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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., Z( p9 |" ?6 X2 Z- Q, Q _
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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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% i3 G( [3 v5 r+ l: s6 n6 R/ STests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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1 {# d; K6 A8 d' g( d4 N( E"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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' l$ O* H. ^7 O$ ]- P"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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. x% W# R' j1 g9 C& jMusto 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.& W1 c) f5 p8 R* O/ r, I
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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.2 `- |6 W7 w+ l# Y. `& P% c
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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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4 a- |+ p) C9 r9 ZThe 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." X: s7 _+ Y, u5 A
; P9 Z2 w8 K6 N( N! Y" KTed 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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% @. E; h Z/ ~1 y; T. w# J"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.1 A: Q* N/ k8 m9 U) \
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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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