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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., f6 K s' V% ?# D$ q) U( L# c/ Q
5 J6 x6 ^0 V% L+ ]* A: ]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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 Z5 L/ k5 \- B
. A4 [: j( b. m" B; f9 R"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.& f9 v# G+ d3 q5 t3 u; A
3 @; ~! ?3 g; L) f+ l"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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9 R) Y0 ~4 P( \. X6 h* 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."
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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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( V) W1 w7 y/ i. @Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.( o9 J3 M! J' A7 ~& \) @6 W7 o
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- R/ V& ~) t/ w1 z q9 Q
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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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`* Y! I/ S: f% D4 Z! x! D4 Q, t"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.; t4 O5 \. t, V! I8 _
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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.
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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.
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9 U1 d$ Q( l' V( \3 {. v9 `"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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