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% d V4 E+ d! v$ vA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu., Y8 Z2 ]8 y% n8 t W2 A* e1 [! l
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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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/ {1 H% n m; F. X4 }Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said./ s9 M# ^/ `& {1 o) {" H! w
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* U% `) e* N! @. y& ^9 i( o* c
& M1 b7 |, r0 ]5 G8 L/ Z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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2 }# O3 h3 I8 V/ L% F. qMusto 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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% t1 r' E! |* y2 @( V4 AAlberta 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.5 n- ~& [' v2 S6 G& K8 O" F$ w
5 k3 y6 u9 S3 t8 Q4 |" }The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! F" X7 t" m& W: h2 M8 N1 g) }
5 Q9 n$ Q% p( y4 M"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 m9 y2 V$ ~8 d' L6 r# w* o& D4 C
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+ C9 S- A; R; g$ g7 \' G3 O4 kOfficials 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.3 q6 g- N/ U0 k/ ]9 r! Y
' w$ ^' x# _; ^" r/ K/ ZThe 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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0 n: W3 M. n9 Z, I+ q5 RTed 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." ~: [: w5 h/ a5 R9 Q! C- e! d, _
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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.. j$ \ ~4 n2 I2 n" c
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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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