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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.. r u. k, m& t4 @# X
* N' R5 `( o$ l# Z6 ~0 J' c1 fThe 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.4 m0 s' d+ M- c6 |$ j6 M4 Y' k
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ j2 C0 O! }% N7 o; h0 T5 j+ Y
* w$ h3 w! [: ]) n"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."$ i8 {3 y7 ^5 x1 \* }9 t' Y
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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.3 ~$ u" u" @$ N0 ?. @! L- y
9 {; A) r( I- K+ f# u"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.) z6 `; @5 e. c. p6 C
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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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$ n# m* @( q6 A) Y) e- t( COfficials 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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9 p1 F7 i" |4 o# \$ c5 ?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.- A3 y/ p8 J+ k, A6 L% N
% P. |; ^! k$ q6 `+ tTed 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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1 k, H# w& S n"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.0 ]* |+ o, e& s) A- K4 I* H3 M! `
6 R0 @2 g3 N5 e' e0 t9 uEvery 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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