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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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/ i1 h( y' S+ ?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.* z: @( i* r; r
6 z i% |) m7 f G4 c. p) v# I$ k$ STests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' Q. G7 w& N3 v5 v
U$ u9 J* p, I. J"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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7 ~3 j9 f& C4 b* l; c! s& Z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 W8 r3 g; I* J' J
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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.": o; E$ ]% x2 _0 H' I* A2 S) L
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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.; x7 F2 a8 b+ D& H
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"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.# I: S' K: Y6 G% d( }" W) I
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5 [2 d k" ? ?& [3 p/ w+ @0 pNot 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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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.$ L3 O8 m# {, D3 z- o
: F% i. H) [: u) q. aTed 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.- {) M4 v' \6 S4 V$ j5 ^
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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." g8 `+ C! I# z/ l
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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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