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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.; l2 e; }2 t: D5 b' D+ e$ |
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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.( O5 T7 m1 R* T- f$ d3 `
: T- d4 p5 W0 @# WTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., V! T, h6 j4 ]+ Q1 q7 @
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 a* a( q+ N6 u6 |' ?9 g
+ g5 L: z( \; X1 b& M- {"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 I1 f. m; \: b8 v4 {/ R) K# `* r: X
* f& C* r5 Z2 o& hMusto 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."2 v+ T* t9 _" @
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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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/ d: |8 ^% D q: r4 rAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ ?" \% s5 R; h$ E
2 g( V* o" k- D2 b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% _ X' T& [; g f% P7 t+ B8 J) e
* |* L% ]* q6 h$ i7 ?7 D4 G" WThe 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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* d" M/ H3 S: v0 q6 r- l"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said." l; V N; T" M/ K( w: S
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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.
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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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8 e5 Y0 N: P1 |. z6 [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.
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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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