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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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3 ~* S D7 _, QThe 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.) M* I# a0 F- }) Z% h
0 R) g" e- O- |6 Q/ z# ~8 w"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.". |' `; h; M* o# R9 [3 J6 u8 P" T, F
' x) V& Z( c) A4 A: DMusto 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."6 d g- E% L1 R
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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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0 [0 X4 y, H i, i+ t"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." S& }2 G0 s! N/ _, m6 y3 x1 C
) r0 {2 W' q$ E) y$ l7 CThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto." o% [( J# P, [9 H& A. V8 } S
V1 N1 h- i! W- F% O7 B% o"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.6 ]4 M' v/ |5 @) v' W% {
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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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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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