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1 L0 ?! p. x7 K3 I4 wA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.2 K/ v2 G" o; _$ M6 k0 T
; ^. H9 P9 s$ h. \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.. g8 s( S7 O2 x: h3 Q$ X# W
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ P6 e# H( L! x: ^% R
" S7 F/ s, n* ]) e+ ]"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 X5 j8 _" f. x. Y
3 I7 s0 C/ ~& C"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* X1 i5 p# I/ G
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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."
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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./ X5 W" y! v& i6 n% t9 e* c
, W2 G/ u# Z( h: R, kAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% ^) {' S& O4 e* t5 w3 L
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.: ~# v# ~! B! H: ?1 X
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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.# r8 Q- ^/ x, I* o7 f: ]6 H* c- h
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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- \, f4 B' w$ W8 \Not connected to children's hospital cases
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x; F$ q5 ]; eOfficials 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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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.0 O( a* x$ U$ Q8 p
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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.3 k8 B1 o3 M% g$ F4 t% e
' k. \3 H3 g1 x, F& J' \1 L"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.8 W* i8 p. l) f# G6 z
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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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