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. N$ b0 J& N; }4 k" sA 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.4 S. l# i# {" o5 i+ l$ t
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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2 l# ~% Q( b7 l* Y2 |$ g3 Q3 }: v"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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# y- F& G. S+ [! ~# ]"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! r8 q# B* \$ K8 J, T
" I; O" A' x( P, b8 d f' N5 vMusto 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."& ~& \6 W5 \ x b
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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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March. |- {: \0 N, ]9 F% Z1 d2 u! t
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.1 R- A+ L: B) g+ w5 R
& s/ \, ^3 y" J% D/ FThe 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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" o+ x6 d! O3 L3 R# X"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases1 E* z" w. F* g, A$ {, ? T9 j
( \, r( C( n" z, A' M& Z9 s5 I: W0 cOfficials 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. M6 w6 y/ n7 y B* _+ o& A" S
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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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"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.* D+ S" d$ R1 C ]8 R$ g6 P% ^+ u
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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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