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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., N% D' c" O6 u) K' |# r8 V$ d
9 [& z+ `3 @; H QThe 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.; A @) z0 Z6 C: b
+ ^+ U' w' X' L0 K0 q5 aTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.+ d B0 t) D; R, i& T+ l6 W
7 n( C Q% Q" {+ y- M4 A( _& L"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 G$ C. n! W7 D' a' H
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") t$ }+ Z$ r; l1 u& H; h7 x
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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.1 y2 \0 s5 j: K1 ?1 ]( F& U8 O
) B+ B' M1 G/ |4 AAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ p* |3 Z1 s- X- H
3 t' `7 ?1 D+ p8 C' g# \"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.+ H5 K( o! E9 l6 m
u5 B; i% V* N+ z$ K5 A* eThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.$ h: l. z( w0 |% _7 [- L# ~7 B. Q
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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5 d4 j+ I4 H. k+ z6 J$ D- H$ \5 F' QOfficials 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.! c% z K# F) ]
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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.6 }% e( X# [+ w: k' D4 i
" l+ k" G: w% _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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