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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.$ U7 B* q8 [* N
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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.8 ]& m) j, i. v5 H3 ^- _
4 B& J, e) m4 N# vTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 V, A7 I1 @* i# r: T1 X9 {# ]- N
6 r- d$ c5 C1 C; s9 b( P: x"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters. T# b- n' z: w& p Y4 O9 h) J
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ }- u4 n+ T' s2 D0 H9 D
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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."5 {, r( \/ `, `$ ~+ \3 U4 U7 b+ M
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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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% o" T1 I- ^8 E& eAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.9 }' E% Y1 ]: V- ^4 y
( k4 q4 _! V: m% W"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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said. S& G1 Q ]6 G. k
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) }9 Q9 J0 d- yNot connected to children's hospital cases
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! |& P. L( D5 K+ xOfficials 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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6 d& c1 @3 V. ~; f' AThe 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.* {- |1 F: K0 c1 E3 U
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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.
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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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