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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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% j& _% Q. r9 ~4 V" B* AThe 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.$ G+ R: V q9 W5 U
, v# x% i" [4 m8 L4 M& J8 k, ]"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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. }. n9 G. s6 |- S+ d1 u"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." X+ F3 Y1 B; {3 L/ W- ]! W1 D: `' x
' }4 W7 c, W1 t4 P2 n' mThe 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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( g/ h* N/ j+ u9 hAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.5 w3 G# M) O7 `) j. X' {% b" R
% E6 X% u6 R6 g8 v"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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! Z$ ~( `& ^7 ~5 ONot connected to children's hospital cases2 g1 ?! } i' [0 b0 F" c6 s, y
# A) y) f; L8 h0 s3 QOfficials 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.% G6 u3 z, u: f
' `: K( S o! ZTed 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.: q. Z! T7 [* [
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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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