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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.& [2 S4 [# g$ a: o1 i+ R) N
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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.( \. O2 A) O) @) E1 \& K7 [
6 J% s; r! {/ r$ R* Z0 R5 ITests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) J! J. `8 R/ G0 S
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; o4 J9 W. H v1 J, c/ Y8 u- k
+ X) T. K( d: E* k! D9 o) aMusto 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.& P5 P; p g" |8 v% P5 c# @6 o& |
# t F3 J/ F5 n+ fAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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* D4 t( g. `( t6 E* c# h"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said./ E; A Q- ^; K
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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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2 ] D3 G0 ]7 l; D F"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.- y8 _" r6 D) Q! d; o7 m- R/ q" h& m
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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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; T( V" i+ s8 ^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.) ?0 r6 J, n% G% e
4 |' G( C+ e, V% K$ `, a* V"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.6 s0 f- W0 Y3 u; s( n/ s/ J% r
. o5 S! Y" j% ]5 n8 u) S E( wEvery 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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