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, D# \0 V, T* t- dA 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.5 T6 x& L+ X' E4 g
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.) t; T# C% e" M
9 q$ C j0 U, j) Q( ^: w r% O/ H b"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."
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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."9 q& l% U9 D$ v* x7 u. R
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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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4 j9 t% G7 p# L" VAlberta 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.& S) N% n" C& _( r$ V, W
# a! j5 z3 |( r b. x- A. DThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.4 m1 c9 l8 r# _
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"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.% n* S5 J9 {0 R/ r4 j
: W! Z5 _6 _. Z" f: ]# ^0 S9 \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.7 Q$ c& T3 a) n+ c( \& x
4 Q& Z1 U' e/ S% ]! v: C+ XTed 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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"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./ P; `1 \ d- f
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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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