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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.8 c" N" y) }% }# ]; L0 w( J+ O+ |
: M! ~ L2 T1 y) h) p. E0 uThe 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.- n, T* R! {; {
& k# _/ W9 }7 B3 c* ]6 H"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.9 ^$ M9 p0 q0 N) O
: x7 F) S" i( O2 d. D9 `- `"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."- t7 \8 h5 C2 k& b1 O7 F1 E
& ^$ p1 m, G- o4 u. Z+ G4 fThe 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. s; z2 V b% _$ U/ |. g! G& O
5 A1 f- F) V# h6 Z( K! l"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." k" G; Z& ^1 y. }
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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.
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% L' T0 L9 H- p0 Y% j1 y"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 U' ]0 d! t5 P+ v' s0 q' c
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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7 E1 K, w5 G: N5 tOfficials 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.# s5 H d( ]/ A+ I9 j
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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.2 ]7 l1 z! K' t" f+ T N
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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.4 k0 ^* `7 e' b- l
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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.# q+ P6 U/ Z" e. a' s
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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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