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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.8 v6 b0 D9 o7 ?- l
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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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, Z4 i! E& L, U+ Z4 x1 ?4 l' |Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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! `. n3 s* _2 K) g0 E4 q# 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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6 F& z4 w: u' u& u3 W+ jMusto 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."6 D& V( @- [3 ` K4 q& |: ]
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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.* H) C" s$ U0 d: R! K
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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0 N n6 I& J6 g2 ?7 a( `The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 n$ j2 U; l9 ^* R
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.+ j* n1 m5 K/ f3 b' w9 J: {) l
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Not connected to children's hospital cases4 F4 _# V/ S! T$ Y. V. t
2 n) T7 h p# P# qOfficials 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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. Z* S/ N- D: ]% W3 Q8 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.+ G# M( F3 X) Z* x7 G
$ o- t- t' h$ h' o0 w6 V7 u% G0 q' aTed 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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' v7 ?5 i- Y& q; N: u/ I! a* X"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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