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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.. g8 P; |7 K* w0 m- t8 ^
* [0 ]' z7 V6 d. o0 J+ E$ PThe 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.7 m' r, ^: D3 l0 N) n
! x i) I& ]& `' G- v"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters./ m) m4 |& y6 s6 b
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant." \# b. P l6 ^: O Z }/ L
2 b5 i; N% c+ e3 T1 LMusto 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.4 r& L9 z7 N+ N3 U- C
3 Q+ B \' @9 V* M1 c! LAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"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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& D0 s3 H/ K" {# x% C9 @"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 I: s* k7 @. _2 G
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0 q2 ^3 j( z& C( \Not connected to children's hospital cases" `/ ]9 ]6 U) K
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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.) `8 X7 E( ^, Z! Y& u
0 U: i8 Y& N; W0 u( p$ XThe 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 d: C" T2 D5 z0 p+ {- |( E
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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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4 u+ T/ V2 L1 Y- f2 c7 i6 p1 c {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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