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$ c1 S$ l2 A) [2 F7 P6 g& f( qA 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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! R: ?7 O' P$ iThe 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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0 R2 R2 n9 W6 u5 e- G' T$ f/ oTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' [! D; I. V# m& V. w
! b9 G) M% R0 z" B+ ]. i$ B2 {4 m"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."
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1 i* s: K2 A( X6 D7 i1 yMusto 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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$ Z2 P( m% o: SThe 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.; }: y P* `' v* d! e/ ~
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.; F+ M( k; L$ S! V
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.) w( B/ S6 W/ V' E; J0 s
+ A8 G1 G/ f$ i0 n2 G/ Z"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said. c( b% F5 T8 a5 \! y3 J
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; n# p7 e5 r& g% z. \- N' lNot 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.5 E* b: r; o' g6 `& z [
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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. ^# w' }% a2 {) [# ~$ 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.
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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 f7 |+ x( m# j0 |
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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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