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# @9 A; M7 O3 s1 n) B6 B& y/ u9 kA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.- A( ]( M+ r* r; h1 A
8 E* O# T4 s, O" ]" n% v* \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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% d+ l, s: [* u4 s0 K7 P, v. zTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said./ d- F4 T. u" }; J- R0 Y6 i
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- e1 K& Z% T6 b7 k( l
1 F: t; r7 S6 L, Q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.". f( T, Z& \: K' }
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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."& M! e) W! l: `+ W& _
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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.
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6 U6 R, Z N' h+ C" Y4 n4 K"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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8 }1 ~8 f" q3 ^' ~3 ?The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.$ @" u+ [4 ^. u4 A
7 T! N- ?5 ?3 L* _"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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% o9 U6 c, u, t" H$ ^, fNot connected to children's hospital cases* A* G1 L6 j1 v
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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.+ s, v W+ F$ ^4 s! h2 q
w! X: d( v; c1 ? p6 i1 oThe 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.6 z4 N8 w- l1 D C1 d6 R
. k: p1 P6 J! E. ~+ w! d; d( \; a2 NTed 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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) T) f% y3 q3 s- S9 e1 U8 z' i"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./ Y, l* V( C/ k0 \% M3 Z3 m
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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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