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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.8 F3 ~6 i# @, Z
& B: i, `1 `$ N# G0 d/ s% xThe 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.& `) |8 @8 C1 }3 I; d+ N- X
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 g9 z6 l! i: ^
, X2 @- @* X b) k- c. z1 Q8 d5 F"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."3 n. q4 S7 P3 P3 G0 _' y% _
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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."+ H! _9 Y# g! B% d6 Y
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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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9 u2 N: I% d. |6 R- [; fAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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- p* I8 w; C p9 G" `5 |2 a: E6 a"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 e" n5 l5 S9 Z9 u
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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' [" y6 h; g( z& G4 G"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases+ K$ [9 H% |6 E) d$ ?
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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. f6 |4 i# X! f" @$ ]3 E3 f
. F! d% m& W0 L+ O* o1 K0 l' C0 p0 \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.! x% B0 H5 l5 |
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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.* L5 B4 u& W: Z5 q+ ?' m3 Q
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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.- ~3 a B9 x3 t" R6 |. M" d
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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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