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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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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.' z: _# y. a9 G
# E3 c& ?2 k, U: _( \. H4 |' vTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! @/ L, m. V4 @" y* P- x5 D
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.: A' k/ D# f) Y- q$ B
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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."2 m5 y4 ^3 h. u w+ i* [* u" L) ?
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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.! v( \6 @( B$ M& M1 z: ^
* s% G2 s' Y3 b' qAlberta 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.. `. u% [5 d8 B% @
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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.- J# q3 c; {, p' E' z4 B! d1 z
/ Q8 _7 B: u g! u4 P"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.6 ]( \( q) w* P0 w
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; m8 k! v/ h" _& B# PNot connected to children's hospital cases9 I8 s8 J! u$ ~) O0 f- y4 F. `
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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.0 Q0 r. V& x& `0 w8 t" Z
4 A: L; p* M/ ]# m p$ Z0 |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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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.) @9 \' [! I7 x: [; [$ g: N4 m8 J& h
6 W g5 [, U7 y! V' K: s"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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2 m4 ~9 g/ x' e6 ~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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