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" m2 i: r5 s! o2 j6 G0 g/ v- LA 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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& e! M$ \3 ], L9 `3 `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.
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; H2 Z; k L1 J* ITests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., @% C5 Q: f( z6 w* T& z5 w
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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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/ {& y- N7 Y( i"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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- s# z& L+ q) }; o7 g, aMusto 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.8 S9 Z0 i' v+ U* k( x$ K! _
K' M1 _; J |% Y f2 @, h9 TAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.; E1 L; @4 `7 T8 E" w6 S( X2 m% H
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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.9 F7 U6 h) g4 E1 I2 O% h1 F
& \8 C& Y" [/ Z6 D- Z, @1 j"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.7 d: w' X8 Z0 _0 s' ]
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' X5 X: C. u4 _; C3 W* M8 zOfficials 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.* Z2 P3 Q7 D9 Z$ ?9 B
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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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& K7 N* m( i( a* s, ]: `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.4 a( S( D, g5 V
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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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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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