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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.) V, \! c6 j7 O3 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ F; t( n; T3 S1 z+ r
7 [2 I" z% L8 A* a"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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4 Z. _# p& C- @# E* ]1 O4 GThe 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.' y% C6 t7 D. m" F' ~* e
" T8 y* d$ j9 K& ~, kAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.: {' K1 ~- e7 ]& r2 L
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 N: C% k A9 v9 ?( `, r5 MThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., L# r8 u; b$ Z, V
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7 ~; U' _( t, W1 ~" SOfficials 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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8 V0 g" B% j8 K' x5 |: ?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.
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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.+ ~8 [+ n" q6 C% I i1 L
0 n" n! D9 q5 l4 q+ P5 V5 `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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