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. E; K1 j: |" Y! {A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.' J* n2 r \: i) v
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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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' `0 W% r4 m0 r, @Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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3 ]4 x3 L/ z7 G# e4 L"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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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."
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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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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5 @7 W+ w* \, I. M, ^"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 d( G& q: h$ `" m/ B- G
# J/ g# v8 E; j( b @$ AThe 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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0 W: s3 j' R4 K# T1 j1 C: R"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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% ]& Q2 J: \( X GOfficials 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.% Q6 D" b1 a+ M! V1 m% o4 q
' _# ~( X0 E8 YThe 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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( S8 U" d. i- b' j9 k- r: Q4 r" N) cTed 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.
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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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