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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.; ]* @7 F0 s0 M( g$ q5 ~
( T, O4 Z! V* c YThe 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.4 F# O! k c; F( Z2 E3 x
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 i( q3 D& x) T) X
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ B1 f. K' L3 M5 ]; g9 L
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 c- v8 ]6 V* h" x, c
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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."9 ?6 T; Q4 ]7 ^/ E$ x$ A
5 k" ?, |/ f- [) nThe 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.8 f2 p0 D' p# E& ]
/ a0 a+ r j3 g, AAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 ~- A& w6 O3 I9 z/ S' l! u7 e
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* {8 M1 I6 m& L0 P: ?
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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.7 c; }- z4 H; W/ B; j+ z7 k$ m3 |
1 s' ?0 q5 j! `& W R2 H"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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0 x3 a! }; u* E7 n7 F. e' vOfficials 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" u0 N5 H* Y2 L5 r9 E/ `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.# e3 `$ q' E. A) k6 U% i4 f% h0 s3 Z
/ D: t, d# u( E; h eTed 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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! _- `7 J2 W; j( v"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.0 L% |2 h, ~6 w: r' a
" i% V/ C( X1 `0 y( g; [9 MEvery 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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