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9 w3 E/ z E* i+ U+ h4 J+ uA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.4 d* D0 s9 M5 @) w
* ]; T5 Q3 z- q, {7 FThe 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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 ~3 T: s0 y) L* b
3 o( R! \( _* e5 @8 t"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters. H* Y( Y9 q) u s" P. T
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 b; ^ Z8 h% e1 W
, X" X5 R9 c* j- h |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."7 @$ w" \6 Q$ M9 R
6 `6 q. g3 b( ]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.; T2 l+ F+ h! `) k* B9 }
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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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8 i- `0 _; _# CThe 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.( \2 c; b, q3 i: G
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: I) Z8 A% c! ^) g2 o% `7 S# ENot connected to children's hospital cases3 T R9 _; X3 A: n3 g
: Z" k3 X3 o6 y. J9 }& ?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.' x8 k* |9 N- v4 Z- R, u
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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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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. N p8 E! W4 R) [
5 `1 e% w {# l: ~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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