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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.% b4 x2 c. p, b6 Y
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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.". m+ \* E$ q; E2 T* r; f7 l
1 P- h4 W& x7 G# h7 jMusto 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."7 B+ X0 P7 k" w( Q1 p- T1 r
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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.) @- C% u0 ]5 j/ D/ `0 ?" N2 ]
, H& d# y! [1 _3 aAlberta 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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" U. ]0 ?7 k) D, D) ?5 iThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.) C. c4 H: F; {8 P& A
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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6 j* b7 U' G7 [. C- C+ C! ~Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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." v: x- s( E2 P K5 f
7 o/ d( \; n, M5 x6 k# jTed 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.* N* a( L; ^' f' d S9 H3 w( o
+ h" T( n9 g, @" O+ |"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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* E8 I8 a6 U# k+ e8 PEvery 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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