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/ [3 k4 _2 W+ E/ S0 w# K# e tA 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.; ]' D# t1 h$ b7 G$ v5 k
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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8 {7 T. z, b! q% {" _5 \# f"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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3 N$ ~& d n8 gMusto 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."" i. m; ~: |; u# a
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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./ K2 v# E, m9 u( `. o/ `
9 i: W6 a3 {7 f) W$ o- N: g"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.6 J8 E* [* O+ y; t( u% j
- v- E% ^3 r0 L, BThe 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.$ Q! j) j' _8 z+ K( B, @0 `
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Not 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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6 i: z" Q; C) y$ Z9 p1 j1 dThe 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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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.4 [' n) t& P: | [
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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.
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9 M# m& ] i3 tEvery 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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