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w$ J w: L* r- W6 a2 r% CA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.' q2 q) e/ b2 N2 p$ |
A$ f' C5 E+ s/ X8 _- ^3 J9 F" NThe 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.4 k! z5 x5 b5 w8 j
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 k4 r* B; O: ~4 P2 ?7 m( c, `
9 h2 J+ p, d. x. w5 F"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.5 S6 `7 ?2 G1 ^& n+ D6 _
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! ?, g u. r1 {0 L
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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.", @- N" C! K# \; c4 r
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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.4 S2 @- ~& @4 [- E
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 ~. @4 ]9 a9 k5 p# p+ P; @" d* ~2 ]9 p
/ h% i, U& u2 ?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.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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; z1 b+ S# J- J7 n; R+ m$ lOfficials 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.& C8 {5 U* G* |6 S# F+ W& Q; T
6 b' Z- |. T, [- |7 z+ k9 b6 U ^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.5 R2 g* X" W2 c0 Q- T
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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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, K) {7 D6 H' H% z; ?. e"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., | ?, p9 O, W; l9 H7 e
! Q( K3 j( T1 i4 H9 cEvery 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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