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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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2 X7 Y3 G7 p. q. q) {' K+ y* gThe 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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3 N- U! Y: x# ?/ U% L! N3 s* @Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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! I8 v. c" A! N- d( K3 a; g3 x1 _; ]"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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* b2 X/ T6 p8 s4 G, \4 u9 d# `9 F"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* r+ H' S' N, b6 J/ u
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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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) g: U D5 t: j# j Q: |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.& j3 V/ Q/ D; [ I; B
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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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7 d1 H+ Q& _* R- a. s6 W"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. v) Q: s: P, p. o' \( D# u9 t
1 P7 u/ I# t, Q( i" ^% 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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/ K c/ M. E1 N* ~# P1 ?" ^" I- [% `"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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, F, N4 x9 w$ }3 `; ?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.- r3 Y! A* x# }! ~4 {% t9 S; j
8 R; r2 B! B: s: i8 B$ g8 X4 hThe 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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8 A4 W8 e/ i8 R* T3 OTed 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.; P: E1 [6 s. a
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"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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