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. N/ z$ l% P E i) Z- k' LA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.7 g% p* b/ p v9 i' ?1 _" m$ l/ Z
& w& _' B, _* v- j n! VThe 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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2 U$ H% \: \# p- \2 s) bTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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$ N% _ T F0 _7 ]( X9 E6 W. l"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( U1 Z9 H/ w) O6 u0 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.", m+ k% B1 D s# o$ D& ]
2 @3 r4 K9 S& L& W" Y$ nThe 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.
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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.2 h6 Y& H- E5 P% ^0 I" U+ O
6 k4 j+ q) B2 V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ R- Q' y T l9 o* J
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8 E9 R% w! ~3 Q4 X% i' WNot connected to children's hospital cases* g; ?% S6 i3 }) S6 h8 E% D
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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+ E& N* x3 g9 Z7 t. B% o: P
' J! O6 r! f3 V/ v; |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.
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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.
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"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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