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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.
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* J* D1 V: F0 Z) gTests 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.! T* d3 Y: t" u- ?0 G( a$ T
' Z% F5 a, d' y7 ~ C0 |( ?5 I"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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8 `" G8 \* {1 y2 w2 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."! `! `1 [0 ?1 k( A6 r
. I n+ b! y3 S/ ^3 M3 b" gThe 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." U P6 h# h z! O
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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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$ |5 G: B* s8 p+ {"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.) [! u3 `9 Q: c
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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.9 w! K" a j# c1 @
3 D. n( ]( M; H2 X& M"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ C8 l7 b# R- \* v
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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., L$ ~1 D9 y& [& k
$ |% L# p* s3 `9 vThe 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.7 ~3 O w- J0 Q8 D& d
9 @: ~% Q* d* v- j+ X z. iTed 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.5 k* q) d( T" J" I3 y& v
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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.% t" A/ j& A7 X5 V
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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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