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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." j. y3 t# |1 R2 ~1 ?+ U. V
; z$ C, l2 ~) |+ W- mThe 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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' t }* H3 W* i6 s; `- tTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.8 Q M8 o" G) F( m
! ~% A5 H2 ~ I5 x6 } k# r"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 r6 _1 ^+ ^1 a9 q- j, Q0 s$ c
4 ~3 |! ]7 ]8 n"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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0 _, W6 J0 }# _6 [& L' ZMusto 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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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.
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" |& |4 o0 Z4 x! jAlberta 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.6 C5 w3 f- G1 T& s8 ]
) a9 v8 V) `0 R+ p% 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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, Q* X$ H2 {% ~# U& {5 `1 Q) A+ h"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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# V u9 @. L8 BNot connected to children's hospital cases8 K. r( h& Q$ V, G3 e* M
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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.9 p b+ s3 K! F1 `
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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.
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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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