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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.3 N( F( y* k% l- x0 V
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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.6 G" H& S; j M
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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+ n" J+ S- W0 S8 O7 U6 X"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! @2 [( i( |$ p% `
9 s' s: x5 @( h0 R"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."# f1 L* j- U' G
" i+ m; p" X# dThe 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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) ~! c& L; b. |% a# |5 XAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.8 @' u. z; u+ @; R% U) [
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.7 Q3 K4 x; g( M. A2 N4 z
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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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.) g, Q2 x6 i3 P+ z6 [7 A' D
; p8 g8 g1 j6 |9 xThe 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.' A+ W: C# C& W: L
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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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; Q. Z/ E$ R: V4 HEvery 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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