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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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# M0 ?+ s9 _; L3 O) s: \6 I" `6 NTests 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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 J7 g+ }3 g: O* F
! t% m J+ M5 v8 _* r- JMusto 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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( c9 @# q7 d3 z" U* Q( v6 m; N, KThe 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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.3 u; \# k( P* a
7 X$ X) v- w: U+ p$ }7 n& i2 [$ BThe 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.5 @+ R1 X* U6 o$ y
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- @- O# S8 Z5 ?% y2 ]9 N7 BOfficials 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.; q- s/ m1 d$ B
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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.7 _/ @ [5 G7 l% X; e
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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., [$ c, h5 s9 O% K; U0 v& S
# }! l+ G; M9 w! N"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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! f1 @4 ?$ G6 ]) vEvery 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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