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, G4 E; P' n* {6 Q: u9 {A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 O: q; k* E3 J7 p: Q3 I
7 u$ c% E2 k) X% b5 G) OThe 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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.. E3 i5 K: M. [+ l# I& ?5 Z
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."# m5 Y$ R, t% V: O5 D' r
' Y9 Q* v5 w$ h8 {. W. p" KMusto 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.". H* P7 j: p w3 ^4 y, T2 @
9 S' S8 Q( G( } [: ^2 y+ WThe 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.# U& `" I$ D* B7 [! W( A
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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2 \, a5 l' n4 C. P7 g0 ?2 J"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.) R- b2 f0 b' B5 H& j$ R
. a9 @" q8 e# r* K4 t6 k, BThe 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.
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7 |& L2 t1 w$ T1 s2 pNot connected to children's hospital cases! f2 u, o3 a$ E# L/ F( B
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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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. }* M8 H' V# h' T7 {; D! w( oThe 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.0 J; ?4 }, M' a5 T$ O N' x* m7 x
9 ]' E5 I' G6 c. A9 g0 wTed 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.+ |! a! j# f5 A. k' P8 U
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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.3 }; j+ L, D7 F" e
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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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