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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.! ?5 ?* I7 b4 ?8 r. V- U9 o
: @- I8 K# L- c6 {2 v ^- wTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! |, {8 e2 j1 _6 A
; D% Y* Z) k6 z. i"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 O# d0 {4 k. F6 U8 F( @
" u( x5 U) l$ b% h/ A, _"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."8 O; j+ K4 X, k4 T! ]& I N
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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.
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; B7 @1 v8 _. DAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 K( T" N) M7 l2 @! _. V- ^ B, c
# m0 E9 \0 M `"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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: m) s/ \9 q9 P% s! {: bThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto." Y& a* S- b+ Z5 X9 u1 i
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"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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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.
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" Q% ^0 I. K9 K# }& e; Q9 T; i"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.# h4 d5 f3 Z& J* K2 a
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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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