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2 s$ o+ D) U" c/ g b# MA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.# v* p6 n) n% u {) w
t1 F( T; K% e. R4 {7 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.+ M) A1 |& M" e' _2 C
. |. l& r6 c+ u: M w. V) CTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.; N8 D/ B( V. \; Q
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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. @" n: v6 D4 J* Q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 e8 t* d8 w9 |. B
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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."
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4 o1 c: K" H+ ~& sThe 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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6 A" f) y7 \3 c" y }& R$ Q2 E7 B"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.! F! g8 l" b. R7 u
7 n& y: [3 z; }9 `: l/ rThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto." s& Z9 D; @/ i4 Q% w/ I( s
: f/ K, w2 a$ R: ^- b, G"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.8 n0 s- p# X; I$ N
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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., {. Z" r9 R" f4 |5 ?' |
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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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