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2 ^- B8 g( w5 N1 JA 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.0 ]6 P0 w* s" _! F* {, H
! U6 m/ ~# p G C' L$ b$ h: QTests 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.+ F+ I0 G8 c8 ~* n2 Z8 t
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."# \- A6 {0 L2 s8 x$ O
; i" t) U; N1 b9 j& C" \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.". v& ~4 H# M( ?/ z6 n! a; D6 Y
, ]+ o0 R4 P X. N1 u6 P7 eThe 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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8 T2 }, {& p7 t) S: bAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& j* K- D1 |' @! T% |
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"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.1 o5 v* R9 _) ^! ] H/ y" Z* ?
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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4 ]- m( W( p) x x8 gOfficials 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.* `. V- z( Y% K: q6 E. I
( `0 {7 a) A2 V8 _$ m4 O dThe 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.' g, n) _7 R ~ 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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7 o( w' {* l6 c7 _; H" b"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.1 x* J- [0 `+ y: \3 e) v
0 u. `( G% Y6 Y/ o" G6 l, @- mEvery 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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