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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.8 N) K8 a1 m, q3 H& t" `
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ Q& Z4 r+ y6 E* D t, I: r
- u0 Q) S( E! Y7 C7 I c"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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( a; ]7 T- z- l. V- uMusto 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."# i2 [# s0 a( [3 }/ R
; q; s d( q H; j$ w4 n. DThe 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.( G- ?7 J0 b& i, W+ q
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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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$ j ]2 a: R; L' x$ }0 w7 ]; W"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; k' F" Q6 z- }7 c
w, q/ t. K2 D& ~- Z' ]The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.8 L% s8 D0 s" |# C8 ~) T/ z
- O9 {( x' O% O8 ~" ~0 @( T"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 b; A- L% O9 b) hNot 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.2 d9 |( z6 G5 B8 M+ `
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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.. Z0 q5 T. ^1 q+ T, l& a- N
, U& ` b: m6 a; 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.$ @. L3 h" M. ~( Q' \
5 H8 h) q8 Y% p"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.! H7 o3 P* y: A1 H" x. C
% R5 G4 R3 u% |7 u! k8 V2 n! ]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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