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4 X+ z# N F B5 n2 u. ]% I' aA 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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.* N3 J0 D- w- U+ d- w
5 j& E2 u+ m6 c% `"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* k) L6 Q4 y" _' _/ c4 p. [3 W( X9 O
2 w* A) Q1 v" r6 ["We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."+ [* Q$ k X; s$ E5 n/ [) N4 m
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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."# B; k$ V7 Y1 J
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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.! b& h3 B0 A o, ~8 Q
) E6 [9 ]9 D+ eAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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& D' p7 {& F. y6 p$ X- y/ x"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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1 W% _: g9 ]' a3 bThe 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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9 l1 E( e- D; d- ^9 b"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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' e3 m( V- y2 W" F1 cNot connected to children's hospital cases" B' ~& V9 U; J' _1 f s6 i: X0 r: Z
4 n+ C; P. `- }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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! d% ]1 ^2 ^+ j& w& m( j+ m$ m5 ~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.9 }; B, U4 Y. s+ T6 d2 {
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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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"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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