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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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- f- i" Y2 D8 U4 I1 I# ~1 b' nThe 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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7 M& }' c* g* i; `( f! HTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.* Q- m. w! T6 i x& F! B
5 M2 {$ u: I* V4 L/ p" r; R"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 _! P* R5 B0 z1 z0 N, E; G0 L" ^' N
$ z! Z& e+ @& V- t, ^ u i"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant." n* s& K# B2 W# j0 k: w+ d
6 s% S @+ o# ?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."0 A' a4 K7 e: H0 l! u7 v
, I' c# u" n$ r9 N, N0 ^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 O5 k2 c7 ?8 J% V
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* w* ^% Q$ s: j# g
. T! X! m( V- a8 D5 S"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% x. \& n) ?# m$ `4 T
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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.0 H5 T5 r2 u4 @
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.4 i! `6 j$ a8 u c
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: `3 d0 h& Z5 `% g. I8 S: uNot connected to children's hospital cases* X+ S) d. h& i( Q9 o. t7 P, V, z
# X. j, _# f4 bOfficials 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.. Z* l. R) h- [
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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.# ^7 b* r z6 L2 k- T* I: K- Z
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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: P' W$ n7 T) H% L8 o* ?6 n. U"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.9 l8 D% N* w: G1 Q/ _9 M
' X- f/ R. e- y0 P8 HEvery 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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