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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.0 k! k6 y. W- {+ k" s
9 A( N3 x$ N3 k q# ~" DThe 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.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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) D! J9 j: k+ P: i"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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; s+ G$ f8 {9 b2 FMusto 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."& S( H) N, ]4 E0 m1 M# q
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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.* I/ K1 n/ E$ s2 m
/ u9 e% c1 _9 K P- k& _9 QAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.; b5 Q+ L- r2 Q8 q' M
! E6 d5 O: i: K/ B% v' P: [& p"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.
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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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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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( V1 h7 [) B+ |& U/ `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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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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% g& }7 K. f3 {' H"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.1 m/ T5 J# Z) C# K/ \0 z( E2 E
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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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