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; y9 W8 {5 Q+ i3 ?. }. gA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.! Q6 e* F$ F4 k# s( m% ]
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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.( I. j, x' d) X3 @0 M
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! |' J' b. x! k, R1 R6 s
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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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0 O: `' z9 f( Y6 j: l4 F3 l; G. j"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 R ~. B6 G }; G/ z: o
3 f" E5 Q9 K7 w+ `" KMusto 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."* `3 T' `4 m0 f5 t/ D$ a
+ z/ \, J3 W& RThe 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.# V9 Q* N' n4 j7 U7 z, f& w) E. ]7 {
4 j+ n% s, v$ R8 E) K' kAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.( O% a# [8 S: h' s) W( N$ N& V
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; U* a c; H- `3 _6 K" K- A
5 \0 z7 _3 L' @5 z* f- X2 KThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.4 B/ W% h! }- Q. l) X; g$ H" h
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.& Y% K' F% X9 `3 U# B
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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! ^5 v0 R/ A0 Z0 x! W$ }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.0 c2 T4 J. M t' E. e/ Z
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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.
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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.) e! y* A" |% b6 o& _/ ~2 k( O) J2 s
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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. ]. `) a; M3 H" V0 M
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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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