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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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. o3 v( A. j z, J, L4 IThe 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.9 _1 e9 z$ ?9 U: y# Z
0 K! Y* c; z( u2 k4 a; VTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.2 `3 V: r' b& t8 p- x, f4 l7 [
/ w2 d8 p/ n. @. \2 i$ d% `3 h"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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9 b+ G* L) @& s8 I; I4 y# r0 p"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 J( D4 \3 Y7 `5 H2 Y" g
* m( k' f" B, A2 |2 z; e7 xMusto 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.") f( _0 ^0 ]/ o* H4 s# k
" G: l1 K; `$ W* j7 j4 wThe 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.8 q6 G' T$ Z* L3 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., C& R( @; A0 W
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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! L% {# }/ k- }- |8 h' V* H3 e TThe 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.7 y: ^ J) j% {
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5 K* } t& N5 M0 Q/ {, VNot 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.$ l* L) Y: U! I
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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.2 ~+ o/ W" k4 u& U9 Z2 N8 {1 t
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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- r' g, |" d+ p& E
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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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0 ]9 [: M" n9 B1 lEvery 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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