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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.* \) ~5 Y5 N; r( u+ 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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; W: b6 ]+ b: { n" ]& i) kTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.9 [! N/ W, r$ @2 c+ x
+ |/ d4 q; k( t6 g/ X: }"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.& Z4 b! H$ N) n
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* L: z5 q! L! c: N: ~/ u& C- U& N$ H
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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."5 O8 Z: Z( z M$ ]0 H9 t0 C
* [" J: u& C1 M: ^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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( C0 _' E V S) i5 I. mAlberta 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.3 f+ c3 M8 C/ ] R/ K
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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.7 ?7 K; W& q+ R& H7 d
" _; _/ o; {2 V7 G) D"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.9 Q; B% m/ q6 Y y U0 N4 x% `
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4 D' D5 w4 o' i9 F- j" J1 l0 `Not connected to children's hospital cases
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+ A8 f! \. ^* K, o M- t) d5 JOfficials 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.
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. ?, T2 a& W0 ^& F# t0 D! _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.! t! y+ u- h/ `* o1 }0 j Q3 t1 E! Q
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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.7 M: P$ c1 L* C' Y5 U
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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.
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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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