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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.% T$ i" \ U6 ], o
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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 l8 q ^- K4 G2 X
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( t- q1 u6 C0 Z8 R6 `# ^$ C
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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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2 f1 h, X6 w& y& z- g# ]7 I"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."3 [. [2 a; j6 k5 T! M
" e$ r3 l; I9 j3 h& J# g. EMusto 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."+ [' J1 h; T7 x4 e9 D
6 e7 ] G1 H: h0 F KThe 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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6 [% ^0 Y1 x3 Z/ @! U1 R4 mAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.! O) `+ _9 Y" C% s$ I r- t3 @
2 I5 ^2 Z+ [1 Q9 J( ["This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said./ z8 C/ m4 S4 y+ L) g
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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.' {9 ~4 f( ?7 ]# V& N6 @2 e. j$ u
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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- K' l; c4 e2 b, Y$ INot 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.1 m* F$ Y: V3 g
" s+ R+ Y) K: @7 x, C+ JThe 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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"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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