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' h* u0 s7 |+ L: NA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.% S" [" E% K2 ^% q8 E3 n0 |( R3 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.7 v7 g$ S* s4 I2 Y
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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# @( W# d* Z; j; w: c"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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& o) |) }+ j7 |7 A' C3 n# x* 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."1 X0 n% O$ C2 p% e2 W+ w% [, r
7 t, T7 l+ c3 k' h8 zThe 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.! ?/ `' f+ S" O
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Alberta 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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5 l9 A; a `# b( z+ ~+ u- TThe 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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$ @( S$ |$ [. ?$ e$ r: `* BNot connected to children's hospital cases
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; |9 B3 t4 k0 M+ 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.
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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.9 n- G) G5 ^+ ]% r G5 _* _
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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. W2 J$ V4 F' {, ~9 L
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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.
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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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