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3 |9 f. B# u/ x4 Q+ }; LA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.+ ^1 m4 P& ~5 j2 U9 w. X$ x0 H+ y7 f
6 J& c/ @2 C% n5 c$ m% HThe 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.6 q' w' n6 P, w
7 L2 x8 ~) C' wTests 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.- v6 a+ h0 X2 d4 v7 k3 T/ l
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; x; s* _( G; k; x2 ^: A
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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."2 @5 W6 \" Z' t- J$ D( I
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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.# U% x: M6 t# G: }7 c3 m8 X
% I6 G# O! V+ o- F$ RAlberta 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.
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, h3 }6 F! G3 }3 h; Z9 NThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.% ~8 Z7 z$ ~- p7 q- M( Z o( |
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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" v v" u! R* d j5 t
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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.+ v: F- k% s" d! [2 P' H+ C% b% j
( g, h3 }. Z& p" \- K1 ? FThe 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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. O8 x) V# G* [6 C$ a2 b; eTed 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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0 k/ C3 u! z0 b9 m+ I- C"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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