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4 c( W4 |3 h/ Z; vA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.) U: [# {( Z( m! R. `
}, @- y2 _5 I4 G! S% \( |# v4 J7 ^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." u. {' n5 T6 X) N
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Tests 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.
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( R8 u- x# m, b7 v& d; Y6 h4 {"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."' `$ z9 n' F& w2 U% T& l! z4 N
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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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" A/ I2 U' ]4 q# q' h/ A' Q& kThe 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.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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: J4 f' d' L# S( d7 M! K s% zThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.7 a! `( t- o8 {! s- Q0 j+ i2 I
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Not connected to children's hospital cases. s1 j$ T% [7 R! \, h* |/ j' R
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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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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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0 I( u' d0 Q: E! ]6 _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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( x% p4 b8 x. \! X$ }"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.# e1 t* a, p$ ^6 u8 m7 H, {6 a) |2 O
! l; D) v% v' e3 I- x( b) o" ^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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