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Wo ba ketewa no benya COVID-19? Momma yɛnkyerɛkyerɛ mmofra coronavirus ho ade!

Wo ba ketewa no benya COVID-19? Momma yɛnkyerɛkyerɛ mmofra coronavirus ho ade!

Nna yi, ehu kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ ɔwofoɔ biara adwene mu ne sɛ ebia wɔn ba ketewa no bɛnya coronavirus, anaa COVID-19. So mmofra betumi anya bi? Sɛ wɔyɛ saa a, dɛn na ɛba? So ɛbɛyɛ bɔne te sɛ yɛn de no? Ebia nsɛmmisa pii te sɛ eyinom wɔ w’adwenem. Nsuro. Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm pefee na yɛnyɛ komm nnɛ.

Asiane bɛn na ɛyɛ ma mmofra sɛ wobenya coronavirus?

Nokwarem no, yiw. Te sɛ mpanyimfo no, mmofra betumi anya coronavirus a ɛde COVID-19 ba no. Nanso asɛmpa no ne sɛ mpɛn pii no, sɛ mmofra nya bi a, yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no nyɛ den koraa. Mmofra binom tumi nya yare no a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara koraa na wɔn ho tɔ wɔn.

Nanso tebea abien wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye titiriw.

1. Nkokoaa a wonnii afe biako: Ɛda adi sɛ yare no bɛka mmofra nkumaa yi.

2. Mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo a enni sabea: Mmofra yi nso wɔ asiane kɛse mu. Yɛbɛka saa asɛm no ho asɛm akyiri yi.

Adeɛ a ɛho hia paa ne sɛ wobɛma wo ba no abɔ COVID-19 ho ban wɔ mfeɛ a ɛfata mu. Vaccine no betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wo ba no benya yare no ne sɛnea emu yɛ den no so kɛse.

Mmofra binom tumi nya tebea a emu yɛ den a wɔfrɛ no Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi akyi wɔ COVID-19 a wɔanya no akyi. Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛntaa nsi, nanso egye ayaresa ntɛm ara. Momma yɛnhwɛ ɛno nso.

So ɛsono coronavirus ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ mmofra ne mpanyimfo mu?

Mpɛn pii no, nsonsonoe kɛse biara nni mu. COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛwɔ mmofra mu no te sɛ nea ɛwɔ mpanyimfo mu no. Nanso, mmofra bɛboro 90% da sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a emu nyɛ den koraa adi, a ɛte sɛ atiridiinini.

Adwene titiriw a wɔde si Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) so .

Eyi yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn sɛ awofo hu ho kakra. Bere a obi anya COVID-19, na ebia ne ho atɔ no a onnya sɛnkyerɛnne biara no, tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no (MIS-C) betumi aba wɔ adapɛn 2 kosi 6 akyi. Eyi ne bere a akwaa ahorow ahorow a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu (te sɛ koma, ahurututu, asaabo, ne amemene) ho yɛ hyew, anaasɛ ɔkwan foforo so no, ɛyɛ hyew.

Saa tebea yi betumi de sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛte sɛ Toxic Shock Syndrome anaa Kawasaki Yare (yare a ɛma mmofra mogya ntini mu hyew) ba.

Sɛ wo ba no wɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi ahu wɔ MIS-C mu a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.

Huraeɛ Atiridiinini a emu yɛ den a ɛtra hɔ nna pii.
Yafunu mu yaw, ɔfe, anaa akisikuru Yafunu mu yaw a emu yɛ den.
Wora a ɛyɛ mmerɛw Akisikuru kɔkɔɔ a ɛba nipadua no afã horow so.
Nneɛma afoforo a ɛwom Tiyɛ, adwene a ɛyɛ basaa, aniwa kɔkɔɔ, anofafa a apaapae.

Na sɛ mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo nya coronavirus nso ɛ?

Mmofra a wɔwɔ tebea horow bi a enni sabea betumi anya yare a emu yɛ den kɛse sɛ wonya COVID-19 a. Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye kɛse wɔ mmofra yi ho.

Sɛ wo ba no wɔ saa tebea yi a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa akwan a wobɛfa so abɔ wo ho ban afi ɔyare mmoawa no ho ne sɛnea wɔbɛbɔ wo ho ban no ho.

