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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.: d8 ^3 E4 \1 z- M
# R/ M) x, a* v3 \Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: Q$ P& X6 h" p$ H+ v; T
B( P* a* O7 l. u" Y) a"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters. l$ `/ b8 I" N# u
. r. V4 t/ S, a. x9 r% Q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 L7 n0 o% L& q7 b
3 y* z" l( [/ }3 ZMusto 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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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.* J6 i2 x+ G! }% q# ~5 q9 s3 k4 z
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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.9 m# {2 W* q% w# {; K
+ ~" q) [) I0 J' L C" }, ["Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. S2 D# [& i- I" E7 |1 |9 X6 n
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1 R* Z) @! _4 UNot connected to children's hospital cases
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; v9 h* N2 k8 a9 b8 @7 SOfficials 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.' g. O* ?: S2 G
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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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$ q2 V$ G$ L0 B( @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.$ M. R6 w0 J. E8 A; q
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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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- u+ S; z6 B/ V, R- CEvery 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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