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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., G9 i L4 q; a) D6 u# y* O
* J6 C' I- o& v: c* C: D# eThe 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.. b+ N2 e3 I0 w5 q
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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5 L, Y$ P5 H0 [5 s0 ?"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.: G) H4 W' W$ t1 U; a: Q
* r$ ]% g2 T; A+ W% X"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") |! \5 a# O) i6 z* J: g" n" v
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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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% ~' A' [7 Y) b3 F* r4 o) j$ NThe 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.
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^. _, E% W' N"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.+ _ E; i0 j7 t: `) l
. H" i( |' @/ p, A- j; a7 z. kThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto., n0 `) d$ D' U! O/ z5 t
?4 h; k7 b! P" E"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* v; d8 I1 m8 v0 e. [" @( Q
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) |, j) N+ X- f& @% ^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.* {5 k, r' N( f1 P- [ Q' j
' F2 B8 K5 g9 ^* l; ?- _$ s. Q5 w, _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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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.1 Q6 R5 ?+ D- h2 S4 P( d# k3 R6 G1 q
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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.7 k) r- R/ r( r! l/ _/ s
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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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