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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.. I" [. g0 H9 Z! K5 F* [' A+ |* U
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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.& ?5 g5 t0 e" s
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.", N D; G- B0 X0 `/ s- Z$ _; i$ o
3 r7 z! I7 {1 [3 }: P# }) l0 uMusto 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.2 N% [( X* D; \# g
+ C# s. `2 W" nAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.! ]8 i" j! n$ e* J. J9 F% \
1 ^$ X- U, \) m9 v1 X9 r$ M"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.9 u; u, U! J; W) R$ J+ I2 o5 j1 E9 \
# i) I* X$ C5 R# M* u" s, K* L( OThe 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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2 [1 j6 D \! z4 n$ g: N9 M"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ }" v* k% g; C* g
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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.1 P3 x+ a% `( T, t {+ d
. g( f& z0 m3 yThe 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.# b& c4 e' g4 N5 V/ K& R
" a* S7 F% ?8 Q& i' Y7 D" E% A" W: 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.; u$ A* J" I* V' x) s- `. Q
+ }: M% U; `$ r0 [' X: K"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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