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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.8 D! X+ U6 b* o8 t( I
' `" U& r4 ], n1 T# ^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." }$ j# c: M& W2 U4 e7 b; `2 H1 f
2 t& [9 `7 {# o! M* e: s5 \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.. {: W% q' U8 w* J6 u; d- ?
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Alberta 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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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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# c/ n5 h) F+ I( n J+ c"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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* F3 k: @: x2 P; U8 e& x( ]Not connected to children's hospital cases
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2 J2 { ]* |: Y2 p8 ?9 \) X6 \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.
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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.4 |/ B" ?: j" b7 L
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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.3 ^9 ]; e! U l- ^3 i4 u5 M/ _! K- i
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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.8 y- y: t% ^' T0 t s
" e+ c# m9 a1 S' `* H0 {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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