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, V& `( K q! h5 R. g1 R& w* SA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 r. N6 L& O4 G5 G& c. F+ u! V8 f
. z8 d' N/ l9 o, S- J: F: t: SThe 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.) N5 @3 V# F! R& t9 X. j
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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# A8 P8 `; E! k( M. n! J"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."2 t0 [3 j/ Q$ N' o
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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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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.
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) O+ T) s: S* s) B$ o5 z8 [* p"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.5 D( j. Q( R/ y0 {
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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.' N6 I! c$ k1 ^: Q
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( T W3 A0 L' P5 |% y/ POfficials 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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7 Q( \4 F* B$ C3 P' \4 t; [4 e8 LThe 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.6 E- }* `% D" P8 _% ^- R
& W+ n9 C) a1 M5 @4 C1 _, TTed 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.. x" p2 z8 d# 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.
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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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