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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.$ h7 V" n& h' W9 x 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.) W: Z5 Y* o! I+ L% a! c
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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." N. o6 [/ u" k+ S6 E
, o% [$ w. B* K3 w* H8 E"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 _% S+ t, Y3 S+ p! G
* I v; p4 J6 {) fMusto 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." s: I+ c4 P1 K3 h
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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.9 `8 {. Z! c, { H; f, i: B
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.$ h: C$ r. H$ p) x: k% U- ?. X7 j
* Z! ^" c1 e' O1 ]# {$ t2 f; v! [4 K"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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% O4 q! D+ Q$ m3 Q. V) [ `The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! s) e; W3 R4 C0 A0 e
: O6 J" S0 \% {0 w"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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, n; `- s6 a3 D0 }9 POfficials 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.; H& g- b3 G4 F! c4 \. B8 ^; E9 O
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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.- t: z1 f- h" v! R' C* i2 ? 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.5 G0 o7 d( P$ U% I/ w8 I
3 F# i( l6 V4 L6 ?2 ["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.% F: _1 c& S6 @# I, R, d2 N
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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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