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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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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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' x/ ~1 u1 ~! J6 ?% 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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5 Y; E! N: L; a" J1 ]: T"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 R' z. D. l+ w4 @& g2 W1 Y
" }5 @0 T. k ? ]7 _! }"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."- C0 U. [8 U! s2 Q
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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."1 u% {+ H# o: T" C
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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.
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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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5 Z( x. v( Q. r"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.6 ^3 b1 C0 R- c1 m: N$ s H
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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.+ v, Z1 q' a* N9 C% m
+ W s7 Y" u6 \"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- @# I; J: c# `+ T9 q4 q
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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.! T7 s ^ J8 B+ u8 O) I# H! c
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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.& I9 _2 x9 j4 b$ n
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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.% M# p1 x) J7 m* f! F- j
+ a! m+ R+ X$ ~" H"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.2 Z( Q: ^; f+ S- V. t$ ?9 ^
/ r5 u8 F( x4 X& z: @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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