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) J/ w, m* S EA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* Y' ^* u! e2 Y# `4 Z
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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.' V8 m. i4 Y4 d! ~+ o
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"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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6 p1 U) o6 R$ y& B& C* ^9 ^( ?1 GMusto 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."; G7 n( T2 X8 E! f
8 R9 j0 P; ~/ K7 F! l9 l) U4 lThe 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.; c5 ^2 ^2 ^7 s
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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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. _2 J6 P" `* u! F9 K( w8 h3 j
/ a+ S1 f2 e& F `) [$ fThe 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.* W3 |: P7 X9 j
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" i4 z; X+ e9 a+ G, g0 \Not connected to children's hospital cases8 B) _+ H" A! o! r% q1 D
( z7 T' U" D7 |6 S2 v1 yOfficials 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.5 p3 r" ]8 V& p- U- C) F
7 D6 H9 H- T) |7 l: |( }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.
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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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