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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html! h8 q4 p1 A6 k3 X' K" O
' L w* c4 g' XA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.. K0 R0 e' W n
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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.3 U# X6 Y1 y( g# c; Z$ u; C h& c
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 o1 A1 z# h# q
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.& o0 C+ y: }! J5 ^+ ^" @
- [) A# \6 d5 z3 T"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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% p" E' f- q: Q" z# n) XMusto 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.) F, M: J; r) @
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.. Z4 T4 i' `: c7 h: d l: J
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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.5 u! w2 `1 B7 O$ I. U/ @
3 V0 i+ d8 @1 p3 G1 K$ Z6 l"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., R- W9 F t J( D2 m( m
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" S9 Y+ Q2 Q, Y% d* s xOfficials 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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1 A7 |! F& k/ ~( J4 p8 x7 FThe 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.. _" [8 d. f( ^- {& I
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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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. j8 H4 d8 c# jEvery 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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