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6 I2 e9 f' |! N6 j6 _A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 I/ k1 ~0 |5 O1 t( p5 f
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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.& _" u5 W8 Q. ?7 Z/ Z
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.* C! A4 R' @4 [2 C
: X2 I8 Y9 Z) B3 W) |+ A; J"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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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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4 q5 N- u- X- m+ _! r5 V) xMusto 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."6 u: v/ Y- S, l; Q# R" ?' x
& ~) x2 p5 Y) [- B, W9 _! vThe 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.9 ~5 W0 t; c$ R) [4 O
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.' w$ L: c0 o; P' m7 q4 n5 D
& V2 U( g1 m: {! C9 \4 zThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.1 j! A2 n3 j$ O- i( y( {9 z
: R# A9 {! x* M& n9 s"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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5 A. ^, ?/ h( B4 GNot connected to children's hospital cases
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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.; V, f8 `: [: B) w6 |# `. Z9 X2 I6 Y
$ Y8 F9 v; B) ]; R4 A: X) N8 xThe 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.) |& |' F; E. Z; g% G) a4 h; O
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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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8 R; h5 ]8 B/ s7 ], O, |- E; {* 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.7 h5 S" _' m2 F3 v `5 \; S/ w
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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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