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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.8 c: p' n- q# F9 O2 z
- r7 N. \: R$ LThe 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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& l8 ?" s7 h/ _4 r! q# ZTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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% C# R. G% m% ?; Y* u! }"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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3 |6 _+ ]: W5 G( B"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.". u3 ]/ \ W# [/ m$ Y% G+ V; H, r
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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.". H; B9 C4 I+ g$ w# J
+ l* N5 o- y/ g; P. Q5 N6 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.& X0 }4 C, v4 v" t
) V5 M% t, r/ o( dAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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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.# Z3 D4 L+ O( h( p
. R* g, ~3 ]2 a8 B: k"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ Y8 C3 x# q& M: G
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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./ R8 Z2 ]& \3 E
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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.
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! |# }; t2 Q- ~1 ~4 PTed 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.
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0 A1 U5 z8 X, u, o"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.4 v( ~# B( K4 N* g
" `& ?7 L+ ~! _( z3 f5 |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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