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0 u" E3 Y4 u8 m- ]5 QA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; @) S6 D4 E! _% U: K
4 H" o2 D& `; Q4 `* p2 I7 dThe 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." o; U- E6 e. u* N( _+ r
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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1 T7 w7 {9 ?/ U, J8 c' r+ ~"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& Z0 F! h) n* @' n- E, ]& L3 Y
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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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- U' h1 v, U$ `! ^ lThe 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.7 Q; T/ m! M2 {4 a7 h) f& W5 h
! t. e, |$ b4 ~, k3 ZAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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# [! `- \1 u6 }; k9 C! Z: V"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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% U+ t0 H J6 j, yThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! ~+ P5 i% ?( h3 d
8 R2 E! n; |: A* B9 h, a1 a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., a* u9 {7 }$ t+ m5 Y
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7 e( T; Z4 T1 M* e0 M2 QNot connected to children's hospital cases$ v; P7 R# v' ]# A: t: I
$ h! e* j3 ^4 B) l8 S" ZOfficials 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.' l, Z: z7 M9 U' E s9 V* G' [
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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.
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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.5 m, n, f- [3 g+ r/ K
6 f' m& v2 Y9 G t"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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3 Z0 ?) n) A e' R3 { wEvery 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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