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; H( y& X' b7 oA 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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2 a/ u7 b) c" b. |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.8 ~. D3 `* F# O" x. Z- o' A
; w. B7 s6 ^1 d8 a$ v, OTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 q: W6 K$ U" z/ k* p+ X; X1 ~
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters." ?# m. F p" P" ]4 q
, K9 Z/ X8 Z) J M% Y- o"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."6 ~1 y. d8 p- l7 X
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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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, p* `0 G' x, s! Z7 \3 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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& `( S( d2 Y i; }Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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1 D0 {! u9 z/ u6 W$ i4 t"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.+ b. |0 q) ^# O0 ^2 Y; g
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 _8 ]" a0 n+ K- B- M
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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- |6 P! b" S* i% x( zOfficials 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.2 q- d" h' k2 j7 d W2 r7 Q
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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., w8 o2 j C7 F( V1 m
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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.7 m3 }% T9 D( X& l$ |( a
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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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8 ` [% i) t2 R( M! CEvery 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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