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6 M. C4 H: V' @; Z+ i. C$ tA 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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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.) ^. r4 M( m/ w7 `; Y. b$ o
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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5 X& n' L, M- b* H) U"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.9 C1 V% G1 e( T; q" m. f
. @% P4 f& j0 b& b: r/ G' s7 j"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* S; G% F* _, S$ O* O2 |
) D% D. v9 a8 M7 g; [; q4 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."1 z# V; Q: N: X# p( v5 p
! x" \' b0 T5 @3 t3 b/ o" `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.7 e. U; L& F8 p
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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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; c; K8 Q* v) w7 x/ v"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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0 A" o( |$ _1 k" M; e! f$ o- c2 lThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.
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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.1 l# N& A+ R6 v9 r" {9 x/ J
7 z( k! w- g2 N"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.% k: ^" [2 S3 }. ?; e% s
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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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