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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./ ` D9 D( U, O6 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.. P J' l/ L/ e+ w1 V# x* j @
3 S* F2 h6 x `Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 p a' H) c# k
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.; m G% V4 s: ~/ F3 Q d
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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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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.% k. b) n7 r6 Y0 t
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ D5 |% y) X$ Q7 }! e# U* R
9 ~' H9 E7 U6 Z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.+ ]3 M3 v- |8 _( |/ 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.% B6 j9 f" B7 X: u
6 q' `! d8 e) X X"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.- O% Z1 Y h4 \( @/ G
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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.( ]3 h% {) d7 P( Q [- _( T
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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.; S, y6 R8 n5 } B D/ t
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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.6 E) v) h& J. a% c- L1 g
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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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