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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.4 L! W+ s( Y) `
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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.' d( K9 [2 Q8 [3 e# `, q# d
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.4 E, l8 C3 q# W: u! z
. ]2 ^9 M# Z* f- `0 L0 S"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.": }* V: s$ I6 l4 Q+ o
6 {" A" |1 f T. rMusto 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."/ Y: S K7 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.% s- }! j7 e6 Q7 X. r. |* Y" B
/ T! r- t1 h. z% }/ {. ] q" U$ k" zAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.: v, x* v5 m' Q! H4 C% ^6 t( w- x
7 ^9 Z! _5 K6 ?8 m# I1 G"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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0 N$ u& Z2 }$ G% L, M5 n 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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7 L3 Q% U" N' E% M- t"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ T7 y% J9 }, I R( [
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8 e+ @, s \- A. V+ sNot connected to children's hospital cases3 E$ P( j4 {% j+ G( N5 x4 S; _6 \
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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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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., z. P7 U; }! v: R8 f- m
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Ted 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.- `6 F" d7 [1 E6 I
y$ q( [! A' j7 m$ ^"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.' {. H* Z0 ]0 C9 x, j
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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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