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& I: t) j( e ?8 M3 i- ^+ o4 `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.. j- G: U+ D: L/ [, Z
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.: k3 N: n/ G& V; x7 W
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 G9 Q9 Q1 }$ V/ Q6 @/ n8 X
0 t' ~, L$ y" D9 QMusto 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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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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3 s' t/ F* b% L5 k5 ?+ y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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6 Y% S( |0 {' f7 C& jThe 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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c6 o+ J+ d$ a) Q4 A% a"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 [% ^+ \& i5 ^$ ~: Z/ p
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6 c. e1 Y( a4 H3 a# T. f0 PNot 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./ f" ]2 S- T- r- v; U9 m1 d
9 P% Q$ X( t0 O" m' o* GThe 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.+ v8 l& q2 I6 y: b- \/ b! |- D& d
! s" G. ], R2 ~+ G+ V6 b# s0 xTed 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.7 Y& `+ `% p- J
& S5 R% O/ v4 H B5 \' W"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.3 o0 e$ \. @0 E: t' ]) d H$ i' w
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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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