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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html7 M4 W) I! W2 [: S5 \
: U' B4 Y: Y. |6 @! R* O8 \; hA 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.
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* v% j; B1 `5 t: S9 dTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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! h( g. \4 D2 i9 }4 n. Q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ ~6 l. m$ R' t2 \# N
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."+ L9 S" J% q! J- l) ` d! s
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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."' L9 Z' k1 C, A# e; @
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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.) l% r! C6 |, y6 B( Z
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.$ @. x$ `$ r- }2 E" t; I
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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' c& m4 g& `8 U: x. J: I/ h1 jThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.2 } s5 k& i5 j3 J# ~+ H+ T
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.0 e* `2 [7 E4 \) x" B4 U5 O
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" p" H& Y- k+ Z6 UNot connected to children's hospital cases) \% P6 H* J: d2 T6 V) J. H
! s$ s/ H1 A$ F7 y( E2 H" oOfficials 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.8 _& e. @- x4 o4 B. ~
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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.7 i) Q* i( B( H# Y% u
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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.% Z' |8 b4 ^: J: e- n
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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.: g$ D9 A/ t) 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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