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/ x( X8 M1 r: e% q. t4 JA 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., o# U0 R2 D3 q; u% a0 Y
& f% Z! C1 P- d) Z1 K6 n$ PTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said." U: A+ ~5 I6 Y& Z
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 m% J3 c" a' L7 l/ \; \: K5 ]
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 e, i9 Z" X; S5 Z3 ]
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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."- D( _. S# j3 {7 ~+ A
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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.' A5 \* q# ~* V6 K. p! `
; x- o/ k) s& Q: WAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.3 p0 T& P* u! d- T* m9 X
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! v3 z$ N' \ M' m* k9 p- X
. t$ A" I5 @: y+ O"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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) `7 y9 c/ v1 }0 q, t0 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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2 X9 ^. t5 i" {; }$ aThe 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.6 G/ T6 t+ z4 H2 w# Z" n* G
7 S+ s m w, zTed 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.4 x: U( M W$ B. n/ r( H5 V
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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.
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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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