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: T" p* {% a; c, E/ T5 eA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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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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% @4 h; X; j7 p; n"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 Q6 d6 ~! h- V. j1 K
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; |- V8 v$ V, ]' u. ?
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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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% G' ^4 f4 u J2 c+ p* IThe 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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3 l" t ?0 ?/ C# Q% wAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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8 c' D4 m, E2 J9 c4 o9 c"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.: A: P) {& y! M- c. I) m3 H6 z' a F
$ D; a# @- M1 ~2 c% ]6 v; LThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.+ ^1 g; T" L" b; w$ w1 }
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases. x0 Y1 D: `& X' @4 J) S
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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.) c! I! n: N* P$ O! `# M/ h8 S
6 l& p8 V) m7 N, Z6 h! B% ~, C! gThe 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.0 F: R, J) D- `
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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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" ~9 |6 s" ^( ^( S$ \"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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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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