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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.9 l' J- o1 c/ J8 ^" f
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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8 g0 Y$ M( t6 t4 r"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 y" g" G9 y( z
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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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) `9 \1 w/ H; b9 r/ a7 l3 a: F. yMusto 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."* S U2 _; H2 L
7 n$ F2 P5 q/ S0 GThe 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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# `( E8 C% u$ m V# A3 FAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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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.; n7 C5 X. \7 [, X% p
5 s4 S; W/ u( X" N/ Y' r/ z"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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, h0 B+ i/ }. {, X" Q8 f( wNot connected to children's hospital cases, ?6 U0 g# M( o/ a! X
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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.6 O! F1 W" D. p( s% |& n
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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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: V+ k( l1 p# t& hTed 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.4 Z' x6 _# ]% a
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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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