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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.% O2 y- ?6 Y6 n
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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.& P1 K4 T) i7 C5 J N
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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3 `" |- W+ J# G3 j"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 w' s, x) H6 Q
4 [5 h6 }- a0 U& E" n"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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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.0 G/ t0 v+ L. u* E4 C/ u
. q3 M6 F- @4 A9 m) P/ m! d$ G$ GAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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8 W! A7 {5 B" I6 A$ N3 M2 J. Y"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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% o2 h3 N- Y1 H# Y) l! _6 a% n3 U) v"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- t6 [9 v1 s% N* z$ J8 N
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* C' o+ d( m: \" Z" qNot connected to children's hospital cases
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3 P( {9 q: _! e5 t, cOfficials 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.. f' U9 O" X# [4 R
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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.5 S, @4 E7 S. I
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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.% E: K! ^/ e- ]8 c
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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. [; w. B! @$ \# X% n5 |
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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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