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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.2 a. g' }/ g" @- F! A2 ^4 X; k
( Z9 N8 n: H" q: n3 QThe 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.3 d; c) {( z Y( U: G- s
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& T9 n( R8 j1 Z; a
$ z4 W* {" D, @"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! v6 |, E0 n) t$ q/ ?6 \
9 D6 C- B8 [' P; F8 c; M% w* @: {, G"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 G8 W' F0 I. U: |- l. R
/ ^& c; o( ]6 b( O; [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."/ l! E+ A* ?9 U' g; _# @0 F7 k
$ I4 C7 y+ N; U. {, e1 ^) O+ G2 r/ kThe 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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6 J3 V/ F! @* a/ M6 |$ h4 i"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said. C# Y/ \8 y* E. X6 J0 m' 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.5 t+ {+ Q1 b# h3 y! J
( f7 m2 [* H7 h3 @"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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1 w% h! i1 r$ ?8 t4 dNot connected to children's hospital cases/ T' M3 S9 { V
+ }+ x, A4 b+ X [( tOfficials 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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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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+ R0 f( B+ g/ o; I* w"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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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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