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. l1 S1 v/ O* S8 e( |( I7 mA 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.* o1 ]4 S- k9 g' _% W
. |5 v% ]4 R( P& f: P3 BTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.) b4 [# j6 g0 s$ g- _
1 M$ q8 s6 e3 @1 N6 o9 y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.: o& A! `2 Y7 ?6 O
/ _$ k( ^( G2 O: L- N# {6 f"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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% O! i$ ^" i1 q; R' m" \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."# `# Q1 K1 ]' K8 _, d: S6 j
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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.( f5 }" ~4 J2 u+ |( Q
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.3 ^6 v; j# _) k5 e
% U& M+ t' Z! z! _: 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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% p8 T `5 y* G3 p+ Y b"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said." z$ }7 P$ n$ I3 Z& u" X
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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6 b/ L+ l+ v+ e+ wOfficials 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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( Q6 q& r, 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.: h: e5 E& |9 ^& n& X( D0 ^
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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.+ k, i Q4 m( ]6 d# j( t, J
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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.6 h; {0 G3 [7 `; K) d
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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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