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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.& q1 G2 o# N. |
) M! ]9 A; y4 U9 }+ ^. O) |- [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.7 E9 w0 W" d' m @
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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0 W) L; l* x9 T/ o! A$ F$ C, |% f"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! |0 g' W9 Q0 d/ O3 ~
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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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- Z& i' f3 l+ [7 e' Z' y s) uMusto 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."& P# _' p; [& T' {# }
) A8 u" W" N6 K$ x" `6 y! { \1 CThe 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 w2 |# {; {* u" y a0 T& c% a
! w7 l& b$ K! uAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% `" B0 c7 L- F
: x8 r5 u. z" ?. A D" w"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.5 Y) n6 v" t3 L% N3 P; z
! F: R1 D/ a( t9 c5 Z7 z; FThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.0 f/ s" Y* G- K. ~3 ` t
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 j6 l1 E; Z) zNot connected to children's hospital cases/ r; ~( n8 K& w1 ]( ]
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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.
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; h$ p) x' T1 h* E xThe 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.7 V3 S; k e/ j Y' \: d3 F7 u4 e
$ v$ W& V4 H- b1 BTed 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.3 ~* g: `* O3 H+ x5 k, z
, ^; z( m" o& I# L"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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8 M+ N+ e$ B5 w2 H0 q0 z7 w4 VEvery 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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