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) n C$ K" v* N! f# f8 e m: H# UA 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.8 p5 w) f% c9 n$ p) p
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 b2 M' ?7 b: E3 S4 s: X3 f6 F
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.# G1 l$ G& G0 @# k# L, D
' u1 n% m9 C4 g3 T3 \0 m3 y"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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. j% Y6 P9 d* P, _) HMusto 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."& }' o6 f( g$ X' ^; k( w) h
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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.$ t$ r" Z b4 V7 y+ U) p* I, y
6 F( d9 H) M1 l/ ^6 [1 l* mAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.. n3 g* I: }- I* z1 _. ^0 m& S
$ X% R4 n; [: t2 d6 S! B% q"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.) C/ g) ? m: J; ~
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. `$ c* `2 d4 S
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( e) S9 @$ r+ C+ `# {Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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.+ V1 _' w2 @$ }4 r
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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.
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$ p# D/ M9 e P. ETed 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.9 b5 X6 f) {' D5 M
/ E! P; U9 U# S# D, {, l"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.& d3 `2 n( c/ [9 q* ~" Q1 _
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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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