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$ [! O+ H# ?% k# r7 l; u4 X d& ?" PA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 r M Y" B7 }1 q5 ]. [2 h
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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./ g$ ^& j" i6 Q9 U- w! `. f! b
/ u } x5 C, t1 \. fTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 \8 j9 Y5 B0 v5 X* n1 j8 l
2 k' Y3 U! h8 u# N: Q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 P: {3 y/ b7 \, B+ l) N
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."1 D4 k: F5 z; o* }
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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. N: a2 A. {: p4 x% C, P1 b/ k
) ?0 u' b# n* L: c0 MAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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# C9 h) `; z( D8 h- r"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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$ X! c- r- I7 b2 J5 b0 K IThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 p8 x: Q/ B' L) R0 ?4 K
' Z) n2 q6 p5 h9 U% t" ~$ ~"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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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.8 X/ f/ _% {; g# T: H- ` I
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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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0 I! y' B# q3 b* U. R0 qTed 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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8 N2 B4 t: B( I"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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