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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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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.) D3 b- m* W9 |. U3 j) x: e% k
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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.8 L; l4 K6 x8 s; g* y! f" m: e: k {. K
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! A# |# E6 a5 F- O. n4 E; a
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 C% l/ l; u; p/ ^6 }' f2 t
, T& v7 M0 M2 M7 Y+ t+ x"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."8 V4 G B) [. m5 i: j2 e; z" s
' D6 Y1 I" ~: g/ d7 X: c" r4 JMusto 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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3 w/ u3 h4 }' z0 D: V0 OThe 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.% S" \5 _( B4 Y( i- d/ @
9 \, y* T7 y+ P- ^"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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) j1 {' T' k2 Q& o; S/ u"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.; ^. W( s. Y7 m5 `4 f$ G
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, c" r' m8 f) i7 y& s! P% UOfficials 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.' q' A# w% _3 V% s | G% x
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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.
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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.5 ~: h; @& H: W
F/ L: M4 D! ~4 @6 f( Z"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.& E O. L% Y' r2 F% e5 _0 i
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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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