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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.$ k. |% e+ y1 j+ f% p* p
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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.7 r' |0 r* u8 E' `" F" t0 ]% c
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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( J5 {/ M( G1 T$ s' w; pMusto 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."& q6 x, I: W6 V, x7 N# Z
: |$ o" t0 @. d. Y% }; bThe 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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5 T( z7 I8 ~' y0 C* @"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* a$ I% Q" f) T4 q% B
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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.' J" y" t( e' J! t& r' g* z! F
; @3 S; o6 d- W1 ~: ]' d8 S"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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" g2 t7 s5 N# ?" v- ]/ zOfficials 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.3 W' Q( ^5 n/ s- x7 n5 `8 s
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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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1 @2 n' q' ]7 w% J8 F( jTed 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.' @4 u6 T: y$ x0 w& ^
+ [: g/ l3 T) n! l4 F* E% ^0 @* B"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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