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& e8 D% c: S9 o% _ g% bA 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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" @: [$ a: l" D2 N& D# h* n! C) `Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.8 b B- T' z$ u* _8 ]
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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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: f/ g+ s! l l5 @; p" @/ r"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; K* T& c/ g% w1 d. s+ w
: Q& c8 z) E: R7 L6 OMusto 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.") z* m. v' _: @+ a
, r& _: d; J* N: f% U( q% s8 U: zThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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+ E' e) F% x2 ]4 P( f"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.# D! V+ t$ O+ a. W1 |' C2 n
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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.! ?6 U7 I* h0 p: E8 F4 W8 ]) t
" y6 i" z% g5 f& q2 {"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said." k8 L, P8 B; u& F* ]; U! D" s9 U9 P3 P
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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.
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4 d1 m, q: V' `+ Q( S# GThe 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.$ r& Y# G! ~1 }8 T$ L- V
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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." e' s3 K% I; J3 p8 G; 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.
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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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