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9 a6 W$ w& n$ Z( |% q- F; MA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.& `& H& y: l) ]1 B% M
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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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( H5 q6 S, C+ @+ F! o# `% Z2 C/ HTests 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.5 g) Q K) N' o( v
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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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4 O& m' m9 k4 q! U, C j- H! KMusto 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.", n' l) J, l% q1 V
, M9 u6 `0 ?2 ~- K4 j. ]3 x! L. m1 qThe 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.# M) M S2 A" d3 E% O% Z
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* T7 E' O/ M# { {
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.9 r0 i4 M# W; S( x' n1 o- h, C, X
# h* }1 x; S* Z Z6 Q; C) [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.
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Not 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.
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' n8 N# P% Z9 z/ o r5 A/ B* eThe 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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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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* b8 U9 [4 P3 U2 J' h" P, t"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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