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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.# O3 n) }0 H- l4 _- q! h# T
* i6 ^% ]4 Y5 l4 S- I% PTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 ^. a; \7 t# D. }+ j4 I: h! c, q- \
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.. L* t8 t9 T o6 a: g* `" b- W$ f! s
: b/ x9 g2 @* c+ g) e"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."* e) o8 z' T& t4 n. i
, x: r0 v3 L( O$ d' FThe 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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' ?% J' O+ Z- P( x# v' g2 o"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 g9 Y$ L7 n8 H( o! G
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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." b) o7 m' }- N2 k5 u9 F
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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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, P+ s( u- v- b4 t9 d8 i! R& iOfficials 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.3 p: f8 A, { L3 Q( P8 F
0 Q8 e2 K% K+ n: Y$ _8 gThe 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. a3 {, Q8 I; K5 g, A( W& O
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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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