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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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4 L+ W1 z5 D. Z' e" Y1 B* F- O. wA 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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: g- ?. O2 h- w, H4 Y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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' w% q2 z V% s, D6 }( t4 S. w"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& ]2 i! [" p) |" z# c
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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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0 g( H9 i- x H; S$ W) A M+ t N, i7 `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.4 L3 y9 T: W& _( W8 W2 k
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.5 ~& B6 q- Q2 j; c
) f- \" P( j; g" R6 L6 ]"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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6 r4 W4 r# m8 q( IThe 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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9 a6 O/ ^2 j/ [Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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.
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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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; q2 s6 d8 n& P; V8 s7 r' ITed 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.! w5 ~: W; D) w
. s E7 L% Q7 h"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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