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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.% e' r$ E! y+ d' p/ v* E
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 u, `! \ t" N U
' E$ F2 @( S7 o1 W! Q: R"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 {* r% B9 F. G+ q+ B/ E( q
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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."0 F! Q+ {) V4 J( ?) ?2 R- [, E4 z
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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.7 ]. i0 s7 S! W6 M: S m
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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.
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: @) N/ P& V' s7 g) ?6 e, }"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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m+ e6 L; j0 O$ t& _! `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.& x) o# A" {: c
1 k3 R' h" s O$ ]% B# \( xThe 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. ?# E9 r+ t( Z) Q4 G5 O( }
& a% j8 g3 H7 ?4 rTed 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.4 F$ `2 Z' n `) z" t& \# \' n
1 k6 J! T% |& ?: C; J& B, qEvery 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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