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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.# ]3 N2 i+ q9 a
4 I) I. p6 N& [8 P p7 w"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.# T* n5 E' r5 j$ X0 W# z& _; l
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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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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."
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9 U R: Z$ m1 ]$ M9 H- q `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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Alberta 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.2 u0 ]/ A) P+ g
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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.3 Y9 R) ?* C" T: m8 U, |
8 ^; {' g! D) d4 D) z6 N5 n"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- e$ D& e7 Y) ~- q) J
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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( A% i6 ^3 l% M1 l& r( 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.2 q. h( u. x1 @9 J- g5 X3 @; u
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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.5 j' Y: S6 Q9 |5 P6 |2 ]
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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.4 F2 d. |- k$ t; K6 s4 }7 T
; [% V/ E! T0 W"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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