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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.
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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.
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' H: ~# X, E- [4 P+ e6 Q) ]Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( x6 d+ s& \9 o% e1 |5 X
2 M6 C( {+ k# z; \; v* ["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."
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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."4 B% u; @$ z3 f( D4 T" \
6 p/ H, w. a3 }; ?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.. x6 s: z/ `" y v' x1 v% f$ {1 n. {) Z( Y
6 v2 Z6 r3 {) DAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' K0 K' v4 @4 O6 Z& E4 t
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.: J5 u1 p" ?7 N) m( J
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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. ]* T( p6 X6 ^8 M% P! L
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.' T3 m1 F+ C. O9 D e
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, U- V6 Q6 Y8 M% G5 m1 ]- y1 N2 ~Not connected to children's hospital cases7 D! l' z5 i3 f' ]) S$ s* [' V
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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.' O8 X3 a: ^/ d' c1 }- j
3 ~( d* G- Z2 b# Q) _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.3 Y& F7 }3 G. x
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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.
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; [) o8 m6 D9 o2 ], A' ]8 {2 E1 h"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.! p4 y. S3 t/ {0 r; j
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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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