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Z7 {* C" t, [: J( I6 ZA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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' [$ A, ?# z7 I2 b9 g. y2 Y4 yThe 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.( {3 u. k0 ]( S' j% ^
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.+ G6 h6 U) G9 b4 U5 S
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters., @& `% [3 i6 u+ Z1 m: s
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 T" W3 Y) t1 p1 ]0 D* C# p
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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. K: h$ A: p5 F" P* V! W% j
% t0 b/ b" S Y, l( kAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.$ y/ f4 D) Q8 {$ T, t- y6 z& T! c
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.3 U* l+ J9 y' t4 ?6 H
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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., N% l: D1 K& ^2 ?: z1 u" b
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.# m, W. v! H6 x' s$ P- i
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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& R4 J, m9 `- E! K0 ^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., E7 G. L" ~ Z0 e/ K$ T
; k# \. K# b" ~0 @1 |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.
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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.
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# i, u, r& d8 d9 D"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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