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$ @6 T# o6 b0 e$ o0 A6 E9 vA 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.. l7 ?% l& T$ T4 d2 P
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( p2 j/ \; D+ I. s1 N1 B
) }8 `7 ]$ W; j& {1 ~0 K% P1 x"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 Q! A/ ?6 o6 I& V
- R6 ?, s$ [# P5 B"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 G7 @5 ?3 T2 D' M
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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.- @7 g& ^* B9 B2 b. R/ x, ~
" n# B* E/ {# O7 d4 M"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.( a+ X' h3 Z/ w# X
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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.+ o/ p+ h" p1 _+ ^, |
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) G# b9 E2 F1 t E) M0 y+ Y. uNot connected to children's hospital cases
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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.6 _3 Q7 C! y% \
% a; f+ Y9 {7 X" |' L% }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.( j! {7 I: p, t5 j
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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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! f+ Z* C) G$ ~4 K& m"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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