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+ j( m9 F9 J8 c# bA 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.9 q* \- a5 |; {$ [, q5 q2 C
2 s3 o3 I3 a8 STests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.1 }: ?3 ^0 d- k; z! n
! t0 C R6 k/ u H& K5 M"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.% w; l, s$ D- D) G* }' w6 b
4 _6 P { L: z+ A0 M"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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2 r" G1 z, r( P5 v8 ] ]! HThe 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.* N; ^' C# k b5 @
2 N2 ]* f2 h; d( f4 XAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.2 ^ ^9 x: z: S7 E8 m! g* r
2 A9 ^' m+ _0 E"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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.0 l2 }0 [$ W, J5 U5 A4 [
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0 g2 x0 C h" X7 Z ~5 ~+ w& a( UNot connected to children's hospital cases1 t { |2 t" ?1 ?6 R+ D9 b X
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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.0 C& G/ O m; M. @" V8 C
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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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"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.2 M6 ~: Y- V* ~6 o% z4 ?: O
" ]' v9 V7 l9 M" n2 q3 A' O9 ?3 ]4 E; I% fEvery 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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