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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.0 R5 o2 O% N/ P) X
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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.
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0 P' V* A+ W% J Y2 qTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ z. O& `2 V* `! c( N/ N# V5 A' u
) j+ Z; k S+ k, P"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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" L/ ?% |# k5 C3 T5 R& f; [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."$ X! l, I4 @! R3 C, p+ N9 w/ M
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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 h2 u* E4 R7 d4 k) B9 L# L
0 d/ l( h6 _4 H2 ^, ]% |6 I2 y: aAlberta 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.' h. J- A8 r% \3 ~$ l# C
5 Y0 t; L b1 U! c1 |" P" p- YThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 f8 @! Y. d) H: Z9 \& n/ Z
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* p( q; Q2 v8 c) r# |. s, M) T* P
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& O! O) K( H5 X1 ONot connected to children's hospital cases
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0 I& T& ?$ n& \7 {. UOfficials 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." } I( m$ j8 U6 x; s: v
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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.5 _: J* C6 p- S) E- i# [7 K& M* b
) ^$ J4 x3 q& r; J" I2 N- Y"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.; a& v+ |) R/ e4 n) y. \5 O
+ i6 M$ r! {4 y0 H+ l: O7 K0 E+ W5 dEvery 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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