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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.# H! f( O& I! P1 D
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.1 R: o& |& A9 g- [# p, `
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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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, c7 ], G& y) I! N"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.". M; n: e6 ~0 B9 L4 t$ r$ u
9 a w" a5 U. u+ _: bMusto 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.") f' x% A$ A1 _; H
/ v) j6 t7 b. {; e7 uThe 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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* R3 E- f4 q1 X/ u1 RAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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8 A4 V' I0 Y7 i, c5 _$ s4 {1 N( ^"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., j5 ?. \. O3 \8 F# N
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.2 Y6 O5 l) Z* l. M: Y% \; o6 c ?
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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.* Z- x: i. l& L0 o/ F
! Y2 j0 I; k; w& ~! ]# BTed 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.; N/ k5 |* I8 j3 g9 y7 B
$ T8 X6 r1 j- W"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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