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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.5 ], f2 p/ I0 ?/ s, T+ r. u4 {' J* c
4 s, A7 b: V* m0 n$ H; Z) WThe 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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3 G: k# T4 s: ^1 VTests 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.6 `" S* Z6 s" P/ C0 k5 u. C$ q
1 L2 j7 \3 ~" {) J8 ?"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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* v# x8 E, x( lMusto 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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) k2 Y! s4 t- _4 E- S/ R; ^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.! r2 l, Z' e2 V5 y+ t) x) J+ H
6 j' K, ?4 c6 \4 n4 |. }% ?Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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, t g9 r- ^8 B8 A# Y" _5 L. A2 d"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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ ]( {/ Y9 R- h! z' m+ u
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Not connected to children's hospital cases! j5 W* I( ], w
- G& U7 S* b/ [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.
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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.& o+ U9 p# g5 M2 B
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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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* q! q K$ ^* c: C. x"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.; U$ j/ ^# e* A4 E8 j$ |3 y
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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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