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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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5 G& {; A0 H2 rTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.; }9 ~# m! R# Y- x
* Q9 F9 j3 D' h8 Z/ [1 W. |"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 ?9 S% ^5 i4 p& d
5 |1 l# A( a J7 Z5 C( M5 `"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."3 K5 v t7 l( U
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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."
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" ?& ?: L% ^' o4 i' r9 {/ x0 ]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.6 T3 |2 A# e5 ?" }' l( b, ]
! R8 s6 k0 h6 R' F; V6 R" Y( TAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.; v- F/ v& ?; z# t9 _
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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, |, x% Q9 H$ Z! x6 tThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.* j+ ? m( _2 Q {9 b3 w- w, X: I
9 V( w) x8 _0 \4 k% o8 a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: e% \# F5 c( o, H% F
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. ?' S, a+ e, _# N# _9 ]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.
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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.1 M! d4 [- A* n# t! c9 ?
2 A z# o' w7 J2 r2 e c"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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3 g+ P8 n! P* e& ~: s9 wEvery 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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