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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.( w" R5 A9 \* D: y/ e: a, V& W. O
) t" J r" r8 u7 c9 P2 O; @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: A+ l, h; E) v5 n
* H, w! h) `8 j, x' w( h9 \0 yTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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8 T/ X1 @! v( V% O"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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, I# ?+ ^% s! p# j, A"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."# G0 T1 p7 [0 [$ x& P' p# k
3 ^# r/ u8 D; v" Q6 J* IMusto 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.. q& c" M% ]1 q$ W3 _
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.9 o* `" q8 [2 A* C% Y) W
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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& V) L5 X3 X5 ^0 lThe 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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: |7 U& s5 u$ g2 J' C+ u"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.6 @9 ~( O8 R; M8 V; s
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: e9 C I- f* n+ W$ xNot connected to children's hospital cases! _' x! Z' j8 ]0 R0 J' n* J
) I) p T7 g+ i v. h n( N, jOfficials 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.$ D& W: Q# J& | @4 c1 m
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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. q3 T+ I& U- V! c$ M* _& y C
% _1 i0 u( Y% a6 R: i( q8 X) ATed 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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"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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