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1 i) O: |) k% R, a+ ?$ L1 n4 CA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; r% ~! P6 I' N9 M' c! |
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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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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.: f+ E6 C: F" P3 m r/ |
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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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N9 K% H: S: @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.
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* W+ q: m1 d$ V0 p5 N$ d& W' KAlberta 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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- F9 P$ q, S6 p$ M* J5 kThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.# s8 {2 v" m; e2 ^
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.0 c8 U9 [0 A' ?7 k( [, v! j6 s! n
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* A6 M d; x" o" oNot 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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! ^2 F4 r9 J2 H a2 D% H: uThe 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. o+ c& V/ `* f0 C2 n
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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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# R' {+ j" v& X8 r& K"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.4 @. z8 Z% O. e* R4 n9 b- |
" L% B( F, ]1 h7 v3 \* k+ PEvery 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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