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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.( f( ~, f" p9 Z
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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.! V1 a# x1 _/ C* }2 t u( O
$ g" r2 d) I1 [6 M X8 _& I/ ?"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters." `1 l( K& n4 u
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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, T. ~" d' T6 ~% mMusto 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."( m! n- g8 G0 j
2 L0 ]- K# N" {4 p$ @+ L; V9 ~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.5 y) l/ k* E( v& v' Q! S: f* o7 ?
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.. q6 @: Q4 v/ b8 l# v( |" G3 A: d
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.1 Q; k8 e* T) L9 V
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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.% B- D5 O P5 q+ O% F
- Q: p5 Q& J# B1 Z g7 d7 `# @"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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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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% z/ ~* Y2 u0 p, u, iThe 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.4 a& {2 n# t1 m
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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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"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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