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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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3 o8 d6 L. E' f1 BThe 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./ c& `% s$ D5 m9 H$ m
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.2 f' c+ \9 {" p3 ?$ z. d, X# m
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- u+ W7 r% k/ p6 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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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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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.8 o. w# H% B4 b' [% Q( G% A
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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4 j9 I; G6 N0 m6 gThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto. K1 `4 z2 n3 Z+ h
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.8 L) q" W5 s( e5 S/ C0 i3 [
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3 n' B# I6 b* z7 I+ ^* 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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* F) A4 N: d1 ^( {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.& K# j: j, s9 l4 L r( v
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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.1 m" j% H, ` Q( G! v
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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.3 `) w& l$ k1 q9 o8 ^
' y( _; D7 X3 C! K# v5 ~% O$ OEvery 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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