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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.- h' R! T, h$ O! F: u7 ^# N
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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.: d2 s8 y. F% W3 h6 h) C
: p$ {: N2 L. R. U! X( N, r+ s"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 V7 z" T {# z3 B8 v! t+ N+ k n
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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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4 U; u: \& k4 U5 d5 }0 wMusto 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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) w/ T( O7 ?4 ^4 u3 k4 \1 gThe 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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5 c3 h; S; D' {4 X U* s2 B% vAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March." @! d. E% s4 R& _: n& L
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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.
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, e) t, j$ h) @4 O j6 H0 v" V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.9 D9 H' t* c' |% q8 F. d( E" e
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" ~/ Z2 ~, J9 `Not connected to children's hospital cases
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1 s' G: T2 u9 G1 m& J4 s4 @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.9 B' C, h$ E' i$ U! a6 l2 @
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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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* v" O' o* V q; g" nTed 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.5 |' G( P }! z' }5 S( v) y6 D/ d
; b$ D2 u3 a" X9 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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