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, R& C. @: T/ F; z0 c mA 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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0 w- \/ u2 d( _0 g% DTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.1 r( B: a; |+ X- d) [$ t- y
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 ^3 {/ q" j9 C2 q5 F
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 C3 u" O2 i3 [) e7 l
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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.2 w+ ^- W, K S* Y) y. C- j
5 n6 {$ V' Q+ B2 Z' R9 RAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., o$ {8 B0 |8 J" Y7 b
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"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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) y8 U* P2 M1 H9 ]; L"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.1 |. b q( W" c! O. S& q
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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.
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% }. O' B |" qTed 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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% e' r5 r1 k3 S% u, ]+ m$ ~"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 X/ R" ?! u- y0 o
: A% c/ [9 L6 Q$ |: 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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