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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 g% e+ v* h* U6 k! R: G9 U
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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.- Z7 a5 \: I6 ~8 y }: o' J
* j. R' e: W/ C0 {; Q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 G9 m0 Y# H" t9 Z
. D: y/ r7 _8 K* h4 S"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."
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" S) a0 Z; _$ r& e" A/ @. UThe 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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8 b: r1 t4 ^/ }) R6 R9 |"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.$ z+ U4 j0 y- q u U
7 ?+ ^" f7 C# z* [' G7 u"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 \) ?1 W' b4 E. o1 @: ^$ L; V
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8 ]6 H. L- E$ M' ?" n( a8 H1 j0 G4 u! aNot connected to children's hospital cases: f) B! A8 x, |6 L: V
. Y- m5 \. h5 ?, ^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.
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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: t# ^' y8 x, ?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.) h" x& P) H! ~& I
$ [! a" i' F1 i Q/ _+ V9 Z- c; k"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.! h2 [9 S# z6 a* m( B5 \6 J
3 e, @2 _; \: w! KEvery 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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