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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.+ Y8 i- V7 A3 x. J( L
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 f6 q8 K- v. @% }0 S ~
' W. T' N j- t5 V; g1 o"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.( b7 U. i. w7 F. ?
3 e( y7 p1 `) j( x4 f& K" }"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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7 C$ I0 ]" A- p/ pMusto 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."& U0 X" l1 G# o% e% ]
4 `0 r6 Q5 y$ o& I, w0 D, P3 WThe 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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/ R3 j$ w4 E5 GAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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' t: e% e- m3 v+ u% q5 s5 H; D"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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. [2 f K) X7 j. D7 MThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.' y% f, |3 W% P' o6 a. L6 S; B
) N) X4 d5 |8 |& G9 W4 Z, I4 Y$ u8 a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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7 V% J) x' R6 u F; VNot connected to children's hospital cases0 S2 W; _; Y1 m; C
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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.$ k& t& P: k# ^/ N
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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.* z$ m P( l) U% Y3 K
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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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# [% g3 u4 F# g* |* @) ~* {"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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- h+ s i1 ?6 Q/ s* F0 F s; fEvery 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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