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( ]8 q" l2 S+ Q! I* TA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.+ v1 `6 I7 K/ @: C0 B" ~9 g
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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.
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) u2 M6 J9 b. X; a& {9 m9 [) F6 }* eTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: p& Q6 [8 I1 A
1 x" H: c* G! @" I' B( g"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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) b. a9 ?* W, uMusto 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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3 ? g/ h! g. I! \1 R9 X# yThe 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." X; }" ]" v6 N% }; I8 u
, s9 ]0 [' F# _Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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; z9 J$ R! s- W; D3 _+ w"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.
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& B2 G# b8 u( h5 c8 F% w"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ X; G: S. ^& L" n+ F, b
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Not connected to children's hospital cases( O& B1 I# u3 b% C; H1 x
" y' o$ n, B9 f3 J; F4 ?& L6 vOfficials 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.9 c1 k7 b: u; y# w) w
( ?# l+ ~7 n6 CThe 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.' w: R4 S5 A# I# Z6 ]& q% Q# w$ w
0 c% P1 Z6 s/ |. ?# pTed 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.. e& d% M& b+ |/ {, V, s
/ n. U- ^7 _: R l% {6 V8 O"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.- V) n( z P3 j* y/ j: ]
- I! u* B3 z! }- c% xEvery 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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