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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.7 H+ U* s! \! g ?1 p% {
/ w7 v; Q: ]' k3 s4 W' wThe 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.- H; d$ s/ d1 f3 n) R3 \
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said." S0 |0 V/ ~, Y- a
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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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' g1 j$ w7 b1 `. O K/ V"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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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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.$ j$ n( F3 `0 |
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March. s' p0 K8 ]$ I8 E% @- r
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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.1 z1 J$ ~" d2 x4 U) P$ b' `
' i- F# y* I" S5 J+ g# E"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 Z3 D5 o% H# ~5 @: N4 k; @Not connected to children's hospital cases% c* `9 ]; W- u4 R2 D3 K
8 F2 e: X) C' R- c" ~ R( JOfficials 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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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.% E+ n& ^ ]( ^/ B3 i' H+ M
% d& v& X+ B3 r0 ^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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: i; p* H8 S- q5 I; _+ {"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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