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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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! x I- U. h# w% B5 ], X
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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5 Q* D1 k0 S G+ a7 _/ NMusto 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."% O" Y! T; T) |* r3 Q
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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.' Z) l9 Q# \7 U+ K: l- V$ c
+ l: F4 d% U1 \6 Z" }' |4 hAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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5 z, I6 k9 V8 h8 D; k' D"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.7 c5 o- W3 H& Q9 Z$ u
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The 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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Q4 F7 {/ q p f4 N5 gNot connected to children's hospital cases5 M2 }; f, G; y" y
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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., `" ` x6 r2 A
( I% o6 o' R& `+ T* @! e8 EThe 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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% C" y2 ]' k; V" z7 m& l4 J! yTed 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.9 Y! l' @: Z( |$ A. j) f
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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.; h: q* X: D }' m9 U; g
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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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