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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.# u/ c% v7 q8 W" Z4 d5 G" U8 l
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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. l. x# P H' F5 i, q
( \( Z$ k9 e R" A, ETests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.8 A" E7 h( |) m3 f, f1 [; x
, ~) l a) S) A) O( D: x$ t4 L"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters., l @& r5 x" z
! A1 U, n1 @" [4 U P"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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3 ]4 I. Q2 l$ v* E& 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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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.: Q$ o6 I8 c$ q' Y# [) a
I% A" F7 J& i# G* \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. V& }# J' J6 p) ]' p% E
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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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2 N4 D) v$ ^ _4 [' M2 A" u/ ~"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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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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6 }9 l4 Q' a, f' U$ s0 P3 w0 k& nThe 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.3 @% ?3 D" v! ]1 N: ?, \
# Z7 z7 }: U3 O, z: A: Z2 STed 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.0 i- n8 \9 z* }+ A) Y' V0 Z4 j
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"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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