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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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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.# j/ t8 W: b. n' n: d0 r! l4 v
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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" j# |" K$ v; K- k' `9 p"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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3 ^: V0 v8 p2 `! _# Z; m1 K) w"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."6 q9 S( x. T" O% k9 f8 K: S) ^, R
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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.3 N! i/ Z1 Z: K" @
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.2 n- N7 b7 W* K8 I4 ?8 K1 ^
Q7 O9 r4 w" d- S"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." C6 T J9 m+ F1 O4 g1 W
8 Y% x7 K+ p4 @8 K! U1 S) o. OThe 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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* r7 Z+ j5 w: T' J1 s1 C" b"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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5 `/ O; N; n) U- d3 }( 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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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." d! s7 ^( g# f& I3 y
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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.& \9 y$ q3 e) F2 M
) g7 a4 u! T) L; g, V# d& r; nEvery 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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