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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.2 w5 C. M [. _) u; H2 H7 m
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' `: D4 `, U9 H
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 v* \$ ^" Z: } n; [+ G
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."" _( @9 ]- U5 M7 K
( g3 W) K5 M& C3 e% H. F# F2 e) [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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+ u) b* W1 O4 J/ z) f% f"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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: l, ]) O5 z- D: `8 Z$ sThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.3 r1 [; E" ]$ K1 o
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; F. {3 Z9 m. w, bOfficials 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.3 k/ N* G2 Q" |" r8 ]) D* A" p. X, z4 Z, Z
5 L. C' P2 C2 d) l$ C* lThe 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.
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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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. e" G2 a) L$ ]( Z: ?"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.# Z0 B+ d Z! V& k6 y" }
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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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