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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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The 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.2 v+ O0 G7 t# Q) U' G
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.; ]5 B5 n. Q% v6 i; R4 G5 L( w
% |9 T r+ L% v, I' G"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.9 s! Q, u. v; J p V# Y; v
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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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& j9 |7 k g! U3 RMusto 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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# h2 | @- O: _2 m kThe 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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- N% H- Z4 m& V& J" n6 @"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said., b2 B. S1 ~# Q& A$ E; G m+ V9 x
) V* l+ Q' s+ C2 c2 G2 v! Z; OThe 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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0 Z( E+ n, P) e) ~"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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." C0 w# T/ ~0 ~ e7 B; t" C9 X
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The 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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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.7 B" W, Z% y7 ]7 j2 n
0 n- ^( t9 z2 ^' p x- z) T# B"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.3 d' n$ n$ ]& a9 f, f
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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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