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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.
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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.' ^3 Q) }" a* w
, }9 ^9 ]3 R ^& c& J' \Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 ` p& G3 T* }+ M
( [7 i' x/ L5 W' F/ L Q"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.% S7 j; n" V1 \+ Y" A0 p
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") ^6 k( \9 E; @; T% u' f5 O
+ d$ S |, S$ h0 R& N( wMusto 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."0 |9 d! I6 n8 R+ m
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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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/ x0 n& j* W; E- s6 i, s( T) s8 I. YAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March. N v% Q# ^/ s5 O# m
! ~1 H, Q( ?1 K$ k"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.1 e/ u" x& @9 W# a4 |
' ?) k5 N+ I; G' a! v"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.& b( G" f& P/ [- [
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S# B9 `' K' a+ k( p1 I+ fNot connected to children's hospital cases, q: H" i* w6 t" B/ U d H$ v2 I" v
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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., ^% f7 Q3 M: r$ M
8 w" ^, c, U( a1 A- G T2 V9 Y! s0 nThe 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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2 o% b2 ^. S' N: P: qTed 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.( I9 s3 O/ z+ Q) A6 ?, C* E. W5 C
) q9 g' b3 e( o8 j; c! t7 F+ j: p5 y2 e2 }"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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+ T' J' j- b; P/ 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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