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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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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.! K2 g0 j) W& Q$ F3 t8 s
8 X& ]- U4 d* b/ J ]3 _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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 m; V8 h+ a5 i; v0 k) K
. e: D# x6 q7 x9 T"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.9 O! O" b/ T0 [) a5 l# t8 p( V
$ ]" D8 x: F+ V"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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. L7 g: D% M1 e {8 O" TMusto 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."/ ?' Y: h% T9 r
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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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"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.% e% r. s; D$ @3 [) L3 U" R
3 k* I9 A4 N& l+ m, p2 Z"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 P: T- i( N% ]( _. h2 t) `# m
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' m& J3 H: g% C. V {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.! @' S% Y8 T# U* X' p
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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.
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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.
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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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