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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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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.% K7 G. |/ d/ x/ [; X3 E
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said./ B3 s2 D% A) f5 ]; G
" _1 _+ B' R/ C1 L1 F7 B; D"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."5 ~$ V+ Y0 I [ y0 A
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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.". ^ B# t' @2 e' j
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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.3 O/ m% Y( e1 w/ ?0 b
& B+ p7 Q8 A$ H4 t2 r& IAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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: \5 P3 X" V$ i4 ^"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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( l* ?; } D% s! Z* W3 nThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto., n, Y2 V; s* K9 ?
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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3 R7 i5 Y: T @! [% D) D0 hNot connected to children's hospital cases
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. T* W# X9 Q7 k& oOfficials 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.: X1 {7 E0 l, M- g v# ?
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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.9 }# A, B: K* m/ z' S- g! Z0 e I: \
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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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" L- N* ^! X- N$ }, z3 V"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.7 m3 {$ f" w/ J$ V
- A# N% \& {8 f. ]2 V$ lEvery 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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