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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.4 e# U' S: T4 z7 P& S* y9 B- O/ w1 C
- O1 \* n" c7 `0 Y! U, s! wThe 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. z8 Z! L5 G6 r3 p( d1 K# I
N4 a* Q+ Q, k6 ^. `6 WTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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/ W1 Y- ~$ ]7 o7 K2 v- ~"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 W( z X- D& M! s0 k
/ I1 i# `9 f8 y2 l; J"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.", |9 }. ]6 M L/ h( j' X
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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.* C& i G6 d, Q/ ~
7 o( E r9 o! B/ WAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 [$ e- S) U" m0 ~1 \: a
0 X5 S9 ^: d9 l"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.( u% P* b" E6 r+ a
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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.2 W* h9 u; j. E: H
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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- N5 X; R# X2 p& w/ Z' ENot connected to children's hospital cases: O0 d- r# L3 S1 M
* }7 S/ w7 ?9 X5 E+ ?7 ^+ l: fOfficials 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.
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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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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.' \+ K- ^$ c3 A& [* X1 m
( f, h3 k0 V' |6 \- E1 J6 i$ U0 m( z"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.4 S( j& q3 Y Y
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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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