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1 a6 [) s, e" o" t: U9 eA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.- ^2 W6 [( G( j( M4 j
# Y/ {0 ?; o- v: c+ l- ?( u3 rThe 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.: E1 t2 g' `, `( O$ u6 d' Y3 X% H
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 T- E7 K2 [* D8 E l' d3 [) b1 ~# ]
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 i4 l+ ^2 L5 z" M5 w/ r
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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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# M/ P$ }/ C" ^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.& H) R, y3 K* @+ n
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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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 z/ G9 q1 p& v$ ^; z2 L. ]0 fThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto. T2 N0 s- ~. X7 F6 B5 Q
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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+ N2 C4 X7 C- X1 @" q. dNot connected to children's hospital cases
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# g! ?( v1 e4 tOfficials 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.+ h. |' r. g X6 c) ?- X
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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.) ]" s; e$ Q# B$ K6 J
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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.6 n& Z6 ?% ~3 w1 t9 k3 S0 H; b
" Z5 {" }5 F7 u$ E"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.- d. o I# f5 }9 j1 e
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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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