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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.6 S% z6 X' I* b, y/ L
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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./ ^5 e( X* U* Z7 K' O3 m: {
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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9 u1 `& A4 T+ ?! ~, s"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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' i( E$ ]* c" K! y( p"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."' r4 i: o, l8 C! b- }
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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.
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! F/ }6 i1 \$ g0 m" d$ CAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said./ F& y# F# J( I# h* w& p
; j! f) r+ o% B7 s5 vThe 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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0 y8 ^: b; d* x- Z% ]9 ]$ g"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- i1 B8 g4 H% z! d) n) ]2 G
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* L/ C& }' l1 T3 p' HNot 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. h) z6 @7 E
) b3 i. s; Y. w3 `6 X5 A3 B( r- Z( UThe 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.1 ]/ E& o* i( y c
5 i1 N: g& t# z4 |- h7 c* dTed 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. i! l* i5 ^ X2 a
2 n2 ` I- A" U$ Z1 T"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.9 T3 e; ?* s+ c4 e
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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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