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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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9 g- D3 M* k# n4 Q& NThe 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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_" h3 y: A$ T- gTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.1 h% B& K/ A8 Y$ [, f- c3 z B: G
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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."6 I" G5 h X# v! v
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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."( J+ D% S* c! I; i& ]
% |0 l' p: W! k$ k, G4 qThe 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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.6 o0 u/ D, l3 S$ @+ h0 a1 S
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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.' F# C F% R7 E- u5 F. o, p1 [5 L
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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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- k [- x# q3 I2 I+ n7 ?, W+ q QTed 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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" O0 U2 R( p4 F2 E; |1 | j"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.* h3 |' v; \1 d: H
. i: C3 h( }: i- m# x3 {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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