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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.
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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.( t+ ?6 Z+ M; A K2 \
5 u, L- |2 O2 {) v* c( ^Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 k$ ^4 f1 P; d+ ]' u3 c6 ?
+ e- p% y/ S e$ m"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ G; u, |3 t4 t# o- R3 T# l; B
2 p8 B, L: | V% y"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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% M0 g$ a5 k: r) Q/ W) Z5 xMusto 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."% a( d% r3 b3 H% l
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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.8 }1 i5 w; e% P1 K
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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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; u3 w0 Q. m& {! B6 C"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. Q r. Y/ y- p1 \
7 D3 v% X) F+ M5 _" sThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.+ T5 e; d) d# r7 h
9 U y1 _- G! A# M2 e5 `/ {" X"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.9 \+ c( `3 E. w+ H
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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2 n9 b( l+ d/ fOfficials 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.: R4 H; r( i$ M# K$ c
4 {$ d) I1 E$ \ i" @1 VThe 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.. ]# F' `2 P* E- [0 w. i0 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.
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"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." K" b; b5 ^7 C, s
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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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