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& [" Q* G; x0 \* ^ pA 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.8 {0 _& H5 u$ t, o! S9 L
1 }' |' [& l, J: ?& o rTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ {/ ?8 ^1 ^0 @2 O
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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2 h" l+ {+ E4 ~. E* Q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( k& V& E- l' b4 v- a
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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."' s( ]) _ S% E D* G# m
+ l& n F- [6 E$ i( B5 o/ OThe 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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' }0 B! z0 V4 b; ~( Y- N$ xAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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, @5 M+ Q( f- P+ m( \0 R6 x% g( m"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 L) A2 C+ B6 s ?2 [# }7 l
# W% g3 @& U- w( PThe 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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"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.& D% X! t, Z6 t3 ^; A* g
- i3 c; U4 A$ k9 VThe 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.; r( Q( X( @- O# h
' F+ ~) N% L) k- l! i4 ?8 p5 TTed 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.( }4 e9 u( e/ j1 o4 Q: C* k
6 f( E1 C3 x3 m/ d+ k. ^; z' j"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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