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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.
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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.& a' G! ?7 \" m% z' o
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.9 D! t: y- c# C' R) s- a' Q& Y
, v8 |9 {" k" Z3 W6 }9 r"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 E5 j0 K. V8 B; ?" E- A) W$ P
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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."& n3 G/ e3 N/ T) n0 x. |) A# z
( S! S1 d- D4 T- y0 }7 h" y0 aThe 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.& ]- H( R3 u( j
+ [7 A7 x7 R* o2 ^- l+ \: }8 o" |% O# N, nAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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' B, R' f+ R& u( ^+ |8 f! B$ m"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.
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$ H }6 [$ a$ p* B; x' G {"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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' n# w- ~2 `8 wOfficials 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." \- ^% a) X( b0 J- J0 Q
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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.
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; ^3 X# g, ?) j. r"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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3 a) P% N# j7 v4 eEvery 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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