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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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$ ?2 t" l; c8 X' e2 S4 RThe 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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% D: o: z! `. S# S4 cTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.. y3 f! B, b& g+ c1 M, ~
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ y# i% p' l; I: {. E
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* n1 C, z+ k. R
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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."- n5 j6 X" [- W
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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.! q" C2 [+ |# l# e/ q6 t& p
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." ]# e. j6 D( T* ` L4 ^* p2 c
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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.) ^8 `) z( [$ V; 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." m- P( A" y# }7 I+ V
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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.
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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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