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4 P4 _* v; \' a. AA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.# T: f* p/ S5 K
: t- q: I3 Z: N4 e5 d8 G) h, V) v3 QThe 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.1 v$ _5 q/ p& H$ w
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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" M/ V m* }* ]( ~ h/ b) B) o( v"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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; S, z5 J" A) r/ x3 h; y% U"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( h; {' R, e* G. b
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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.
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! W4 q* c4 \6 f$ {6 q# t. s" y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.# r. N; L! e. b8 g+ X8 R, A1 H
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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.# F6 b1 l) u3 g: k% G9 H/ g+ B
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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2 Y: }9 P+ @0 u- W. JOfficials 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.# a1 P Y( G- {
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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.. x1 p/ x. {; @: g, y
' i# |4 Z! K7 y5 Q- K" ]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.) E0 z2 |$ Y) ?# {7 Y% i0 E
+ ?/ t0 `7 l) g6 t! q0 R& I6 C; N$ J"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.; c. o, v0 u0 h. D
( R8 Q5 H8 _2 K# m; `( rEvery 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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