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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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. D4 K- b* V6 W' a7 JThe 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./ k/ ~/ U; P2 J- }4 K! ^
7 i& x! r* `; W% g/ v* ~"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 a! r; S- {. i
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."5 q% F4 a) R$ G2 W7 C
, y/ o" T: S! S: B8 ?: _% 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."
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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.; R/ C( c3 z+ U y+ x! o8 m
& z6 [- b( S6 I; C) O- e* NAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.2 {7 n0 |' |" ?& q! K0 n# u
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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5 M# \1 s! h( C- ]1 AThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.+ Y j$ I6 [: _' z* j5 ?
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+ {8 U3 Z/ P* `* }, ]9 X% ZNot 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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: R( N, o' L5 x) a) [& tThe 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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! I6 Y; ]0 C$ F5 U$ n6 hTed 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." x/ g" P7 i# M5 q/ i
; |! d+ w4 I3 X+ D5 H+ ]9 |"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.- a5 w: M3 E# g7 ?5 B& r/ q
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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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