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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.' w' M& l; F2 [% d! a- ~3 O
, K7 y" |7 M8 B% O+ zTests 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. ^& \* Y3 P3 C
& Q' S! x! w; n4 Y5 g8 u3 o"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."
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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." ?# _2 C4 ?/ g7 R. B8 P, ]4 [# r
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.: z6 Z# m! n1 n+ k$ P$ W
3 \' C3 i# i3 [+ p"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.5 S! J v5 F7 I) N
! q6 |+ Y3 L4 @2 b! ?"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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.9 k6 ~) c, S2 {! j! p/ O
/ o' z3 j; ~5 h J2 e+ O1 [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.4 l$ {0 x+ m# D1 }' p1 y* F3 w, o
+ ^+ W* { ?" u( ~3 k' b6 CTed 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.0 v1 T* E5 y6 P* T7 ~; I
. B: [% Z) h* [! h& n1 }: t9 a7 P"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.
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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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