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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.1 \- W3 L2 N6 ^5 s; @9 a
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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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+ `# [4 Q2 M9 d( D5 Y/ H# ITests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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# Z" D6 L$ G) U4 B0 T"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.% b; l8 N" A, D% [0 y
7 A" F4 F8 j9 T5 D/ |"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! n2 e& \) o' h$ E4 e" t
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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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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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( Z3 M% I; b: |9 |3 f) S, 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.% o+ q' Y$ D4 t$ ?
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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.
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3 a* k! C: J. F" W6 R C+ gNot connected to children's hospital cases b3 L" u- P' ], z- c& v# }
+ `4 s. N3 `9 {0 |9 N* \6 ]0 TOfficials 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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3 ]! g- X1 M2 F7 C; J2 fThe 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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1 [8 K; o3 H# S7 ?0 T ATed 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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5 f( L: ` }+ c. Q) | s, w"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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