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6 {7 @' b3 N" O: Y0 DA 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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0 V2 X. {" d! L8 z: e2 ?5 QTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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/ r, k. v. U9 z7 L7 O' P"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." l1 p3 K6 o7 l. z" \+ Q( m% q! j7 K
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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."! a) [) g4 j9 Q6 g& y2 r# W& Y: Y$ @5 X% `
& b, M2 |* G+ V) \3 |3 RThe 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.8 S4 U5 m9 U( A, y @& t1 f6 c
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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.
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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.
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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.; B7 M1 V% W9 m. g& e( m
. K' \4 j. @* _6 V"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.$ a- S+ |( u! F. k
3 g3 f3 `/ ]& e" X; ]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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