Sɛ́ ebia woagye w’ahome wɔ wo sare so, woafa abɔde kwan bi so, anaasɛ woadi agoru wɔ asubɔnten bi ho no, so woasan aba fie pɛn a wubehu sɛ wo honam ani a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ a ɛyɛ wo yaw kɛse akata so pɛn? 🦟 Yɛtaa de asodi no to nwansena anaa nwansena a wɔayera so, nanso mpɛn pii no, abɔde ketewaa bi a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wuntumi nhu no na ɛde saa ɛyaw a ɛma wɔbɔ dam yi ba. Eyinom yɛ chiggers ( Chigger ) , a wɔtaa frɛ no “otwa nwansena” anaa “nwansena kɔkɔɔ.” Momma yɛmfrɛ wɔn “chigger mites ” wɔ Nirogi Lanka akwankyerɛ yi atirimpɔw nti.
Chiggers yɛ nketewa araa ma ɛyɛ nketewa sen bere a ɛwɔ kasamu yi awiei no! 🧐 Mpɛn pii no, anka wubehia ahwehwɛ a ɛma nneɛma kɛse yɛ kɛse na ama woahu wɔn. Nanso, ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔn kɛse te no, ɛyaw a efi wɔn ka no mu ba no betumi ahaw wo nna pii. Wɔ asɛm yi mu no, yɛbɛhwehwɛ nea saa nwansena yi yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛnea ɛhaw yɛn, sɛnea yɛbɛma akisikuru no ano abrɛ ase, ne sɛnea wubetumi asiw daakye a wubehyia no ano.
Dɛn ne chiggers? Ɔhawfo ketewaa yi a wobɛte ase!
Chiggers nyɛ nkoekoemmoa ankasa; wɔyɛ arachnid abusua no mufo, kuw koro no ara a wɔne akɔre ne ntontom yɛ. Wɔn kɔla yɛ kɔkɔɔ na wotumi hu nneɛma nketenkete—ɛsua koraa sen nsensanee a ɛwɔ kyerɛwdua ano.
Wɔyɛ yiye wɔ abɔnten, titiriw wɔ sare atenten, kwae, ne mmeae a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini na sunsuma wɔ hɔ a ɛbɛn nsu no. Wɔtaa wɔ afie turo ne mfuw a wotwa mu, na ɛno nti na wɔtaa frɛ wɔn “otwa nwansena.”
Nea ɛyɛ anigye no, chiggers a wɔanyinyin nka nnipa. Nwansena (“nkokoaa”) nkutoo na wɔde saa ahometew yi ba! 👶 Sɛ wɔtow fi wɔn nkesua mu pɛ a , wohia protein na ama wɔanyin. Wɔde boasetɔ twɛn wɔ sare anaa nnua a ɛyɛ nhaban so ansa na onipa anaa aboa bi a wagye no atwam.
The Bite: Hwɛ sɛnea chiggers tow hyɛ wɔn so!
Chigger larvae yɛ nea wɔpɛ hokwan ahorow. Wɔtwɛn wɔ sare atenten so sɛ wobenya ahɔhoyɛfo. 🚶 ♀️🐕 Sɛ wo anaa w’ayɛmmoa brush twam a, wɔde nsateaa nketenkete di dwuma latch. Mpɛn pii no, worente nka mpo.
Sɛ wonya wo honam ani pɛ a, wɔwea kɔhwehwɛ baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ fɛ—mmeae a wo honam ani yɛ tratraa, ɛyɛ hyew, anaasɛ ɛyɛ nea wɔabobɔw (te sɛ w’asen, wo nan ase, wo nsateaa, wo nkotodwe akyi, anaa ntade a ɛyɛ den ase).
Sɛ chigger no tena hɔ wie a, ɔtow were no mu na ɔde ne nnompe gu mu . Nea ɛnte sɛ nwansena no, wɔnnom wo mogya. Wɔn nnompe mu nneɛma titiriw bi wɔ aduan mu a ɛma honam ani nkwammoaa mu tew, na ɛma wonya “aduan a ɛyɛ nsu” a wodi. 🧪
Bere a wɔma chigger no aduan nna kakraa bi akyi no, ɛtetew na ɛhwe ase. Wɔntow ntokuru wɔ wo were ase, na wɔnto nkesua nso wɔ hɔ. Nanso, sɛ wofi hɔ pɛ a, abufuw ankasa no fi ase—akutu kɔkɔɔ a ɛyɛ yaw kɛse a ebetumi atra hɔ nna pii.
Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔaka obi: Sɛnea wobehu chigger agyiraehyɛde ahorow
Mpɛn pii no, beae a chigger no de ne nnompe guu mu no yɛ kɔkɔɔ. Ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ akisikuru, akisikuru ketewaa bi, anaa akisikuru.
- Sɛnea ɛte ne Beae: Saa akuru yi taa pue akuwakuw, na wɔtaa hu wɔ mmeae a ntade hyɛ honam ani yiye, te sɛ asen, asen, ne asen.
- Ɛyaw: Mpɛn pii no, ɛyaw no fi ase wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi akyi bere a ɛbata ho no. Ɛyɛ akisikuru a emu yɛ den a ɛkɔ so daa. 😖 Bere a nna twam no, ebia akisikuru no bɛyɛ kɛse na ayɛ kɔkɔɔ bere a wo nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no yɛ n’ade wɔ nwansena no nnompe ho no.
- Bere a Ɛyare: Bere a ɛtaa brɛ ase wɔ nna kakraa bi mu no, agyiraehyɛde kɔkɔɔ no betumi agye adapɛn biako kosi abien ansa na ayɛ yiye koraa.
- Awɔw Bere mu Penile Syndrome: Wɔ mmarimaa nkumaa mu no, sɛ ɛka wɔn akyi a, ebetumi ama wɔn ho ahonhon denneennen, ayɛ wɔn yaw, na wɔatow nsu a ɛyɛ yaw, a wɔfrɛ no “Summer Penile Syndrome.”
Nea oduruyɛfo no ka (Diagnosis) .
Mpɛn pii no, oduruyɛfo betumi ahu sɛ chigger aka obi denam akisikuru a ɛda adi no a ɔbɛhwehwɛ mu na wabisa wo abɔnten dwumadi ahorow a woayɛ nnansa yi no ho asɛm kɛkɛ so. Wɔntaa nhia sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu titiriw a wɔde hu yare no.
Ɛyaw no ho dwuma a wobedi: Ofie hwɛ
Asɛmpa no ne sɛ, ɛnte sɛ mmoawa a wɔsɛe nnɔbae afoforo bi no, chigger ntumi mfa nyarewa mma. Wɔnnyɛ asiane, wɔyɛ ahometew a ɛyɛ nwonwa ara kwa! 😅 Wobetumi adi nsɛm dodow no ara ho dwuma yiye wɔ fie.
- 🚿 Hohoro ho yiye! Sɛ wuhu sɛ chigger aka no ara pɛ a, ade a edi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wode samina ne nsu a ɛyɛ hyew bɛhohoro beae no yiye. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebia chigger mite no da so ara bata wo honam ani, na sɛ wohohoro a, ɛboa ma woyi fi hɔ.
- ❄️ Fa awɔw dwo! Wubetumi ayi ɛyaw no afi hɔ denam ntama a ɛyɛ nwini na ɛyɛ nwini a wode bɛhyɛ baabi a ɛho ayɛ fĩ no anaasɛ nsukyenee a wode bedi dwuma (fa ntama kyekyere ho; mfa nhyɛ honam ani tẽẽ).
- 🧴 Nnuru a ɛko tia akisikuru: Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛtew akisikuru so no, wubetumi de calamine aduru anaa nnuru afoforo a wɔde ko tia akisikuru a wɔtɔn (sɛ nhwɛso no, Hydrocortisone ) a ɛwɔ wo nnurutɔnbea adi dwuma.
- 💊 Antihistamines: Sɛ ɛyaw no mu yɛ den—titiriw sɛ ɛma woda anadwo a—wubetumi anom aduru a wɔde ko tia histamine a wɔnom. Nanso, sɛ wode eyinom rema mmofra a, yɛsrɛ sɛ kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn na ama woahwɛ ahu sɛ dodow a ɛfata no.
- ⚠️ Nea ɛho hia sen biara no: NO SCRATCHING! Eyi ne ɔfã a ɛyɛ den sen biara nanso ɛho hia sen biara. Ɛmfa ho sɛnea ɛyɛ yaw no, bɔ mmɔden biara sɛ wubegyae sɛ wobɛtwetwe. Sɛ wode wo nsateaa nnadewa twitwiw wo ho a, ebetumi ama woanya akuru a ɛma mmoawa tumi hyɛn mu, na ɛde ɔyare mmoawa a emu yɛ den ba.
- Impetigo: Eyi yɛ ɔyare mmoawa a efi ɔyare mmoawa mu. Ebia akisikuru bɛhyɛ mmeae a wotwitwaa no ma na ayɛ kurukuruwa a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ .
