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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.# D9 I1 X h- b1 o/ X# 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.1 p/ @2 [( Q, @4 K u3 w0 n
1 U) s4 @6 X+ Y& k* zTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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* P2 E4 o8 z; e' {% w"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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( E s: V* k& B9 s"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."! T3 }1 T8 W( a- a1 O$ Z9 F
5 t1 Z3 f) S1 j `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.6 x' I, V( b w$ [$ a! `) ]# Z' E% j% D
& F8 P' N! a. Z) b: v) mAlberta 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.% V1 e( b2 i, ^/ _9 l# X A& f
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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.% w% F' `% @* \
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% {; p7 {. M- 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.2 N1 K& u( v- W7 a9 Z: Z3 J
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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.2 |6 t. \- n* g+ _4 D! k& o$ G
8 W# ]) S9 a9 c6 L* _: N2 bTed 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.2 y) K' K, ~: r4 S1 C) u4 @
- T8 z" {, P, C3 o+ q) F# F: LEvery 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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