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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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) {$ }6 b1 t% Q% T' V6 wThe 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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' b! w0 u9 V) RTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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( f0 B$ e1 Q* r! j7 U7 k( M) c& Y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) X v2 r8 u% |9 J9 q- U3 _/ s
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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$ B) K. ?# Z0 RMusto 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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0 J. N+ V, D: AThe 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.( W" ` r) x0 Z) x+ p- o$ Z
8 G J. j* o2 a6 T' N2 C% y PAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' f8 @3 R4 ]6 Q
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.. ]5 m. A. Z$ W* r% Q( x
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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; }4 I" w% Y+ _( SOfficials 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.! Z- F+ O+ [; {3 Y
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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.4 l4 j/ L$ `& 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.: ^5 V" W2 [- y! n/ z
! l/ z8 C& g+ X/ g3 t"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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