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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.2 h; D: Q+ ?( c$ F7 O
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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.. t3 r3 q7 `1 u: C
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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& g1 h. X1 n! ?8 \4 X% D1 `$ g. E2 i+ y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.+ U0 W( [( a9 a. j: M S% k+ h
2 U5 j' _7 C, d' ]$ @, _: d3 ~6 s"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."* l% k$ \* C) K: f
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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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( k2 e( o: x4 fAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% \9 |* J6 M# }9 `' R% A
9 g4 b8 t9 G" p; D& E; L5 A( Z- j( |"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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"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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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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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.) x) u9 Z- B" _3 r9 S
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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.) S! o+ _0 I( ^' o5 o
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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.. d1 A2 N3 m$ Q0 Z
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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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