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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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+ w- c' r7 m( \( v9 i1 M- j. I0 z) I3 IThe 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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+ O' |7 `' [8 LTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 m" h: W% Z) D8 {$ Y D( n' q
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.; K6 V- H* _% ]3 R1 t' P) P
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."% j8 c0 U; a+ R
- m& ^4 g* l- L) l% W" W6 IMusto 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."+ p- [- ]! ~* T
% p# g% N/ [8 VThe 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.$ e- g0 s6 t' K
U/ q; K* k, K; P# q% U1 hAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.9 X, f0 X2 T) v
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"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.
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; r! I) l+ c8 d9 ^. b"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.) ?! L( u! u" ?9 ]0 @) C
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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.. A: P! r1 s8 d: l+ B1 u! a' T; K+ V
! t/ t! k0 ? PThe 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.* i0 R8 F; D3 ]6 E. p( b8 h* w
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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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' R' }% R2 ^2 @+ x& ^" w6 l! k# a"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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