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; S0 G8 Y/ b- n2 B$ A" i" rA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.$ ?! b0 T$ A* `" j) H
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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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: g* ?6 v$ J3 G0 G
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ P7 T8 o9 e0 X
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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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& [' j) `$ K0 eMusto 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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7 B% M# ^' W( M/ c3 k3 VThe 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./ j/ ?2 `, f. k$ N3 E6 Y2 u
@% t: s' N$ d- c1 | c iAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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1 t' T! M" K8 x! v: R"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 e+ K. N1 o2 w* J, B
& H. N; [, i" H1 E+ OThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto." |& C% w3 i" d$ C! f! @% j6 i
7 G( p; C$ B) N9 \"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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: z& |8 Y# \7 ~9 l7 P& {Not connected to children's hospital cases+ ~' C3 K! _' W* H! {; _: W
" y% Z& d1 R, O3 |4 l7 q oOfficials 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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" R, n6 a5 _( s1 B& z7 m$ T MThe 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.6 s4 D7 r2 x H" \
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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.* x% ] C% _" a& r9 w0 v& f. K
/ f7 `! B" r0 {; i; T( q- ZEvery 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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