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. I( {( x5 e7 m) z8 [' Z9 }% Y2 ]A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu. p+ r4 S! u" ]0 \3 Y
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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.6 E+ B0 o4 p5 N7 o9 r
; Z) W# l/ q- ?/ A: b @1 w, KTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.4 j$ V8 L% ]7 p
+ H) S5 S9 N0 y v"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") g( A6 J* |4 {1 g
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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."% H2 t2 R5 @; ?( @/ Q6 \& S# g. A! M' u
2 Q! B* v" f0 X9 y% Q nThe 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.6 m9 _- }6 V0 t8 H
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.3 J5 F g" Z0 T8 f4 N, w& S
- F$ b- D; y- [, z# h z6 VThe 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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' B u( |6 C* ?* T"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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' E7 P4 G, ]8 @( X( Q; m8 J. ?5 uNot connected to children's hospital cases, d1 q9 ~+ U* t; \9 l
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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.
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2 O' g* w- o/ N& x W* Z+ DThe 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.: \2 ^& l+ x( T8 x, n
) H3 f$ ?6 \! W1 s0 ]- l% pTed 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.+ h2 z( N2 Y% {4 ~ @' \
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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.
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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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