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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.3 m" z# ~& p& T9 v3 a
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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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/ `* g e i0 K9 J2 X; P" G5 S7 X# v% [Tests 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.
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1 t' @/ _. _( `# z& e$ A+ T4 t"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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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8 q8 v8 D5 C8 |! ^" lThe 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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6 \5 z( x! B( O1 bAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.8 q: d: R7 k4 e! K! P0 N5 x$ V
" V1 E+ s! G* X- F"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.: n3 H# ]2 U2 a$ M0 O
7 m0 v2 U+ ^6 H0 n* ]5 O, R# E"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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1 R6 @, f2 x$ \8 T3 T$ ZNot connected to children's hospital cases1 C0 i* ~( z0 {" @) E3 `
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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., }' w n7 ~9 J, r: e
3 k0 Z* e1 V% _$ u* LTed 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.! H2 f) z# G8 [, x
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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.% N% I6 {+ V9 l3 N
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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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