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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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/ q. D6 D9 x5 H' V8 Q& Q% `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.7 {. f$ U- G1 E: _0 x( d @
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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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"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."% Q1 b) C) b3 b1 @% [
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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./ n0 g3 a% x" V1 N! b$ e7 A* x, F
& O0 K2 l: J2 I) E3 Y; EAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' o0 ~* {. u9 d# ]
- t B* z& z' B0 Q+ C! Y"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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7 L8 F2 N) H& g8 Q( i"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 S; z& {3 q3 D* F. H7 ]
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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.
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6 @2 P% P' [" {( r c& pThe 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.$ [! P, f3 c" @( H) ~
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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 C* I) A5 L& y"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.9 \/ X+ G) y6 u5 `
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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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