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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.! W1 W( i4 a3 O" M2 e0 O# u; I+ a1 X
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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.* q& V- b0 V$ y4 `: }
5 e5 m1 }; H* x( D( tTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.9 [! `6 [$ ^+ O+ j( C+ u7 c9 \2 o
. |& j5 d; n4 D7 a, }"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 {9 }- H& T2 r. F% s9 w+ k5 N
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o8 n- r! I, G8 |% Y3 K( 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."7 Q6 V3 I6 k7 `, A
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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.+ L) |; o; N! U2 |" y
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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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' D }' [( q! S) K( f4 gThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto., _. T8 \' }& X& {$ O" |
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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( g2 M# q$ l; e) E q. \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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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./ w# j. n9 ]( V
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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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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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