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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.
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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." G$ m1 z" Q+ D$ z; E& w5 B
1 x7 G# U( r0 UTests 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.0 r- s/ U8 b% g7 r5 @+ H
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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4 Z/ v e" F* m& n1 Q% ?7 }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."0 G1 G, P h8 O8 |
! F6 h7 Q7 ]3 d5 I/ W, pThe 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.
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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.& J$ D$ E. @( q& D2 L; q
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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.- ^( k& H$ g! a. ~' {- s G$ q
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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." n- r- C" Y5 M+ h: r
! A8 r: X I4 OThe 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.! ]+ G0 H1 ^, h: |; S' U
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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.* O1 Y& f! o# F3 t' J$ D: R
4 S, q% J1 J5 g; i$ e2 Z/ ]"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.* j+ a% j$ x) g1 W1 K) C6 p* d9 B
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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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