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1 ?/ w: s# r! k, hA 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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# ~! \3 t* B9 D' p4 i6 ], MThe 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 I8 g' d$ D; r+ M/ q; T
' E8 R, P: f+ ^- k; o( _! M mTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 b6 t4 ?- r" Z3 H {0 E
8 M- U* r0 k% F# w1 H" ~2 z"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 i- O( d, q6 z" m5 _5 h# U
4 R# D y) Y) A! O"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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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# d+ N* h1 Z9 o" D7 ^: |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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, l% k) H# f5 { d' }" AAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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* W& K- n- \- u8 D. I8 N' CThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.5 g8 M; l" O* X, j3 }
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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3 r6 J# a L) Y% H5 v" d) P3 D! K* LOfficials 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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9 P0 e2 z5 O2 e( Z4 d% m% GThe 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. g6 g! ~: T4 R* r( \ h
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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.* H R/ M7 U; H7 g; L
% R( O: l3 b7 A- G"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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; C( Z' }9 m3 T4 Q- _, ~& M/ 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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