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A 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.* x% U) E4 n3 g
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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( a$ Z# x0 S6 [# `% g9 M4 Y" _8 j"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 o* [# f; u4 P0 d, e/ ]& p
" [: ~. w; N ^7 X8 j+ C"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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/ n- r& [# p4 w$ ]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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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.0 e% k' F. {& [6 J- _
: x8 g' g/ u# `& s- i7 A, o( C! ^Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ w/ @& r& X9 v% l U
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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.$ O1 ^7 x* E1 L) y( i, w- g
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.+ q- J. f( h! u
+ ~8 d5 N- n$ C- D7 ? a" E! c& bThe 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.3 R4 @8 s( J) b, b+ R
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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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