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1 N0 G2 z- a7 j( E4 [A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.8 w/ H' e5 h: V( K7 V9 s, Q' s9 v. S7 s
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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.
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@/ s2 Z7 C! Y4 t/ CTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.+ T4 W" j9 |8 l9 y' ?, v2 e
T) m [# P- D7 I"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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6 J: A8 e2 B1 g4 s5 ^2 A6 b"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& d( G5 \2 w# x. K: K' `3 e s
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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.) a$ T0 T" r- U# k
F) i0 Y# [) _9 rAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.) {8 y& y* d0 ?. o k7 x* |
, Y6 [" x+ ]- z5 P3 {) K5 ^"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; t) \1 w# s* ] S i" g
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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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9 Q1 W& e1 Y, E"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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& J& c9 J7 a) r9 x6 r' y$ B* P' JNot connected to children's hospital cases
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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.
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( V8 I/ |9 ?; f) [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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5 G& m- i, |( Y" U"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.4 W, a+ Z$ a+ h! S$ f* n7 T
4 ~! W8 }* G# x9 ^( dEvery 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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