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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.- H0 r/ z; Y$ Z& S9 c
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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.1 m6 o; m" U& W
& `5 S4 y* h- |' E) L: F: qTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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5 e) B$ H E4 k4 q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 z: n3 {4 d6 ^* f) A0 u
7 G' {& f2 r4 Y) I- x% H7 ~0 j" D"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."+ i# Z5 f. v5 e5 ]
7 U8 h4 |0 W, B8 \' F7 VMusto 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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7 {5 i) y8 p" X! XAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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! Y! x+ W* Q" H' C3 H9 ["This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 ~- X+ l) q2 P1 s; d- J6 D
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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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3 v6 H% c( S/ s! k M$ Y"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: d w* O+ |. y. v( z$ {/ w
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! p- |. j* m; | g+ JNot connected to children's hospital cases8 I- p9 ^2 v) @- a! S* B" B
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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.* ], S' x, Z+ u7 { M) r. u
9 t* m9 a# r9 A! ~* ^4 aThe 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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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.$ J' T! G# h' h# a% _
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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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8 O7 a5 c5 d& VEvery 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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