- Cellulitis: Eyi yɛ honam ani yare a emu dɔ. Beae a wɔabɔ no yɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛho ahonhon, sɛ woka a, ɛyɛ hyew, na ɛyɛ yaw. Fa akwan a wɔfa so nya ahotɔ a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no di dwuma na woakwati ɔpɛ a ɛne sɛ wobɛtwetwe. Sɛ woma wo nnadewa yɛ tiaa a, ɛboa nso ma wo honam ani nsɛe. Sɛ ɔyare mmoawa bi ba ampa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn na ebia wubehia nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa.
Bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn
Bere a akisikuru dodow no ara sa yare denam ofie hwɛ so no, yɛsrɛ sɛ hwehwɛ oduruyɛfo sɛ:
- Ɛyaw no ano ntew bere a wɔde nnuru a wɔde yɛ nnuru a wɔatɔ wɔ nnurutɔnbea adi dwuma mpo akyi.
- Beae a wɔaka no da ɔyare mmoawa ho sɛnkyerɛnne adi (ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛho ahonhon, ɛyɛ hyew, ɛyaw, anaa akisikuru).
- Wote “summer penile syndrome” (ɔbarima akyi berɛmo a ɛho ahonhon, ɛyɛ wo yaw, anaa ɛyaw bere a woretow nsu) ho sɛnkyerɛnne.
Momma yɛnka sɛ ‘dabi’ nkyerɛ chiggers: Afotu a wɔde besiw ano
Kwati a wobɛkwati saa nwansena a ɛhaw adwene yi ne ɔkwan a eye sen biara. Di anammɔn yi akyi bere a wode w’ani kyerɛ abɔnten no:
- 🛡️ Fa nnuru a wɔde pam nkoekoemmoa di dwuma: Fa aduru a wɔde pam nkoekoemmoa a DEET 10% kosi 30% wom di dwuma. Hwɛ hu sɛ wode bɛhyɛ mu ansa na woakɔ mmeae a ɛda adi sɛ chiggers wɔ (sɛ nhwɛso no, kwae mu akwantu).
- 👕 Di wo ntadeɛ ho dwuma: Sɛ wotaa kɔ nantew a, wobɛtumi de aduru a wɔde kum nkoekoemmoa te sɛ Permethrin apete wo ntadeɛ so (hwɛ sɛ wobɛdi akwankyerɛ no akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ).
- 👖 Hyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛbɔ wo ho ban: Hyɛ pants atenten ne atadeɛ a nsa tenten bere biara a ɛbɛyɛ yie. Fa wo pants hyɛ wo sɔks anaa wo mpaboa mu. Ɛnyɛ chigger nko na eyi bɔ wo ho ban, na mmom ntontom ne nwansena nso ho.
- 🧼 Hohoro wo ho bere a woasan aba fie: Sɛ woba dan mu pɛ a, fa samina gure wo ho a ɛyɛ hyew. Ma wo ntade a ɛwɔ abɔnten no ntetew, hohoro wɔ nsu a ɛyɛ hyew mu, na fa owia nwosow no yiye (anaasɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a fa dade a ɛyɛ hyew di dwuma). Eyi bekum chigger biara a ɛbata wo ntama ho.
Nneɛma pii a ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu
- Ɛnyɛ nea ɛde ɔyare ba: Chigger a ɛka obi no ntumi ntrɛw mfi onipa so nkɔ onipa foforo so, enti wubetumi ne afoforo adi nkitaho dwoodwoo.
- Da biara da dwumadi ahorow: Gye sɛ ɛyaw no yɛ nea wontumi nnyina ano, biribiara nni hɔ a enti mmofra ntumi nni agoru anaa wɔnkɔ sukuu, anaa nea enti a wuntumi ntoa wo da biara da dwumadi so.
Adwene a etwa to: Chigger nketewa nanso ɛhaw adwene!
Ɛwom sɛ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wontumi nhu chiggers de, nanso wɔn a wɔka wɔn no betumi ama wɔn ho ayɛ wɔn yaw kɛse a ɛtra hɔ nna pii. Nanso, ɛho nhia sɛ wobɔ hu—wɔntrɛw nyarewa mu, na wubetumi adi saa ɔhaw yi ho dwuma denam ofie hwɛ a ɛnyɛ den so. Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wobɛkwati sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho na sɛ wuhu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛkyerɛ sɛ woanya ɔyare no a, wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.
Nea eye sen saa no, ma w’adwene nkɔ so bere a wowɔ abɔnten na yɛ nneɛma a wode besiw ano na ama saa nwansena yi akɔ akyirikyiri. Afei, wubetumi anya bere a wode bɛtra abɔnten no mu anigye a worenhaw wo ho! Tena apɔwmuden mu ne Nirogi Lanka!
