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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.
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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.# l& K- Y9 O" ?. x9 k
' P, x% X# @$ Q5 y) e0 k+ dTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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H2 O, v& f& L! o5 f; W# u"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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& j, h, w2 Q$ r9 h) l7 o' N$ f: x"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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# q. ~; j8 b: N% k& y vMusto 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."0 L+ S+ l- ~/ U2 f' y; V1 u& s
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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.
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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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; X: H. o8 R, T4 K; e+ d"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.: W) Z+ S: Y! `* \! m9 d& d
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.7 H: _ I4 i- `( d! m6 N9 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.6 V$ j3 s$ p7 |0 A' Q: Z
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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.+ p& S" B0 T, @) l" h
: F+ o8 s" m7 }* {"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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+ {7 y! h* g1 zEvery 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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