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, I2 f2 z7 D+ U8 u9 FA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.. e& x3 W. G7 @
+ Q: c" N) H8 z$ O! L- B1 _& P& m; DThe 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.) S) ^% a0 z- i, B/ `
. o% _; r6 I9 ~) ]2 f0 tTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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& M; a# Q" g, o9 Z"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."# {. v3 J* H2 [( K( C$ T, _' |" t" g3 b8 r
8 {& @# }. d" G4 c5 IMusto 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.": w7 P' m) l( h. O/ @% k
) j8 e# A3 f G# ~" J% P1 SThe 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.5 O: w4 U( v, u. ~+ h: e n
. M5 G) U4 S$ p% wAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.( r8 C7 W% d; P) R: f0 ~2 p
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.5 \# J- r& n. E: i' u, \
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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/ h& n( X }* q& s) kOfficials 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.
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, O' g% i: n( jThe 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.4 e, t; y% H6 }4 |: N$ ^
) b% }$ Y2 {2 ATed 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.1 @3 p ]$ E0 q ^
: d2 O4 b' Q+ s G"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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: r! x) }6 g% aEvery 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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