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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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1 V8 |3 E$ Q9 ~7 {+ d; F* s J, vThe 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.5 I D- }0 f+ \8 u& X( _% ^
: y3 z5 e' `5 `"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 F6 `: `2 _4 t" c' r5 y R
3 d1 |0 X7 L" r& L- L2 d# J/ U% O, D"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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; ~, W8 h+ B( g4 e) MMusto 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.". G0 [& `- {# ~/ _3 ~/ q7 L, ~
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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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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.# S1 G) q5 G' l8 M& p/ R" J1 L
v( T" g6 _! u+ W; TThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.5 k$ n2 E# e* L! I" w; j3 V
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Not connected to children's hospital cases! i& F/ C( G; i3 c# R
+ K l" X& d Q$ }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.* E, Q& \4 d) K; |( j
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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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r* Y8 O. A9 qTed 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.+ l, f. R* ?; {# N( M% x: Z
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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.: t/ x, y4 G# n% S' I& B
5 x) n. n0 W2 X- b2 yEvery 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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