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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.5 M! k* {) ] u& F! `, j
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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./ _% H* A" P* X% x+ I& L
1 B7 E% f' E9 H. V& M, r5 a; _Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: Q ?" w+ a' D; n/ \ ^2 T3 t
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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6 T, K+ e$ Q) h& ]/ T"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."
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' W9 b0 V7 m+ ^) Z3 p* R9 J9 \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. f7 a" L& Z9 Q6 `% ~* l
/ [, u3 q$ a2 n1 B `1 T K% Y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% c6 ~, J7 Y0 T1 Y' f7 @ N& r! R4 Y# 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.6 k( e3 P/ ]& m0 ]) \4 M' n' {1 g, Y
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ C( k0 K% G! t$ ~. |
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O8 `$ x6 F8 NNot 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.: u" h, l9 I* P% O3 V
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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.# s; ]! p! |4 z* o
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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.
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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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