So wo yafunu ayɛ wo yaw kɛse mpofirim, na ɔfe ka ho? Ɛtɔ mmere bi a yesusuw sɛ ɛyɛ yafunu mu yaw kɛkɛ anaasɛ aduan mu awuduru ara kwa. Nanso eyi nso betumi ayɛ yare a ɛyɛ hu a ebetumi aba ho sɛnkyerɛnne, titiriw sɛ wonom nsu fĩ anaa wudi nnuan a efi baabi a ahotew nyɛ papa a. Wɔfrɛ saa yare no kɔlera. Saa din yi a wobɛte no ma ehu ka wo kakra, nanso sɛ wunim no yiye a, biribiara nni hɔ a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wusuro. Ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛka kɔlera ho asɛm wɔ ɔkwan tiawa bi so a wubetumi ate ase.

Dɛn ankasa ne Kɔlera?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, kɔlera yɛ yare a ɛde ɔyare mmoawa ba. Ɛyɛ bere a mmoawa bi a wɔfrɛ no *Vibrio cholerae* hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu no. Saa mmoawa yi kɔ yɛn dwensɔtwaa mu na ɛma awuduru bi ba. Ɛyɛ awuduru yi nti na yɛhwere nsu pii fi yɛn nipadua mu na yenya akisikuru a emu yɛ den.

Saa akisikuru yi mu yɛ den araa ma sɛ wɔansa no yiye a, nipadua no mu nsu betumi atɔ kɛse wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi mu na awu mpo. Nanso nea eye sen biara ne sɛ kɔlera yɛ yare a wotumi sa yiye. Ade titiriw ne sɛ wobehu yare no ntɛm na wɔde nsu a ayera afi nipadua no mu no asi ananmu.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔde kɔlera kɔ nnipa mu?

Eyi ho hia paa sɛ yɛte ase. Wɔnam aduan anaa nsu a obi a wanya kɔlera no nsu mu fĩ a wodi so na ɛtrɛw kɔlera mu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ obi a ɔwɔ kɔlera siesie aduan a wanhohoro ne nsa yiye bere a wahohoro ne ho akyi a, onipa a odi no betumi anya ɔyare no. Afei nso, sɛ saa nsuo yi kɔ yɛn nsuo a yɛnom te sɛ abura mu nsuo mu a, obiara a ɔde saa nsuo no di dwuma no wɔ asiane mu sɛ ɔbɛnya yareɛ no.

Eyinom ne akwan titiriw a wɔfa so nya kɔlera no bi:

• Ɔmanfo nsu a efĩ wom: Abura mu nsu a efĩ wom, titiriw wɔ mmeae a ahotew nyɛ papa.
• Aduan a wɔtɔ fi wɔn a wɔtɔn nneɛma wɔ mmɔnten so hɔ: Hokwan kɛse wɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya saa yare yi afi aduan a wɔannoa no yiye anaa wɔannoa no yiye a ahotew nnim no mu.
• Nnuadewa a wɔannoa: Ebetumi afa nsu a efĩ wom anaa nhabannuru a wɔannoa a wɔde nnuru a wɔde yɛ nnɔbae adua so anya ɔyare no.
• Mpataa ne ɛpo mu nnuan a wɔannoa anaasɛ wɔannoa no yiye: Wobetumi anya kɔlera nso denam mpataa a wɔadi wɔ nsu a efĩ wom mu so.
• Nnuadewa a wogyaw wɔ dan mu hyew mu bere a wɔanoa akyi: Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ biribi te sɛ aburow a wɔanoa no gu fĩ na wogyaw wɔ dan mu hyew mu kyɛ dodo a, mmoawa betumi anyin.

Dɛn ne kɔlera ho sɛnkyerɛnne?

Ɛnyɛ obiara a obenya kɔlera na obenya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den. Ebia nnipa binom nya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a emu nyɛ den koraa, bere a afoforo nso betumi anya yare no a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara koraa. Nanso sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ba a, ebetumi ada adi wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi mu anaasɛ kosi nnafua 5 wɔ ɔyare no akyi.

Ɛho hia paa sɛ wuhu saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi yiye. Momma yenhu eyi pefee wɔ pon bi so.

Bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara no

Sɛ wo anaa obi a wunim no nya akisikuru a emu yɛ den a nsu wom na ɔfe, titiriw bere a woadi ɛpo mu nnuan a wɔannoa anaa woatu kwan akɔ ɔman a kɔlera abu so mu akyi a, kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm ara. Ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛsa kɔlera, nanso nsu a ɛho ayɛ fĩ betumi aba ntɛmntɛm, enti ɛho hia sɛ wofi ase sa yare ntɛm ara.

Ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn wo no Emergency Department (ETU) ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsa?

Ayaresa titiriw a wɔde sa kɔlera ne nsu a wɔde ma. Ɛdenam sɛnea akisikuru no mu yɛ den so no, wɔde nnuru a wɔnom (te sɛ Jeevani) anaa nsu a wɔde fa ntini mu ma de si nsu a ayera ananmu.

Nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa no nka ayaresa a egye ntɛmpɛ ma nsɛm nketenkete ho, nanso ebetumi aboa ma akisikuru bere tenten so atew fã, atew mmoawa a wɔhwie gu no so, na wɔasiw yare no ntrɛwmu ano.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobetumi akwati kɔlera?

Wɔka sɛ: "Siw ano ye sen ayaresa." Saa ara na ɛte wɔ kɔlera ho. Ɛdenam ahotew ho nneyɛe a ɛnyɛ den a yebedi akyi so no, yebetumi abɔ yɛn ho ban koraa afi yare yi ho.

• Vaccination: Nnuru bi wɔ hɔ a wɔnom de sa kɔlera a wɔfrɛ no Vaxchora. Sɛ woreyɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wobɛtu kwan akɔ beaeɛ a kɔlera abu so a, ebia wobɛpɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfoɔ kasa fa saa vaccine yi a wobɛnya ho.
• Ahotew ho su: Eyinom ne nneɛma a ɛho hia sen biara.

Sɛ emu yɛ den a, nsɛnnennen a ɛba

Sɛ kɔlera mu yɛ den a, nsu a ɛho ntew betumi de ɔhaw ahorow aba.

• Asikre dodow a ɛba fam wɔ mogya mu (Hypoglycemia): Titiriw wɔ mmofra mu no, asikre dodow a ɛwɔ mogya mu no betumi akɔ fam wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ hu so bere a wontumi nnidi esiane ɔfe ne akisikuru nti no.
• Potassium a ɛba fam: Ɔyare a ɛma nipadua no hwere nneɛma a ɛho hia te sɛ potassium pii. Eyi betumi aka sɛnea koma ne ntini ahorow no yɛ adwuma.
• Asaabo a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye: Nsu a ɛho tew kɛse ne ahodwiriw betumi ama asaabo no ahwere mogya ne dwumadi, na ebetumi de ne nkwa ato asiane mu.