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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.& q. R; l! ]0 P% u! j
' L d. W" `5 A' y* E bThe 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.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 X% m( o9 Z+ Y, s
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."8 x" S) S& ^* t% h- d; N
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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.", z1 ~" J o4 T! j
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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.
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Alberta 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.
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' K9 d4 K- b( b" ]"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases- w8 Y X, i/ E) S5 { g, Q# T
9 D/ {1 X. I0 w( L' hOfficials 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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9 t, Y- h1 _) z2 y4 O* m5 {4 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.1 M: z) q% B5 m. o( ?
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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.+ T. K$ D; k# v2 E' a) I
* ]/ P1 ^- h5 L5 a5 |"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.# |1 H+ t: }. f( ~
4 s" Y' ]. ?0 a, ]1 i6 d4 T* ^/ 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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