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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.# q9 ^$ o {2 g& G9 L) P- {
# B: ^5 {& G2 B* tTests 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.* a" y9 ^- U1 o. _
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."6 ~4 B& K1 b0 y3 Q' n) \# c/ Q6 F/ j
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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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; b) ~0 ? n* DThe 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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! W( g, W! c# h/ e3 EAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% w- _1 ^$ u$ j5 A
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 l! j1 h) @" o" N4 Y+ o- A
0 b6 a. n) e( JThe 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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+ \0 m9 e. S5 W"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 C( |4 g7 S1 n: Q9 m; aNot connected to children's hospital cases+ t: y5 M# {; F) p$ d. m1 G
1 B7 I8 R% u( p$ M. Y3 D6 ^: y/ |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.0 g- [. R. g+ R/ i0 Y
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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.6 Z: l" Z: |# W# ?5 I+ f1 Q
7 f7 m& W, K# C9 V6 @% _3 e"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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