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9 A0 O: ~0 n9 rA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.7 ~" {" C# C6 T8 s4 K# y G- }
`; `% d- F* @6 M! A; v, CThe 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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"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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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.1 Y. l; Z$ }3 ]( A
y# X+ ?0 u' ?, m( p2 ZAlberta 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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& C6 }- D9 T" F* \0 Z; kThe 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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% V! Z! n- L4 O$ j7 j0 V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( R/ H6 S1 M; w+ M4 G; A6 c' s, O
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Not connected to children's hospital cases7 }8 O% G4 d' K& M4 G- V$ j& @1 E
2 X2 X- Q$ E% ^( vOfficials 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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& k- b5 C9 @0 R. UThe 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.. o5 X1 C8 u+ X5 v5 A$ ~
' t& f6 j0 K9 O, E; o. MTed 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.) R' E- r% w: Y! u! \
' w! N5 D3 s8 ~6 d& L) y"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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