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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.3 P& C- h& V1 k/ e }% U2 j/ V2 T
' u e$ \% f4 Z, ?8 c! y( FThe 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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5 [: @+ u& j8 c6 O: f"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* Y0 g! H0 x- s* J. K- m4 Y- g5 z H
3 {) o7 a; m ~9 \8 i- D"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant." Z4 z; b3 L3 ~ `( |4 W) ?6 {
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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."4 L1 @ ] \! |% Q+ U
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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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.# t2 j' a# F8 g! u4 b% |( M6 A I
% y/ u6 q1 U5 C7 K% P$ o"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 l6 `* X/ J3 F) S. n# \9 ?" L
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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.4 Z/ a: R. p3 P- i# E& n! \6 k
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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
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! j: I5 S) A {8 |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.8 `( \1 _, a5 V. }) i. _
7 T, k5 y5 v* [4 i- `0 e! `9 dThe 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.! D8 e4 h* A; ~8 F, n
2 e9 ?1 j7 v0 {"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." }/ A. \2 I7 Q6 q5 E
/ P' j% M. y! PEvery 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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