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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.
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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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.7 ]/ B& C/ J/ R9 M; O6 Z! X$ p
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."6 i' T! z x1 n t
' x# f+ D2 ^, z4 B/ IMusto 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.". I) ~; X! `- v' l/ L; Q+ z
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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.
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( ]3 R* ~" g6 B: }/ A% b! m4 f$ sAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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8 u5 G! ~/ G- D* D1 k3 I"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 a: q/ N, x$ r; X& ?( N- G
+ E) T0 ?2 C6 G! Y* p: }/ H8 XThe 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.9 N4 {8 v, Q! d, w: I! t! Y( r
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% ], i; q5 c( V7 ^/ p: eOfficials 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./ S% D' M" @5 Z d" }, y: m. m
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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.; @0 l' U& |; {7 n0 x7 k; W
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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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; @$ U0 C: X5 u9 {8 f"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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