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6 l7 ^$ G7 N {6 o5 k( RA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu./ I4 p" z& h! z: r; u4 x
. u: G* s" r3 |6 G# l mThe 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.
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& l/ _% S' l: T' u$ J"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 X3 o9 h; U) c
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."+ \' _' |, |2 v( K4 z( T' f1 P, q
5 A: r; Z8 h/ F* l CThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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; a! i) y$ f3 J$ Z8 }2 Y9 [) D- l"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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- w# q2 N5 f9 n/ U0 Q"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.# b& N7 {) ~$ 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.
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9 b# ?! _4 P$ K6 Q5 F% tThe 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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4 L- X' a+ `4 }+ O* t5 PTed 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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+ n: K9 W7 `& v+ y7 m4 V5 o"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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