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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.+ u4 G3 w' _6 S' h+ o" A
; } L8 Y5 p; f) u1 G- x7 SThe 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., ^# }; M! `# }0 K8 X/ W/ I# T
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."
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- D0 U1 d/ X( o, DThe 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.( }* p. M& j# u, R& {1 `7 Z
y9 G& V7 D+ w9 v1 aAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.5 ]5 _; R" H" p. g4 U% F
. b# I U& F! W8 f2 b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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6 p& b" `2 z+ s4 f3 ^3 a. s( yThe 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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1 Z" l' {+ E7 R6 W* X"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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. j* b! t/ ^9 V* {2 p. _" NNot 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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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.+ g/ N! x7 t" p; v1 T7 _" l
- A7 ] s! i4 z* z X; r9 A- 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., i: e6 `. N8 d) r
) R: g: A( P5 n9 F& J# O"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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