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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 i+ U; ?" S7 c2 y# n8 `4 o
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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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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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( D+ y+ N7 U- P5 C" A, o+ z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.". ]1 h0 K* M1 r, b1 L! D
4 p" i9 _8 {0 D8 M! wMusto 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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) z4 O, n" u' A9 ~3 h* dThe 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.! _1 G% O# q: p
( p2 v( l( E' |3 Q/ EAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' k" Z- r% d' k! Q4 p1 j0 W
; T+ e; u" V9 M* v! X3 Q m6 K0 d"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% k& Y2 f& ~2 r# q. ?' X
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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.9 o. e& K! q8 t, n, z- f# D8 `
2 o2 }/ ]7 m+ X o0 i$ V, `"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.7 `" K+ c1 Y1 q; S( T
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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/ p Q. t6 z. g% O0 i+ e3 I; }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.+ X, P9 n$ [: b* E9 I% K6 o* }8 o. ~
/ F% |& R: H9 l& _+ B% _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.3 x9 ?. O) ~& C. i( S
: R7 r4 }* ]7 R4 G+ L: O: Z5 }2 ^"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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# Z! y, ~3 E S$ X# z9 l! gEvery 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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