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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.; C3 ]$ o8 ~# W {, b
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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.6 F. y6 B" C% I1 ^/ g( x
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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' e( a1 K# i! h# u1 `" M4 z+ M5 G"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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# ]6 |) h; ]/ \+ Q( _( u"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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8 A C7 P4 A8 _7 ~' _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.' y, }) O( C; m) h
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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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f$ ~8 x# r: @# @. B. P0 d$ T& w"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.
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( Z; i) I, t0 r! E"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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) V% w! i# M' f0 N- ^Not connected to children's hospital cases2 x9 u3 T: A# \. Q8 [
[2 N0 _9 Y* [$ c5 y$ XOfficials 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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- j m; K i8 l6 pThe 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.0 u! l! V! n% F* N2 W
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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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; p4 o( C& u$ n% j"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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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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