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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., D |# l) ?/ W& y# g7 z
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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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" v' b- a( s2 U2 YTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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$ [$ z' M& l, j& J6 J. ?"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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4 _# @& {% \$ g# r! w"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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1 U/ x. @3 t" K j. LMusto 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."( t* t ^5 e+ C5 ~
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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.
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) C) K# \! t6 Z# S2 WAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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r2 r5 X3 U* W5 M# l"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." u8 }$ l. N8 X8 N( d5 c0 t" ?, K
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.3 x3 z" Z3 L% d
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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2 b! ~ o& G" A, w1 _3 pOfficials 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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6 g2 h/ H* ]! g) z' zThe 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.5 r2 z' ]* o# F- g) i; I9 w
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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.5 x" X' l, U* _& q* W# U( N3 c
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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.
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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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