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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.
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1 ], g) u$ U* o' F) u1 sTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ J2 ?+ l% T9 q& V
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.: t6 G; U5 i4 _( H F6 w ?
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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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( P& ~2 t S4 L5 lMusto 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.") ] q; v9 H* s4 |: e# i5 l c
* W3 [: B- F' i$ F& S% xThe 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.: W' D7 x8 a! U. m
- w6 ?. o e7 M+ I"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.' H, Z/ l! z) H3 j$ S. W& C2 T9 f
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' O& C% B' I% c2 f! s% {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.' e' G7 Y. i8 E& S
* L9 s0 K! l- q2 o R: VThe 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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5 x1 h6 c' a2 ^5 m' f- \" U* yTed 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.
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' v9 _; }1 B: x. ]- u( Q% |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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