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. Q$ m& B6 C0 g3 q! g, xA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.- ?' X r* _6 t
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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.& t- K' q' R% h: |; ]
2 x* P# Z$ \9 h, Z+ i3 lTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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) M) q8 O& k7 w3 C% W- P"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 H3 M9 ?& |4 U* c
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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* o& W3 @8 ]! y% g3 cMusto 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.": v3 p6 Q4 Z; e5 v+ P/ r
1 u2 ^- c+ r6 f1 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.+ J7 |. D; M$ Y; D0 W# A
* f# n& G9 L; P* m8 l. @8 p9 b1 [2 \Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' L. @/ y% L3 {9 J
7 w& T) V o. d' N& n"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.2 g+ c; A0 m0 w. ~6 V6 D
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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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; G+ m, w$ X4 R, v" K"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.# D7 F* T, S! t8 N4 a* n s
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) P$ s i! M' b: b, V( g9 UNot connected to children's hospital cases
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/ B; I0 g$ ^& T, A! g" D vOfficials 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." U% f% o+ f3 k- F, w7 D
: \! [2 X& _* y4 KThe 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.: w4 T9 Y% f" N9 R& M" \9 f
' C0 t0 m# i7 c1 Y4 i, l0 ^! }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.% h9 P( M4 _3 k+ a- q
& F, ~3 n( M1 K4 `0 x- F( x# Q"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.8 P8 {/ x7 Y5 t! j7 X3 }
7 M8 e; c, J! F. Z2 g5 q- zEvery 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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