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& f1 L8 I1 f. A$ n1 @A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* D# x J* D3 k! a3 ^
1 I% L- P D; ?( jThe 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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- H& ^* Z3 u, n: MTests 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.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") a8 o0 r, t2 X q* F- i# x: f- S4 q
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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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& i& r, q' A9 Q, q" y4 \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.) c5 Z4 a9 j4 s; H0 M# P
* n8 c3 Q$ ^ ~2 rThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.1 A. U8 d* j; j, r# r% P ^9 G
1 R( x* P; I% }# Y' f, Q: _/ c( O"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.0 a% Z0 A* R0 O* |, Y8 E
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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. l; N2 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.9 a, @6 a9 l6 p. s* t, T' C
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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.
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( q; f" R4 P: h) v# }: Q' ~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., K, |; A+ S! q# z E4 H9 Y& I* t
' f) B! G/ p; \"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.$ r2 b% p% W$ x* |. G4 m& d) t- I. l. ?7 ]
( ?4 G9 H1 O% H( L! w' Y4 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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