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" s w' I6 u7 u" h7 E3 AA 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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7 Q3 ]! W3 k$ C( s4 e8 o" CThe 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.0 A1 S2 _$ e: k9 V; D' f
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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.
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2 z% S/ U+ X; S8 D3 L* J"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 P4 j. L: @0 g3 \. h$ `- q4 N
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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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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." H; k. Y4 \8 B& y0 _) g9 ^
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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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R/ G3 v2 A) M) V( s; b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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6 ?) o) X4 o' c& [9 SThe 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.
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5 V& B7 r/ n% q0 E, \% cNot 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.8 e. m% U8 M8 G' w
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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.- A* a8 [% P- t" Y, G& Q* C; H. h
4 x. m) O+ e0 C* KTed 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.
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$ r+ R+ N) t& D$ 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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