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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.7 J) f9 U: N' H' ]4 }# o' W' u3 t8 ]
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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.* O9 f6 S' v) X4 m1 a; z
2 g% _6 J9 O% d( \/ I+ F* WTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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8 n S1 Q' Z* e: W# N& H+ n" T"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) X( `3 L! p/ {7 d- S
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."8 P7 d9 B$ z7 G% I
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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.* r2 S. u! D! \* X2 a8 m9 _4 G
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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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.& I9 n$ K. \+ r$ w& D& M
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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.5 T- f3 E* i5 N: S0 Z
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 m3 O: }" ^* vNot connected to children's hospital cases, Y6 I U" t9 I4 W& R
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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.: Q% _* W6 F- s
3 R1 h5 H9 S" H3 ?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.( m* M( z2 L) a% |
+ R, `" s$ I" }/ d8 yTed 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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; N: T2 @ Y( z. x0 I"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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