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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.% w) I9 ?* P2 n" U2 ?5 l4 Y6 d- |
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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.' q3 Y& t( p7 D8 {1 U4 I
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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.; Q5 F4 {/ m1 ~2 s5 ]$ ?$ O; T
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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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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."0 E3 a" G' ^" Y) X7 k8 }
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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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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9 ?$ z' e1 _' g$ s- a( g& O"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.2 V& Y9 H1 p- B, Y: b
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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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. W% n- f k! ^& \6 p3 t0 {/ P" x* U"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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2 W" g6 C- L% g* O, JThe 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. W- o! n( `2 z+ t
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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.8 t/ X9 Q. I5 L2 \
' U$ N( Y! @* W# s) c w"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.' E- V4 Q1 D; c( r
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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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