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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.
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; O. x- |# H, W' R& {2 Y$ Y/ JThe 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.+ n5 y4 K& [! D& U# R5 Y9 h
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.# `! ^! D/ M- f ?
- Z6 e! `: G3 T- K9 D"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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@, Z9 X1 B, v% }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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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.9 u% {, q. r0 z B3 f0 y( _8 V
* K- {" ]7 b8 K& Y, AAlberta 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.( x% K/ s: [# l9 E! {: E
5 V/ n4 \7 N2 T/ h" w& jThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.& z7 Z5 j" a' N* p$ Q# ~! L6 p
8 N2 k8 @- \) X"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ A+ s1 ` |5 N1 Q
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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.
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3 n9 B' z5 P1 e6 P' @3 ZThe 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.$ P' p. z) T+ ` @+ w( g( v8 Z
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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.; H3 n1 [4 u; Q5 b1 \& O
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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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