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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." e6 \0 J3 j- @( h
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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.2 W# T4 F& D) x. B' @5 E( |
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said." |& e7 n: r, ]1 A1 u0 T% M+ C4 S$ t
8 f/ [5 K; k. W"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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5 m) d) Q) U RMusto 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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7 p1 F ?/ [' S5 z8 C7 Y Y. z0 V& @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.# m$ L/ @* \# |0 [5 n) l
+ t, M8 v- H& y0 [Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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. w+ L7 J2 p1 x) p"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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0 D" C7 q. {. D* j) r* gThe 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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"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.* P* n0 j3 y, X6 g' `( X Y. P. o2 J
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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.6 w8 y" a! h# ?# u) @6 }7 i
4 ]0 _5 q1 s4 W" j" H5 MTed 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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: e! |# A! p3 O2 E"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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