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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.
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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.$ d* K; X3 \3 [' S8 O3 O" @1 v9 V
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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, I4 u; `& l6 d( B/ C"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 W% j: o! n! L; A2 t7 c
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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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7 G* L% U- Z6 x( i2 GMusto 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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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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& w# M$ [3 k1 ]4 Z1 l+ c4 sAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.8 S% S& |6 g' T9 p
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- E5 K& E+ ~; {
3 V. T) r, |2 N) ^9 UThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.( U& K9 L' y" H
* }0 s$ d3 y' d' Y+ l"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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9 |# _3 r! X. @: U3 W$ o- mOfficials 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.* v" E/ `' P9 ~* c/ J8 ?
* h- Q5 x0 e Z1 i% bThe 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.% S/ S* w3 ~; ], g$ y
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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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: d& w. h9 |- w3 _"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.
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Q$ Y! z1 \0 _# \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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