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. z9 V# d" Q7 `0 d5 E2 oA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.+ c E0 t- P9 p/ U/ o
) o5 s/ ~! }& JThe 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. J7 L N/ h9 D. X* L; y3 L6 o" C
* |" S2 b$ N0 n. B3 J. YTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.* F6 r$ O5 M# q' S( M
( a; ^* A9 {+ d* }/ _"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) Z; g4 }0 A* x. l; u- \+ g
! z* }$ c f" |& b"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.": C7 U; K, h! H! i8 I7 f0 e: y
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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."1 H4 W# K5 `! x
7 H0 V* {/ @5 N8 j8 jThe 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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, @+ h$ }4 _3 e; L/ _: _Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.7 e+ m* r, B! t; J
) q, p$ c% O) F9 e& x5 k"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.6 Z6 J3 w% G1 {1 {2 i1 [5 z: h
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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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. S# [! A. I. i' c5 l- J8 P6 U$ J"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* c2 B3 O7 m) k/ x6 Y
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& ]+ |6 a! }! X% yNot connected to children's hospital cases
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- e$ b k, k6 g9 G* t6 D9 IOfficials 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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8 W Y7 B6 H. U% X1 X# TThe 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.4 R! I3 l3 F p8 o# u! ]
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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.7 V: \$ C. j# f7 [
; s1 g" b5 P; M# O! T6 P0 x$ P"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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