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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.
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" j, a# M5 r* L1 ^* m1 _9 I" }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.: _( P& I- O; n' I% k9 t1 V) v. c
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Tests 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.; Z) N$ V" F$ I1 R% P) T
" H0 H/ p' \: q% w"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."* H+ ~9 _/ Y3 t6 I n) X
" }, k7 ]# B: Q \& X5 j3 lThe 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 _$ o6 D4 ?6 e8 y2 E7 l: o
% F/ k, I# |+ k; _( F"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 t7 C" z/ p* P& L1 y# [
) Z$ P7 [7 V( L( y# O3 jThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.1 y% z6 K9 d1 |
4 d4 h9 J# d8 ~; c"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases: B, M) ^$ W, q' }
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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.# F9 G& M5 @+ M+ h
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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.
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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.. g" K* u5 Y7 C3 Z4 f
& y" S) o1 u3 `" S* X) b5 [' O"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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' _* v3 x( i' t3 L+ G7 _- G* t+ {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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