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1 s; i8 p$ \- j. OA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.! ~! v! X* A; y+ ?& Y$ y
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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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% C. {5 c4 u/ m7 x: G, H2 H/ bTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ |; r& e. o2 e
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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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# A- c$ E; W2 @9 G7 p"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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6 x0 K) Q( k8 S# ~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.
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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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! H8 z q5 v X/ m2 q7 T"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 m5 V5 S& i( W4 c3 |2 j- D2 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.
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' j. L, w5 R$ b2 T7 S Y) B# V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases/ H1 o: P- I, c* q% ]
( O7 W. d7 a0 ~2 o* O' I8 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.
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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.. H6 O9 E# v) J, ~4 b% I5 `7 U0 c
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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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"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.4 M0 w# N8 R+ |- B
3 M9 T! B& d9 z4 Y8 _8 qEvery 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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