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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 F- p" Q z9 M7 Y
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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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4 s6 }, {; Q1 f, Z/ TTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said. l( m9 {1 o- J: T
( H# }0 K4 K9 F"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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8 H: ]& h6 ^6 u"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."3 T2 A( M. F& I6 Z1 l
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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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]* f* @8 b( ]Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.; Z! ^0 J: H, X. X; c
) n7 ]* v1 E2 u6 [' b; z. F"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 d$ Y }& L$ Q! k; F( D
: Y9 }1 x. \% Y/ m, q& VThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto." j' d4 \; p% V( \. }; q! v3 n! A
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: t) W q% t( _; h, L
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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# H' f$ Z, f, xOfficials 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.
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t; h8 a4 A$ ]$ `4 pThe 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.8 }) x% Z* i; ^9 G) G" M4 S. O7 ]
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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.& \! i J: F) q# A! f" p* B
/ _; P5 b6 b0 I/ X1 {; ~% n"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.3 C F, {* q: u* ]! Y9 w
% R9 g9 J7 ]/ k7 _1 kEvery 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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