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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.& r; \$ m. w! V7 n3 L/ c; C
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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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8 [1 t8 j& b$ ]Tests 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.) {- ?, X. @5 A1 R0 v
' Z, i! u F& D# L& g d8 i3 H) P"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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$ I! q3 N$ J' X: d% o" ]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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3 P$ K. A, x; j$ hThe 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." ]$ o! H5 ?" ?8 l, z
! L& |* ~1 u2 A& Z: Z, w"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.9 a3 ?+ k- F# s; q$ h% R
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.! \! R5 i1 U' `' E/ ~6 y# J- k
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7 b! {% D5 i* W3 u7 \! M1 V% vNot connected to children's hospital cases
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9 I' s9 `3 `, G: }4 I; c. w# iOfficials 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.7 o' b o/ K5 l# b R
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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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' f+ }- B: N6 H+ G3 t; X/ NTed 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.; h' d' Q6 M- q9 G
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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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