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$ K3 T9 I3 u( _3 u a1 }% nA 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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5 H( j9 c0 ], r/ T1 ^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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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7 e) V' ^. z; }2 S' a/ a9 c"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."$ I; M2 \0 r& H) f, G) x5 l
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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."4 M$ H. {/ X: l' K' E% p
; S9 Z$ U3 ^2 H: o2 C1 sThe 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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( C6 u* J* d+ @0 {6 t( C2 oAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% m2 m# w& m: B" n% m
8 a: w0 g+ l) r6 K* P5 f+ o4 q$ z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.9 {+ b% r' _8 e5 @
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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.- n( h" T$ `! J/ M8 _
; O `" T( a+ v8 W' {9 G0 k( |"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases5 C' u' d- d4 y- }% {: i T0 R- O
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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., D" ?2 R" W& j/ [2 {; R) K
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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.
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8 z+ L; j+ a0 B! ["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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( L- l& }7 ~' k6 c. Q jEvery 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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