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6 k, p; w' Y0 |+ g; tA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu. [; z3 i; n4 l5 g9 W2 Y7 T
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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. I3 J8 Q( ?. E& {2 u
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 P6 s/ o. q# W; P$ l4 E
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters., \$ g% D# x' O/ @) \: B5 c2 D/ i
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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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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."! O2 j( J4 Z8 K& b
/ M! Z+ O) Y! MThe 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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1 F" R$ [3 f9 B3 wAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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( N9 o& _; c4 t7 D"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* T. s0 m. G4 A
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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.
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1 y( H' q4 l, {+ o"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.% T3 E/ Z V' D8 B4 Q+ P
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! u2 |( n6 g" o. zNot connected to children's hospital cases
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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.$ y" c" N/ p. Z( `! R7 x
. H9 z) i) C" ]2 S: y# J3 T3 B8 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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3 Y* _! B$ p1 v# xTed 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.0 _% f9 D& H) O# n1 l. T
5 P; M; z2 T; s; {/ E( o"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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: Y7 Q1 o7 g7 \0 E% h% `/ SEvery 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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