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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.2 s( F: Y; ?8 n( G
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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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- l% B0 i& Y1 m/ P. Y2 _"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.' X* Z4 F. f3 y$ V2 I: P
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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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% X' K' c: T u9 U; I% u! qThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., `& A8 ?7 w& b, b) L
V4 _: L `' j. N"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; Q% v+ y7 [5 q3 ^/ n# g
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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.. E" g8 J' |3 `3 u2 b* o' m
z1 ^0 s& ~% l9 S/ w6 ^# V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 f5 A8 B$ w( a) a5 t* `: J. }+ J, X
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% T* G4 Y3 H, g4 K8 {Not connected to children's hospital cases: w/ d# M1 q3 \2 y0 D
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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.- m: q# ?# @6 }6 |
: E9 ]% w, u9 Q. d: b3 K4 Y0 Q" W; O4 kThe 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.
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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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