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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.: e6 Q6 v" W' z
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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.
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U7 N- G& ]4 F- b1 T5 X% M7 sTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ r! T" I' J$ ^# |" ~0 ^ z
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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0 ~# U( Z: h' O( q/ {. M3 H5 ]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.": E, b6 |4 v9 E7 N6 W* P9 J/ g% Y
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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.6 c! J: N; V3 o: C9 J
" d- y$ [$ e* g q1 o! WAlberta 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.- }: i! O/ J5 v/ f" D
' @5 m, F$ T/ E6 gThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.0 M' ] Y0 W8 C4 d% z8 O
7 e. X: X# [4 c( m+ t, B"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 k% @; C0 b$ x( qNot 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.
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) F) k) R8 d' I: v: Q3 L$ X. H+ yThe 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.# w1 j! W$ v1 I6 e6 _1 M
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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." e- P' G @1 z) u
( h& Y1 i2 b: q3 Z% c3 REvery 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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