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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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% F$ T; u0 w: Q8 D- C, 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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0 G& M0 M; n% t' GTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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! a& D6 b* G2 `/ N1 J, r"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 a; c: P7 y- L/ {5 @/ m% l4 f# Q
; a% Y% z$ d8 Y5 t8 e0 K5 `"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."+ i6 B5 l; K6 f. B2 C& Z
- `4 a- I2 {& s: tMusto 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.
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- |4 I @7 ?9 P- f, z% XAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& r0 k! k! R s5 A
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"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.
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# ^# Z N& p! V7 W2 S* i& Q"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.! T0 U* P; _( f5 K
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+ o- a7 j4 p. y. l7 Z7 W* D; yOfficials 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.) T6 }+ \! X( q% [* T
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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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1 o. }5 `3 d/ r% x8 ^4 G5 f"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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