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b, k; c# V# L+ T& X4 z; ]0 g3 E6 tA 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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4 q- W% y$ U7 ^* p- O& z! P. [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.+ u/ i% i) W: E {
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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.
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9 G- `" ?1 h9 x! ?"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."3 h( M2 u2 ]8 S4 k7 A
9 w1 l3 v/ r0 U8 O q3 t% 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."4 G, i! b7 d6 w/ Q( j
" _& d# Z5 Q0 k. j+ \# l) K4 TThe 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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" \* F2 l9 @& f- f4 xAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.0 L# `! a/ u* T" ]: h
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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. }, b* C2 D( ]* p+ B& IThe 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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, r# |, T$ v7 i; r) v' h3 ?( z- c7 `"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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( W( V+ w( T2 E' D S8 |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.0 a+ f' N7 s( C4 N% R
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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.. ~, V' j/ T& g" o
. H6 n/ Z# g( E6 D3 fTed 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.1 d& F: k" K2 Z. L3 B
/ F) }2 f* u0 }) ["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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