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3 S' Z# o+ L$ ]1 _+ uA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; v& c4 v8 ~. i& V/ I. A f
& Y& x1 L& v& u @, y) h; q6 W7 kThe 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.; `) R+ s, H' J7 B
: M2 V5 d3 k9 X+ C; W6 _+ R1 R+ ?Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.7 _9 _' c+ s* X) k
& a9 i4 J1 U- X3 }0 J" t* d"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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8 T; }( l) v' L# ?"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."1 }% P$ q4 [, V" }3 n
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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."" k4 _; J* w% B4 w, m4 _
' h4 C: M% j! W! s4 \, X( TThe 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.) o& u1 w& Z0 ?2 Y3 D4 \1 U; N
" r" v' C1 m; i9 |: r7 B- }0 GAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ z3 l" n3 e r1 s) ~
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"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.0 }$ e: R ~ ]" [" {/ j
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.& k& {- v- G$ S4 j
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! ~6 _% A5 g0 O/ GNot 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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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., U% V4 q- ^9 C7 v, z6 J/ p& X; |/ b
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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.4 N, \$ P q0 ~' E8 H
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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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