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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.0 b) `+ P5 A% Q6 y4 w; k$ J( H7 Y1 E
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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.$ o: L8 `9 ]; _: X) a7 E: k3 S
1 `' S# T' I, `3 T6 s; x$ D; U9 `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.
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5 ]$ X+ h1 }) F! b# _5 J9 a"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* }6 D, j2 O. q1 q( J6 e5 C; W* y
, ~$ Q# O" I% I9 z; s+ _( `2 [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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! `. {1 t" k+ B. Z+ ~/ R7 u+ G5 ?; YThe 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.5 ^* ~. d8 \! Q$ C
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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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! i" u+ a6 V8 d- F" c$ m3 d"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.# K# h; N2 M% c
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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.* x9 Q+ X o. B$ ]/ j
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.' c3 A: ~1 ?6 o- ~- t
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7 q* O2 g' I9 b. V3 mNot connected to children's hospital cases- h. c6 ]# k" x! K9 \! E9 l( |% T& W
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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.: r% M8 s; V! e: B0 f
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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.5 o8 v5 n) A* [8 z, L
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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.
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0 b+ y% ~! j& A( B" s"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.6 D: o0 [' ^2 b9 Z1 u) i# Z
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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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