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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. N3 R' u5 J" E A# c/ U
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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.0 k n1 F9 C+ j2 t
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.8 Q# B4 O4 b8 d9 S
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 a/ a" e! h2 J0 {! ?
7 b# d7 f7 C, c9 U( w"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."
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9 Y6 {2 w( G p/ C0 }5 J8 ]; {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.8 r$ d; I; J! N
! e- N! h' E B5 I8 \: zAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., e0 D1 U ~8 e& F j
4 ^5 s* d% Z. o8 v" c2 z: o1 J"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.% W+ B( g& j9 L: ~8 l) B
7 w& D4 o8 L* z: s* A"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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; x6 d: L5 L4 T1 gNot connected to children's hospital cases
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/ O; O2 {( b* J# NOfficials 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.( W$ Y7 P+ g+ |" x
1 d) ^' m+ ]8 {' n) M! wThe 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.& C* V5 m/ Z1 h8 p8 P
. {4 m) G% h( F8 ~; _. pTed 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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5 b/ a$ z; b) t4 q* f* X+ j+ A* o"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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7 F8 M* u- \+ F6 \# ~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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