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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.
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- D- \4 k. M" g1 v( rTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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0 Q" H5 g# ]9 I7 }"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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! }" h! x; v/ P, \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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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.6 a, n+ W+ v; @$ i# l
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+ \! J4 _4 ]! @4 t. U7 EThe 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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: D+ A6 G. }& ~3 X/ ]% f% N+ _"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said." j; h) n' ]6 f& `! V" p8 g* f
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Not 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.
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! D3 e( y& E" yThe 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.1 O; @" C- |" i8 _
0 U: `! A+ j8 @7 `& C) oTed 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. c3 _& n9 P/ Y' U5 ]% z+ \
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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.0 e, Y1 [) W3 U
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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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