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% t J9 `1 F/ V/ h0 E: b/ H' E; fA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.9 Q' O) \0 D+ j/ R# t
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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.
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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."* C1 G- Z" u$ T+ { y9 V _9 q& ]
4 H0 o+ B$ b8 JMusto 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.". J8 m8 |8 k0 ]- v) }
/ V2 O* b1 T1 A1 ]/ L. ]4 tThe 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.# n, a, m1 w, ?: i" R7 P( s& [
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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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 v, ], W" o* w
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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.! H5 x& A3 s+ l; ^( k5 ~
7 c5 Z: S% t3 g) Q7 }$ E9 K"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. t: x- N! \2 C5 X
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% g* {( E* i2 y; e4 TNot connected to children's hospital cases- H8 ]/ ]. B; m# `# {" _1 T( A
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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.1 N" t" @7 b" H( N
8 b% t3 U0 X; s! d) V/ o: |2 D7 IThe 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.. Q3 |% @1 ?* n6 _3 O; }
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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.9 F7 N: @5 ?( }
( d& g3 m0 |& p"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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