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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.& k. m" b. |* y
3 o7 m2 ^" ~. \5 H8 p ^Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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# G# g; a& {1 s+ R2 S$ M"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.". ^' D X5 [/ V- y+ B) j2 Q/ m" u
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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."% i" s* r% g6 [2 T @( `' I
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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.& R) [* m/ q, e
+ N: S/ F9 B& g5 _3 |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.
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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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) t( v8 o7 ~6 E L+ Q3 g' c5 M0 H/ `# ["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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( w$ O1 ] _, ]' VOfficials 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. ~, ]# {6 |, ~: ^
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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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" p( H- c8 n; M) ^, ~"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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, C. N4 d* M% f" |2 p6 b! IEvery 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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