( ~The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.7 k: y+ ~5 T- I1 Z0 m: ~$ |
0 Y! v* J! Q& C6 s4 \. t5 G"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* s0 s0 ]2 l w( F! e
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2 H: i5 X1 @* Q3 f4 @Not connected to children's hospital cases
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) l+ R& E% e( |5 F% N* _+ J) z: jOfficials 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.+ c" i# j4 n, Z3 ?' q, ~3 j
# P+ m T% H& j/ `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.& L6 Z: y' f7 x, V- `# b
j) ]. `4 t& ]. TTed 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.. E, R$ z* i! }5 L9 p. l# K
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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." G. M$ Y. i C5 ]6 ~
& X0 L! w; i6 T# T6 B y1 CEvery 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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