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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.1 x m9 _) H2 S6 t
( _( L- \& n' E% i, T: m7 \0 \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. k; E _% G9 {+ }) p
% J9 ]5 G1 X- T- P: sTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' D0 o: t* D, |% R' X8 t; f
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 Z2 b0 ~" i/ M" z
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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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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./ E) g$ w' l$ j# S# P/ ?
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." H5 _# ~% r3 |
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
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- C6 C# X8 _' p [6 V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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- s9 Q$ O! r. lNot connected to children's hospital cases
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. d/ _9 J* |( o: U% a/ _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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H ^5 g o# ?+ O& cThe 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.7 [' ~5 {4 p" B* L- R1 a- p8 L I
4 w2 H% ~; j) z2 V( W% `2 |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.# a, E9 h8 d4 g
* T' \. O2 U" t# P3 W, T"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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9 |; F: }- \) F- r7 pEvery 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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