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4 R! e$ f1 Q$ {) y9 D, s$ A! qA 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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& s, L+ R' w! r4 U: FThe 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.: R% _' _( C6 f5 _! |6 \
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.- A: S: K' J$ p# J+ S0 D# g# f$ B
" |1 Q/ _- r$ b+ K6 ?3 A"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."8 S( I& L2 T' H& `% n4 R
5 d- |0 `8 Y$ [$ Y8 j: oMusto 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."4 _6 }, P7 D/ i& L* j
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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., |- W4 t; Y' r9 l6 C% }
" Q2 o" T2 B+ F+ w9 FAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 d2 A4 \3 q! G* A
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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.
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+ A2 o7 B b7 e* p; V2 H- h! CNot connected to children's hospital cases$ N" d) o- d# e8 Q! i- o8 a
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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.% U' k1 y- D( h" \6 f1 J
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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.& I/ T. c3 V- z5 x9 c3 Q( T/ K
! d4 I/ s8 B7 i C/ a# `"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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