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4 l' a8 ~0 E* s& z0 E, l GA 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." I3 B8 G$ k1 ^4 e& I7 ]" u
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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( V5 V% T' N% J; x8 Y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& N6 J* [6 Q9 _/ b; r
' Y1 ]8 Z. u" G, o: l" gMusto 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."; ^, s' E! X, c7 |1 o1 h: \
- H- T2 B& o5 o3 h" xThe 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.+ S6 Q4 E8 j; y& b, ~# K
8 H; F9 _; u u# E4 BAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& ~5 g. ~' U0 F6 j- L
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; L d7 @' w5 q( a0 U
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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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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.0 y+ Z. H! B2 @1 Z( u- z* Y; M% F
% ?- D* Z1 l2 R4 N: x) 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.
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( }: i/ b8 w4 K$ `! ]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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# n' e$ \! Z' `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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