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& z& A; h/ O1 t8 ^! W$ FA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.2 z/ o1 ~4 V. ^+ G9 S5 [1 C
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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.+ ?& `, Z% w" M0 Y5 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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, z/ q# Z. x2 Z. T! d0 |"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 w! B% H; U8 e
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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.* t/ t( L& B8 s4 j3 e, q" f8 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.3 {; r. D$ {4 g9 C' `6 Q
. y5 o; L% x. g5 _( ]"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 i8 D3 J- M5 ]. @# t2 MThe 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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: M! |+ O( A* T3 d( ^"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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: T. t4 \' e5 T2 ^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.5 O e, D$ F# P. l$ W9 ~
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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.5 e$ e+ B; d. M5 K7 L
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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 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.! M5 K' @6 W6 j0 A I5 O
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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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