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2 ]; B- H0 G/ ^1 I- |9 L5 @" p& R) OA 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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' C3 @* I! u2 m% \$ MThe 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.& x3 c4 ] B; h( s) K! l
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' Y4 v( k7 b% m5 o1 Q( G$ m
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."5 N/ M5 a/ m% u' y d; d3 R! W
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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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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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Alberta 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.( r' @' C+ k D) w# j7 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 t6 t$ U& B- t" G9 D
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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
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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.& S) q5 c- X" c5 M
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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.
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/ l3 r- p. E7 x" Q4 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.0 I% j) v; ]2 }- C4 J+ Y4 L
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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.5 X' H$ P9 w; ?, X& i4 Z, x& X
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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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