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7 D7 h: G( g+ e! R3 LA 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.. N" a: e0 ^9 j* q+ E% m
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., L3 A( z# }: }+ P5 v
8 K# z U6 W" |% e. V$ j Q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.; }' R1 U0 D0 \; X3 _' X
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( Y1 n6 `$ t$ ]: z
# J2 Y9 N8 x7 SMusto 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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3 g9 E$ e' M: W5 y; i& I" wThe 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.2 c" H; J& e# k! z. Z
/ i& b Y& k' K) _) E"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.5 s0 B2 M) t0 y5 X# q0 a" K: q
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., m6 J* N3 U& e7 A9 _$ ~( m
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Not 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.* b' q$ F6 q# w
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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.
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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.. K# k/ N2 W5 A/ ~, o, y
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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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