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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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' K+ F) v5 A( c5 aThe 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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0 `' E7 ?. c- N- O" DTests 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.$ ^4 E: C( u y2 R! [: u0 I) C
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( U2 r9 ~7 P' u6 q6 `5 X5 J, n
" W5 z) {' x- `/ sMusto 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."& i! O" n7 g( n/ v$ i! Q$ _/ D
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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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; L# N G. P5 S) m"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.5 L) J: @" N5 K5 E; |3 @% ?
, N& G' l' d% A+ S. }3 xThe 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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Not connected to children's hospital cases; B6 @& d A/ N' m* F" h
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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.6 P! S4 c; [" b4 V3 @; u# z# \
, p/ S% t1 w! BThe 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.
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- b$ Z' Z# P5 m c"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.- t) g# G4 n; h" J% 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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