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5 t- t: P4 o5 B* DA 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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( ^: F6 J/ `! F% |! X; E$ c3 ^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.3 J- W$ t$ e1 {7 H
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."# C/ Q$ Z7 E3 ]9 t
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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.. l0 W7 @4 h* f% ~' c% w, c
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 m3 R0 E9 L: y
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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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' e7 v& p. Y7 B"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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# J2 r' p4 i5 f1 `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./ O' n: M$ J% q3 D5 j
' @* u5 X) V1 Q& RThe 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.. W+ d3 K( p9 @
1 ]" ~( k# S6 h" h4 u) G% H"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.. R( g5 Y5 g% ?* M! \% x5 u
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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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