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% t& w! M, b* g4 A- lA 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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ v9 X0 _: ], j; P! c' ~
4 F7 \' g1 |- `"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.# |7 l& N. O, q5 Q V5 \ y! l1 [* X i
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.": O$ ]$ ^! I( [6 X$ }" K& \- M
: S2 ?5 h3 X$ @! S8 }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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5 g6 j' ~1 X6 m2 ~9 ]' D$ ]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.7 z& M0 z( j5 s' t$ U! j3 {
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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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" A8 k" j# |5 T- H! x' g+ E* y, q5 K"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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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$ f# G9 k: Y3 [. }& j6 T. GNot connected to children's hospital cases' L! y4 |+ f% ]" x9 s
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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.- F, F: O' H0 F8 E6 Y. N$ v9 l
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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.- H7 Z7 f3 @4 _' a
* U5 t2 g& O$ I8 e+ g& q lTed 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.; B. w; J8 n& C, o
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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.. g! u. |; {# a6 g/ j+ v
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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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