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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.+ n! ]* T+ X: c$ b, a
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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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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# G; S6 S* G" k. L( ?7 n"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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, S$ ~/ y7 P% L$ g4 W) n3 i"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."8 b, _* L. f0 _. e
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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."( J. f: m1 M9 u
$ c, k7 } e, \$ c3 F# Z) N: t- e3 tThe 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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- [- u; ]8 q/ t, t* u }Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.9 H* ^. I- S: n, ?
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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- x' d8 F/ |% j n! hThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.# | l# l' ?. b6 r2 s# p# @" b2 Y
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.9 i* ^% j: i, \- n& D( r; V
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6 A- d+ _# w: K3 n) uNot connected to children's hospital cases8 j; g- {3 l4 F" D3 I
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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.
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' n9 @2 ^/ Z. Z2 }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.% ]# A7 T8 O. M; ^
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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.3 p, z8 J1 J+ [/ d5 b
! Q. t, L+ n* Q) l4 I/ F( }3 ]"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.
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5 T" a# k+ b/ _7 {& \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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