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" R; @* {+ F) YA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.% B$ l$ B$ W, }9 Z) ~1 f
9 W- O# J/ m' z! ]# x& e& `- Y5 x* @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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) v$ L: N4 M8 A5 KTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 A: Z& q1 N2 T0 _! W: i) D
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters." R2 Z+ u! U3 `
4 s# ^% N0 R& m3 |"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.") }1 b& Y( g5 K/ u: k1 C5 t
* A2 d, ^! s4 y. t* wThe 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 K. J2 s5 j* Q- W4 `$ D
/ D5 A+ z4 l- U" rAlberta 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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/ \: M0 ~% U" f$ ?: n" C! `- XNot connected to children's hospital cases' v0 D( l+ Q; S* ?( {; K; U- 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. Z* w/ v2 A& m9 I" y# d9 o1 J8 F
" L1 f: R, R1 I$ C- c0 }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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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.$ p# p9 C7 u @' h% x
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"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 D! L7 X# i. d1 E3 s; V3 v
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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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