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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.1 i8 U$ R4 ?, e3 Y& o, w
6 f# k1 p8 r/ ~! UThe 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 V8 E7 c! b0 g
8 g; `+ z0 S4 J' x6 F& g: ?Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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; f0 D' i: }0 N" _"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! X6 _. e U. v
- E1 ^1 e1 B# B1 G1 n"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 u2 s# M, `; @" @
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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."& |) R. X' X" y T/ A; q0 O
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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.) v5 |9 T' a7 w( Y+ @
& A: x0 j1 }& t/ r' W/ L- L% CAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 e* ]( |( L4 [ Y1 ^
& s4 }/ i% F; f) }: i"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- U* |$ D% ]+ |. G
$ u0 ?8 v- ? o5 C. }4 lThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.) r& c! A0 i! @4 ~0 ]
4 T- j7 T% t) @' X6 @+ l% |"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.' n0 Q. B( `$ d* E9 @
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Not connected to children's hospital cases8 e6 |" ]$ j+ {/ u( j7 x" n3 P) y
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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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% N" q, l) w/ 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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9 H' i2 w% K" TTed 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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4 l7 B" `* q2 G"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.( R. \/ l `! C4 _: M% G0 Q) P" F6 [
1 c/ F# m6 C/ h) n7 p& L5 g1 U+ }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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