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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./ p' `( m4 Y: i' t/ m& E& h
' h/ q- I* ]0 Y2 m' }# `8 hThe 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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. ]; v) v1 @# V/ w; W1 N5 RTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.6 x) h- h% K! W. E$ k7 C) [
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* j E: ]7 H/ e) k, { B# m
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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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$ N0 c/ N/ ^; P$ E6 `- Q' C. Z" gMusto 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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( v, n6 k& s8 L0 z$ r9 q5 f+ fThe 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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, D7 Q2 v# T8 {8 A' VAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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( K$ k9 V+ k0 ]6 ]" m"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.5 t8 g/ ^) d1 R6 T. M
L6 ^4 H) i A7 G- q7 {8 sThe 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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4 `" U# W, _8 p& L! @Not connected to children's hospital cases4 Y) Q* S o( | I- s \
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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./ @; O& C0 j0 V; U
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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.
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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.- c; n( R! W7 {* s$ m
* C4 I, O$ s: I5 X8 `% A! h"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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4 [% @7 P; Z+ @! bEvery 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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