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, m; l" E7 L' `7 g( zA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* c8 V8 N4 O# s% J& s' i
9 r- a) f% C7 Q# ~: ?$ 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.
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: l4 R5 p! i0 aTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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. [' x' U! g+ ?8 }"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.. {6 K6 c2 H$ I0 G9 B( f. r3 C
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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."# u n$ C4 X4 ?/ e+ B
4 q9 v" w1 I- w. d( {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.$ K, @2 Q o. ~2 F, o2 o
3 s1 T I8 U4 ?( A" hAlberta 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.+ `; |9 d1 H& z0 B7 o j1 a
4 J; L% S: V4 J5 J5 pThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.* J+ t) D( r! J
$ j5 y4 Y8 y5 T/ O/ p' r+ J- j% L6 f"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( M3 t$ H! K& R" N9 y% h/ 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.
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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., W5 [: O) n' t i g( d v
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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.
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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.0 P4 Y) M. _8 t. U- Z: A% i
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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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