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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.) c9 E( R& e6 ?( _! @. e3 t! B
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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.) z$ X% D. j: a ~& A2 b: ~
; |, L* g- ]( e1 A2 ^) sTests 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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& |1 Q/ c) m( ]"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 ^/ q! e! q. E( a4 K: c
' r9 ]6 K; M0 p# W8 }5 D. a5 yMusto 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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, c- Y' \* R! ^" j: }+ I"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.1 I- C/ A) s8 d4 D: V
& D% ^6 }5 I" R5 h% n+ c; O rThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.+ h0 `1 G+ C) H3 M2 z+ H: b+ z
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9 Z3 [/ m3 g L& _! m- zOfficials 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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* E- @5 `5 n0 Q) [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.' F; Q4 x3 l: e- N6 d4 Y
# y$ F& q" j( B4 c( n m/ H, ^- Q, H, z$ p"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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