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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.5 P& \ u8 b8 {, w7 p8 \2 U
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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.+ M4 `; Z6 r/ X
( h {8 ?9 P- A2 C5 dTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.8 H% O' _0 i: ~* @! w; C' a
$ q( k" J3 q* @2 e; `7 y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ V+ n$ J# m5 ?" Z0 [; L
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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."
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% ]* E! m7 b1 }3 U aThe 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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9 ~8 G! h" F, o% K7 Z6 I9 s, ?Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.0 s/ t/ }$ g& u3 l& j; b: R
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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.) o2 I+ P% ?" m1 Z4 v9 e3 s* s* n
8 W X) { P+ n5 f- a3 _"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said. U9 e- o, j6 Z) ~) |4 m5 q
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8 e& C% } S/ Y# ONot connected to children's hospital cases0 m) n5 z1 _ e. w' X, Z& e2 ?, X
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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.$ Y. u! r; c5 o) b, i8 P% F8 l
) R$ Q9 i f3 O; cThe 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.( j9 ~# j0 q6 u$ r
% R6 X* Q1 J; f* w. FTed 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 @, m9 k/ h7 F0 l1 X! R6 N"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./ P/ `0 J; n3 i A
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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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