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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.. P/ r* p3 X; D/ 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.7 k7 m: m4 X( k! _: j3 |* h
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( D( N; D3 {( R9 z% ?$ Q
& ?( X2 [4 t) s$ L, q"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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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."5 `2 A* |( o% N! j
7 v+ @# x$ J4 `1 a7 WThe 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.# t0 ~. | ^. ?
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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& g7 b) X- M, RThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.4 n( b9 _5 i. E# q4 g1 B6 i
, a0 }" Z- u0 a0 c/ T. a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: g! j% C; P8 y* p4 ]& W
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' ]1 V3 d8 w" S0 }2 xNot connected to children's hospital cases& D6 m8 Q* A, E5 e6 x# ?( y" U
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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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. D% z5 s2 p0 T* pThe 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 S: a1 R9 |5 i6 ?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.$ h+ d4 W% s# `) Z! K- Z! U
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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.
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9 C0 I+ K O( J5 uEvery 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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