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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.3 n; ]1 Y# T6 }6 T
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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.6 G1 H7 g3 g( }1 [
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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.- m% o9 x3 S2 T5 q- t7 O
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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."* I k- w! p o" C$ m
5 V: f E$ ^- N0 a4 |. z+ eThe 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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' _/ P, j* _. y4 m8 p' M! W$ m7 MAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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2 d4 n+ N, n0 V9 k"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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; C2 J1 ~/ h. R' e F lThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto./ Y# i/ v8 ]0 V6 U
& Q' q; L, {: F( n' G"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. [( } V: {' C- A+ b# m6 D
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# N* ]& _2 A" ~! Y. _9 }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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5 ]% o* r/ Y* }* W; P* [0 Q2 HThe 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.- `# k K5 \. |4 U0 E
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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.# f( Y4 N' a& a- |
" t1 f9 e& e7 X, CEvery 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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