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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.) c& z: i/ a& o
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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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5 g0 |; v( A I/ DTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 @1 Z W! @2 z! B% U2 d
0 e$ z8 Z' R4 c9 ]7 R, b4 W"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 ~9 S7 D) z' v7 Y. C6 q
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."% [ M% L+ l c5 M
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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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/ w6 ^& Q* C( |. p7 W+ \: \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.0 J) ^( r# e% ]" e( h- j- y+ B
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- K6 W# I! S+ `. `& |- E9 l c( A
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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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K/ D I6 s# z `3 a# ZNot connected to children's hospital cases+ [- K w6 F( k
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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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. g+ Q3 n" V9 J' k3 @9 X+ J TThe 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.) H0 @ S: o$ d" ]
, [& ^( P. M5 J: Z( {3 p k/ zTed 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. t4 @7 q& G& ~4 M" L8 D, p# {
' T, Q3 }3 h( n9 y"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.9 c ~4 {$ L$ N; N( B
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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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