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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. q; G1 F( q, [* ^
2 `5 f) g: y& }& c3 H) t2 l7 iThe 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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/ z& U: {2 c6 m9 d, ~& R( Y' n* rTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.$ g) \2 h0 j# }( w9 p3 p3 @
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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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2 k2 w0 x+ P+ ^ b, q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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0 P+ u5 |/ O* a6 ]. c2 d; _7 pMusto 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."* N" d( C. Q9 z! R
2 ]( D; M1 w6 {! {2 |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.
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5 P5 p6 A" K- Z1 e, S# f9 r"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.: U) m8 C! H- ~5 \
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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( Q* c6 ~6 K/ \) s# dOfficials 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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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." }/ Q1 T8 k: v
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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.. A! c+ @* Z# E) q0 }6 `* a5 Y. f
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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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