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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html. T5 k; G( ]1 O* q( ~
; J% l$ {8 |; X( m. w: ?9 @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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! H. `2 w. h; q2 R! zThe 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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' j9 X1 e* }. d% N- d"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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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."
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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.& H* I# _6 _% H3 `8 I+ n
% x, U: {1 K7 ~, {" u, VAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.2 w. P) J/ D6 V) ` S/ a+ [$ v
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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$ {- P3 C& { l4 f2 kThe 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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* H& o: M& S: \4 ?. |! n$ C( y# {5 P"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 J- S" M$ k4 J, V2 ?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.& @7 \: X9 S+ F# r6 R9 }' t" E
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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.
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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.0 d9 G+ {7 {' p3 t1 b/ S/ O
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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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+ o( P& V* `) `1 qEvery 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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