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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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.; l) D1 \* K8 s7 s
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."" @1 I9 e# C3 e B$ i# k# o* E. a
I: A# ~4 {" N gMusto 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."
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0 Z5 y9 Z3 t8 i2 P) aThe 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.3 ]0 [9 k2 h* H5 s% ?7 F/ n w, [
; u2 n0 \5 W& m9 U* e6 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., t e. u( F; J4 r6 B1 l
: O# e( c. t8 f; GThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.$ S0 v3 O& Y. {, e# [) ]
6 [. a6 B8 U# n' g1 ^! F"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases( l8 W# P) a9 O0 n- {
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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.5 }7 E4 a1 Y* o9 j0 ?1 X
! r' N+ |5 z: A7 LThe 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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2 _! [2 u- ^) d) t+ K2 QTed 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.$ \. h" J; ~# Q7 M
( m! `! X8 c! @- A: h1 Q; T"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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* i% P a5 J$ L8 G* AEvery 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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