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" K0 L6 j" p, o1 ]7 V6 ZA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; [" j; E6 `7 f1 I# O6 q
& g7 ^" W' U( L; K; x, FThe 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." ]1 v9 m8 k( n9 B* x L8 ?
- i" K) m! v3 |! DTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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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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9 q+ b m, c( N+ ?"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& A+ P) z1 a' s+ c# p
% ~; e* F: \- ^$ DMusto 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."4 {. r1 e3 R7 H6 _) O
0 u8 v1 X8 p1 w: zThe 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.3 f" X& N- c, x. b( S) d
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.2 Z8 v) F N; N- [
: _5 |( k. u+ t, G"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* N" ~" F% q5 K- v3 V
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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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- h& X8 C) J+ E7 X
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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6 h- M- E( J% O8 EOfficials 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.
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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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9 d6 D# q; W2 F& W5 j, p6 p* y- H"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 d- } l d, Y1 i5 L" t- m5 Q6 w
, J6 m7 |) j: I& `( T/ F0 `% L6 fEvery 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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