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3 J7 C5 h* y) M. A1 _A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.% J: Y5 Y) t1 y2 H4 }; u: E
# ?4 |/ C* P$ U* HThe 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.9 j: I) Q. l2 C% J. {/ S `
) B% q. A; N- bTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( U3 E" e$ P4 Q/ P/ O4 z
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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."2 K! U7 f, J1 O( l) c& L9 g
7 s# [: |, y6 J5 Z7 ^* N( [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."
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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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.- n4 e: ]) T! O9 i
1 m& @: F/ t3 ^' ["This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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0 V3 X! | ?: OThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 E7 V$ P9 h9 ~1 r0 N9 s
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.% X8 B' j& C2 @4 ~9 N
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Not connected to children's hospital cases5 E5 F9 h% w$ K& ]- m8 l8 `' b4 P9 P
9 a D$ }# v. [5 J8 a$ j; b& X# b% pOfficials 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.# X; `6 U% {0 w! d' ?: {
" f7 P: e' @$ r( \6 Q; @3 BThe 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.% g) Q+ c+ n% D* m9 W* I- p2 K
( ^* Y; W: G+ u q# o, tTed 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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) f( S5 f/ W/ W0 h1 k2 i"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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! C. B$ G) n/ b) W& Y( CEvery 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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