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6 l6 A, N( D, R+ u5 cA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.0 f8 x0 U9 j5 Y7 B% x5 W5 r
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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.3 N0 ? r6 r9 Z% N9 \, [! o" J
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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* F5 Q- B! v, S( W6 K- _& R"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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# V6 s X, {' B+ ^1 X4 ]" j+ L1 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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/ s+ P9 \4 A3 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.3 }7 e. W$ b( Y
/ A5 i% T% j/ sAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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, O! ]- v" h1 `$ `- L1 lThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.4 ^' O$ i( m w5 O
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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4 W' t0 w$ a, P% @0 fOfficials 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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/ M2 o, u d" U+ S. oThe 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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5 \% h- B o( O5 M3 kTed 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.! n0 B C8 D0 q6 h1 M6 o4 ]
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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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