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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.; {. F6 \2 V& d: y& B
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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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5 q5 F' g( V' ]( c0 g9 dTests 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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, h* \* `' {0 x7 [" a1 e, RMusto 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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. A0 ]$ X3 F9 ~+ v6 h% tThe 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.7 R' e- R+ j, J8 p/ z5 s6 d; W+ `
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., v1 i/ d5 {) e f2 Z9 ^
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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7 X" \8 H9 m5 rThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.( w7 O1 ]. V9 \
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases4 X* s) ^. n, R5 {
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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.* f& ?( x! p4 H
R9 ~5 c( ?, P( OThe 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.
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- K6 S: b D7 ]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.( M: g5 X, Q' Z! b5 v1 Y
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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.4 ?2 T5 f3 V1 S# q9 N7 i
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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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