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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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said." \- t4 ?$ s* |6 i
: G+ _* W9 i4 |4 O. f"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 B" {0 j- a8 [9 J- Z% W2 E
e3 J" t5 q |. e"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."% [8 R8 T1 x6 [- e1 F$ O( C
: Y' f# ~0 P0 e3 N- T6 Q/ d2 oMusto 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."3 y! P& i( s! V* Z! `! ]2 U2 E
3 d1 i8 u" D+ R/ @3 N8 [* ZThe 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.2 r& I k' i+ |
* G# Z! J( d; j6 G' ?7 O5 ]Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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! w! ?0 y: s$ a8 d1 J"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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& k3 p8 v# [' A0 U, BThe 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.8 Y7 G. D" S+ i/ |; B0 c
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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.* l! M( Y9 ` X& f
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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./ d6 z8 W: _& @: @% p
6 M3 @5 H" \1 b# dTed 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.1 }8 c, B. F& T* ~: @0 @5 o" c/ K
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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.8 i& K% Z/ u; g" N- ` D
7 ?+ K# e- B) v$ AEvery 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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