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3 ?" b4 @, U9 Y8 A* kA 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.0 W' o, x1 p G8 N, n0 F
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 y& l( C/ h2 \
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.( I% T# y) d, J0 q. m
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! v: Y- ~4 Q. X' R0 H
z1 S8 V! j& M) P" R8 IMusto 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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& F1 d& q3 L* Z. |+ w4 f! Z+ c" ?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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"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.
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. I6 O: n; S/ P/ _3 d1 P0 V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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0 t$ l' I ] T2 S Y: q7 MNot connected to children's hospital cases
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* h* A4 @9 Q. M& b/ u L# VOfficials 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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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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! X4 y, J$ V, D4 n+ CTed 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.+ E3 e! ^, E& X& d
9 M1 v T( T) ^"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.! ]! l, }0 `4 J) w0 |
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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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