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2 T; B: s$ P2 q1 X3 ^' JA 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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7 c$ Y! {1 W0 u& X( L6 x; IThe 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." p+ }1 f6 e, {. w5 @6 v. m; {8 A
5 r% |, W3 D0 @$ T* |& b0 cTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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; j6 ~( Y/ e$ M) |"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters. K! D$ y7 b9 Q! ~
6 }6 s, \3 B/ H' z, ]"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."5 _) G$ o+ }& z4 k( N& p, R
$ ?- G3 F7 S2 m" C( ?! x8 i7 T% k: xMusto 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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" X/ ]( D( ~6 GThe 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.$ K1 f, x) `% e7 [ Y& M* L
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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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* B* U3 D6 j& A. a) J"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.2 k/ z' w! V9 Q: f8 l
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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& ]% i2 C5 G# wNot connected to children's hospital cases
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; i7 l/ W0 w6 {/ w3 s1 POfficials 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.- v, g( Y0 I7 K7 m' L2 q; n
$ [7 S; F/ V) |" C+ F7 l( `2 c7 [4 NThe 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.3 w4 p- D. Q1 x* {4 w2 p
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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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% s) \. g. [7 y3 q0 C# b9 a"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.; q5 t$ B- V" l. F: G8 Y- J" t
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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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