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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.* o7 @ P- |( p, `
! B4 p1 S& a( Q1 kThe 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.9 K2 Z I! |2 J& \2 S
4 j; A" ]/ T5 K4 B3 n! a"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."
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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.( E: l# F% A7 X' [" l0 c ]+ m
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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- I; A6 _& _$ P1 H$ }9 {4 w"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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5 _2 m# t& E. LThe 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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7 L$ J* J; L- f"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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. m7 G; _8 K- T* H+ [- K3 MOfficials 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. I, M# j- X$ G$ I8 a2 b9 H. r
6 L0 P) E4 B! s8 B+ |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.) a! y6 y) U/ o5 Q/ I3 Q- t* Z
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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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& Q; _9 I% Y- H) u3 e9 v4 O$ W: s"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.# V; l5 O% ~; f- x7 W8 C
W A6 N" R4 i- 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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