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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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. |/ G* B- R+ ]& gThe 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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1 ~: _9 P _ b/ P0 ]' o- nTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( o- m- L1 J o2 z1 k5 D* _
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"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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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.5 y$ {8 ~& z- r& H8 w8 [
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.9 t4 }, W! @* B* q
% m# ?6 ?8 U% |0 J. S& S# z }/ |"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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.6 H8 p2 D+ x/ d# G
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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.( G) x+ d6 S, q2 R- v
$ X( |. c G, l+ N/ v0 f* LTed 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.$ j, U2 D9 W0 T# w: u0 S' ?8 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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