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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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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.* B" S; E% Q& \/ Q0 ^7 t
, W# ]$ |# |8 n5 e `, G, s) ~Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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2 F& `4 o* x2 v% f% r# A6 ?"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.& J: {* {$ O0 a0 p( T
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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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9 D3 L% f0 Y' x+ s$ R vMusto 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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. n: D }: @2 i' s"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.1 z( w/ i. o( I
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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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not 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.+ g7 L$ i0 W. p
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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., q2 H$ L2 t8 E2 M9 x3 v
5 C" g; L+ K4 \6 d* g8 fTed 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.! r) @8 m5 S+ i) T8 C5 L
" |7 ` J% D" ?) p5 D- p& w# N% J"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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