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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.! K/ V# [* u7 Z/ K; O
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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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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4 I0 }; o S# k* {9 b6 u( o% J"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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" r9 h+ Y0 n( u( m4 l"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! }( y$ ?8 I2 s) a8 {2 M5 w
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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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; d& [8 A9 o* r/ sThe 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. y' A5 a$ A) F/ ?$ H
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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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.( j, ~% Y1 ]6 G7 Q" y! `1 Z
" u+ T2 M Y. ]& w"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.* S6 w, S. r; n3 W7 g
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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.1 d9 Q% W% A. { F1 y V( c! K
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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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2 Z! |; X8 k9 z" y& l/ h CEvery 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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