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3 f2 J# X3 I7 ~# Q9 s) W" P0 nA 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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! ~- } n: J4 L+ x x1 h7 rThe 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.' o# y( S* c9 H% V ^4 g+ P
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 [* @! w& u' u% v
4 r) L2 c) g2 O. o"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 a! a: P( P f0 m
8 H9 P4 C0 @5 z% a8 s- Q+ Y"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") m( z. v) S+ Z6 R0 g/ e9 V
4 i8 N4 p) N/ lMusto 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.& X, \! m3 E; M1 \
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.# [1 F/ M# q! F) @3 Y) |' `
. U. o( e3 j: m2 _3 r"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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7 K1 n$ B7 M6 w0 g% MThe 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, g l0 C/ H2 N"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.& ~) z2 n; h' H0 F$ W
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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.5 }0 B) P5 Z; Q2 a. G( {1 u4 k" u! Z2 k
V7 N8 a" R4 |7 m) T3 LThe 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.$ }% N5 l! i1 F, V- E) G9 O/ K, i
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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.0 i! h1 h; k% f) p. y. l
9 w( U9 P$ Z% |: H* A( r! q5 r6 S"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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+ c9 a( {) h& T ~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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