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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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1 }. [7 H; H$ | k: X( l ?) qThe 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., j# d0 d+ ^- `0 B
" W/ k3 b$ Q6 l3 d; `/ ZTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.2 B) w! E$ T( `/ W; a& |* _& u
0 ?) L* X0 q7 X"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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0 w8 q3 ]1 T, f/ f) i"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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, ]0 r! M! L3 |. ]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.8 F" z0 ?$ ]) r6 O
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.$ a [$ A1 Q" X0 B5 f
: d. V) F+ [! V; Y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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The 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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3 h- @+ U, A9 `/ U1 ?* @; }"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.! m: l3 V$ `3 d0 h! g
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# r; v! q. P& t8 N1 H( JNot 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.1 [* W1 T3 t8 }; ]# H& R( n2 |
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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.
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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.& U+ a2 d' i5 x; b5 }
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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.8 o- i$ _( X7 W: A" ^, x
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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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