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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.
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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.2 ~* K8 }3 c5 z2 k
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 C S4 G. `* `0 U$ x
8 X& B0 p3 z4 o& y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 Q$ F1 t8 _4 x, \2 i7 x$ \
% t6 p6 l& N/ k7 g& g/ ~"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."+ e2 a. P1 ^( @: B }4 |
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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.", B1 _& r' j6 [8 F$ ]6 J
2 Y( \& H( ~! R1 M* zThe 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.7 a4 Y$ e! e0 n! b5 s
6 C! z) L- |/ N: m3 t7 h$ vAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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4 ~9 R/ V& P. [: r"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 [/ F# i. a, S: U( W2 b, n
9 b# ~- \; R1 |7 k+ oThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.8 p' R) Q& F; {1 p6 }8 E4 B
3 ~6 k/ A/ o0 |2 _ f"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( r% m3 k3 @* z' X' M
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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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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.
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2 H" e- A9 D3 M' g/ W! H+ Q4 b2 G- L"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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1 }8 \- Z( ^ r. a0 \; AEvery 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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