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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.# f8 l% Z- ^% E8 D9 J0 M, g; ~
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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.
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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.+ r \2 V0 ~3 B( x ]% o5 J
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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."
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9 Z' K- k/ p+ l, E- h, RThe 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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% i3 u. m- |9 wAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' {/ ]9 o# F( x5 `) O/ M9 E2 r+ B
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.' D" l( A# M1 a0 _/ e @
3 u _7 X, |3 n9 b9 F# ?; }" JThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases; G' W: r6 J6 B$ Q8 n ]+ j
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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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1 m& q) v. W6 {! _% S1 P: HThe 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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& D5 e8 J; u/ W6 G; z4 ATed 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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