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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., A% F, N8 v4 m- y0 T# Y
) j( b$ I) R) z7 {( Q' E- [0 TThe 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.4 d9 `8 l6 U$ E, ^1 S9 _: g! N Y0 u
$ Z: W' t% t$ l. a+ X( \Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 V7 C: b- {1 U/ `( J; g
( A$ O! J3 k; x2 o% z4 D"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.". D \) j- _9 g' H- L9 X
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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."
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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.
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! Q/ M) c& v6 dAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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+ m/ j1 s8 E+ i/ `* ]0 F6 b3 j"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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' F5 x4 v1 _( {' C9 s; EThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.: l4 t: F: P7 w' _) B
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ l+ Q6 t) `6 [' Z
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# N5 K, r8 w/ Z3 s& a2 GNot connected to children's hospital cases- B& A0 E9 P# [( x# x
, r+ w8 [3 \( Y! HOfficials 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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z! f6 c1 t& q- a T: j, _ fThe 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.% `' _( B& A+ B( `! c
$ Y B0 x* G/ W8 d3 b: \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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. p; w8 v) @+ N' P1 B8 x ~"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.4 z3 y- I; B6 L9 V$ p. I
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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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