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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.- g# e8 r% ^0 T; ?/ L# A4 h1 f8 r
- G: F; e- ~- p5 O+ NThe 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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8 I/ x( e+ ^6 K" G/ N( v; _Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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3 @( L/ H2 f" ^5 U) h6 A"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.# N0 G$ \# X% Q& B8 K
3 s3 w0 {+ Y1 M7 m% n( \" `9 v+ J# N' x- H"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."# `* c( l) H' \& h4 {9 t
+ N9 Q7 N6 _4 u) KMusto 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.", e+ {8 y7 q+ G' {: D$ r
( E. \# o8 D% U* i! F& X( J& TThe 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.! Y! Y& ]8 Y6 i+ t: z
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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" S* a7 ~$ K. A# q0 L( e4 aThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.. C; W# y5 Q' m. j# c6 h
9 D; C+ Y' S" }/ n) h"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.) j, M- g4 o0 l) q
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, C# @: B; k, Y% p) {+ LNot 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.1 d; q2 s" K, P8 i' A" |
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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.
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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.5 R$ ?* D. \2 C
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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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