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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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! m6 d1 G) j. Z8 s) LThe 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.: O4 O- h, ?# _. r- D; i, ^7 i
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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! w3 q$ [! G$ `" q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- k6 c, V. v5 m4 u# c
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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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; b0 A: _ W6 c: [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."7 X' b7 L% p: O- z
' y) p( L# C2 O, D- u' n! ]- uThe 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.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.( V7 }) @6 V5 T" {- b
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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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+ U) n, s6 ^! a0 F"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ _* [* p' z; x
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9 L. y5 p2 s% P9 FNot connected to children's hospital cases% x+ n7 p4 _ X$ b1 V
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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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( {7 B+ i5 `. [0 J7 X0 U- D( qThe 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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4 o+ ]# O. c- X* o& m4 G. L/ YTed 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.5 J8 l8 u+ H9 O s
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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. a) t$ E( g/ R8 V3 W$ q0 w- [
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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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