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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.% W$ c, ^2 a: w# X
~- X6 ?3 s% c) g) h/ l" rThe 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.) y0 [2 r& [ N& k. Y$ }2 ]! I1 U
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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., K. @ v/ e# _1 f
8 ^% s. ^5 s6 B1 P7 }; R"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."6 F* V$ f, a* D. t
: \8 N R& @5 s$ RThe 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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$ L1 r4 _$ V6 yAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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+ H( X# o4 b& I* b# H"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- o* N, F6 s. Z# I! ~8 S4 s
& I, O. \5 m: k" W# c r6 rThe 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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% F3 A7 |7 n5 q: q- O0 a" z4 `"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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3 y0 P( C% ` L2 C) v- tNot 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.
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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.2 x$ X6 i( C: q" l+ c
5 }3 x) i# ~# v5 lTed 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.( k U# d+ R2 N7 _" O
4 i! u- n$ I, H* S"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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