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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.0 e! |/ }9 v$ B! A+ [0 p
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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.; F3 Q; h) v" T3 S* m6 x
7 |6 K8 |/ D: N"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 V% o) W$ a. S( B5 b
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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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; ^7 L2 Q' p& iMusto 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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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.6 ?8 Y# U# T( C: T
5 b6 T, o9 c) s8 n' G+ z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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4 }- ]6 g6 _: J( [ ^6 WThe 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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1 O8 X6 R2 n/ h. A8 |; @) nOfficials 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.8 e7 f: j+ i% f& ]+ K
6 I" _. a0 A ~7 j+ v% G' }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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& F! X$ e% |3 e5 r9 A' H8 N# b% CTed 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.: n( P# x9 c9 r f4 m
# @/ Q5 n" U5 \$ U4 v: e, |"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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