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6 R6 t# _$ U% s0 j. P7 ]( {& iA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.7 A: F1 ]- A/ {+ J! U/ J
$ a$ f8 O* `1 rThe 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.% R; u7 o. ]8 o! ^4 z7 U
( E/ s) Y, o' X8 T# E- J8 A DTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said." Y. J* {9 O* r# C* p$ R! h
* l5 [# P" L' n, D"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.5 k. a Q3 W9 {5 M/ o1 A+ [/ Q
6 o* T8 J A/ V" K) O0 B; U"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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& w( Y. c5 {0 wMusto 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 r8 X1 L- R9 c0 g$ k- B# eThe 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.
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2 {% ^/ N7 V, f- t: WThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.( { X# c8 [) ~! _; y( |1 w
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.
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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.* G# y! l V0 C3 r, k
' t" x/ a7 Z$ A"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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, y' u$ A/ d( _. ?, R! xEvery 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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