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: P# M9 ?# c- DA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.' x8 A0 K& ]/ W7 r
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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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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.
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3 [+ Q0 t: ~, |$ }5 z# F% W8 x"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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) w5 h- a1 Z' T1 D+ G" r$ ^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."
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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.2 \( e9 J f3 R- x' N
+ t3 p+ y6 g4 y# uAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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0 l& q) o4 f; S2 r"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.* r9 J! G% x, ]$ E
) j) j+ L$ i1 H"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ y6 A7 R& Q X8 a& O5 U" E3 Q
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( j" |- l3 A, P$ X8 D7 }; t5 lOfficials 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.: w3 N" {. n. y9 {( E
+ n* @7 ]7 N4 }- E6 ^! iThe 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.& z0 o( m/ @4 v$ }, S) N
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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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"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.
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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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