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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.2 O% |2 R F! ~
; A* ]8 C8 Z6 h4 y$ kThe 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.; J, S" Z2 \$ | }' k3 n: q, X
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.' X% `9 H* i2 ~* M
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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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2 O' R" J+ Y. o! z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."/ m0 e+ Q. I" Q3 D2 d; n
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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.5 H' p1 {2 |/ H+ A2 F8 V
8 Q; F8 a: h* ^* ]; V) DAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.$ e7 X% L, y5 l5 C3 w2 C# ^2 @
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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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" K$ F# h9 `5 p4 m"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases+ S% }$ ?& ^# ]7 ^3 i* s4 f1 \
* ]8 O! | K7 YOfficials 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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3 ]! i; | u; MThe 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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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.
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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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6 t3 d4 a8 c& R1 J2 |7 W' 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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