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+ C9 w( I9 @% N- D* EA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.: p$ X0 @3 c4 G- t* b
7 N' C* Y6 C0 o4 N) OThe 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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5 |* J+ `5 Q- {5 |Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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9 Z ~! d" u; l: V4 p( |, C"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters./ S+ r. w7 ^1 X G+ e6 O6 U
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( R: d- K# z* I- ?& y
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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.") V* D; D# r4 Q2 o+ q
; ]0 c7 n. C* nThe 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.4 W4 R% U: Z s7 L. H8 T: J
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& O- U* \# ^0 P/ ~5 [
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.' k/ r0 G( W. o7 j1 `* V
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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 m, J K Z4 m
! q7 u# ~! | o0 m$ X9 b# B7 i"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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1 X: W4 x! b8 I+ mNot connected to children's hospital cases5 c( N4 u2 M: p# S
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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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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.0 O. L! ]! z5 U+ s2 C( _3 B" U
9 N+ }' j, U2 `# @1 ]Ted 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." L! k3 G; r5 T$ K, u+ i
0 a5 j2 s* ?, W4 l) U' a"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.& y- m( w1 p9 @* x) x$ U: c0 L
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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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