Mɛyɛ dɛn abɔ me ba ho ban afi coronavirus ho?

Sɛ yɛyɛ da biara da suban kakraa bi a, yebetumi abɔ yɛn mma ho ban afi nyarewa a wɔde yare mmoawa ba yi ho.

1. Vaccine a wɔde ma

Eyi ne ɔkwan a ɛho hia na etu mpɔn sen biara. Abofra biara a wadi boro asram 6 betumi anya COVID-19 vaccine no. Eyi bɛbɔ abofra no ho ban afi yare a emu yɛ den ho.

2. Hohoro wo nsa mpɛn pii.

Ma eyi nyɛ wo su. Kyerɛkyerɛ wo ba no ma ɔmfa samina ne nsu hohoro ne nsa yiye anyɛ yiye koraa no simma 20. Ɛno bɛyɛ bere a egye na wɔato "Happy Birthday" dwom no mprenu. Hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhohoro wɔn nsateaa, wɔn nsa akyi, wɔn nsateaa ntam, ne wɔn nnadewa ase yiye. Sɛ samina ne nsu nni hɔ a, fa nsa ho aduru a anyɛ yiye koraa no nsa 60% wom di dwuma.Fa biako di dwuma.

3. Ofie no a wobɛma ɛho atew

Hohoro nneɛma a wotaa de wo nsa ka te sɛ apon ano apon, kanea a wɔde sesa, pon, ne telefon ho da biara. Hohoro wo ba no agode, titiriw mmoa a wɔde nneɛma ahyɛ mu, na ma nwosow no daa.

4. Twe wo ho fi ayarefo ho

Ma wo ba no ntwe ne ho mfi nnipa a wɔwɔ atiridii anaa atiridiinini ho. Na sɛ wo ba no yare a, fa wɔn sie fie. Eyi bɛboa ma wɔasiw yare no antrɛw ankɔ afoforo so.

Sɛ wonya coronavirus a, ayaresa bɛn na wɔde ma mmofra nkumaa?

Mmofra dodow no ara nhia ayaresa soronko. Ade titiriw ne sɛ wobɛtra fie, agye w’ahome pii, na woanom nsu (nsu, nnuaba mu nsu) .

Nea ɛho hia: Mfa aspirin mma mmofra a wonnii mfe 19 esiane atiridii nti. Ebetumi de tebea bi a emu yɛ den a wɔfrɛ no Reye syndrome aba. Ɛyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho sɛ wɔde acetaminophen bɛma wɔ atiridii anaa ɛyaw ho. Bisa wo duruyɛfo ansa na wode NSAID te sɛ ibuprofen anaa naproxen ama wo.

Wɔma mmofra a wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea na asiane kɛse wom no nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa te sɛ Remdesivir . Wɔma mmofra a wɔadi boro mfe 12 a asiane kɛse wom nso aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no Paxlovid . Oduruyɛfo a ɔresa yare no na osi eyi nyinaa ho gyinae.

Sɛ wo ba nya coronavirus a, dɛn na wobɛyɛ?

Sɛ wususuw sɛ wo ba wɔ COVID-19 sɛnkyerɛnne a, ade a edi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛfrɛ wo duruyɛfo . Ɔbɛma wo afotu a ɛho hia. Sɛ wohu sɛ wo ba no anya yare no a, di anammɔn yi akyi.

1. Tew abofra no fi afoforo ho:

  • Fa wɔn sie dan a ɛda nsow mu a ɛne nnipa afoforo a wɔwɔ fie hɔ ntam kwan ware. Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, ma wɔmfa aguaree a ɛyɛ soronko nni dwuma.
  • Mma kwan mma wɔnyɛ afieboa a wɔwɔ fie no atuu anaasɛ wɔnfew wɔn ano.
  • Hyɛ akatawia bere a worebɛn abofra no.

2. Mfa w’ankasa nneɛma nkyɛ:

  • Fa nneɛma te sɛ ahwehwɛ, mprɛte, nkankyee, mpopaho, ne mpa so ntama ntetew mu mma abofra no.

3. Hwɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so:

  • Hu wo ba no tebea no yiye. Sɛ kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne a edidi so yi mu biara da adi a, fa kɔ ayaresabea Ayaresa a Ɛho Hia Ntɛmntɛm (ETU) ntɛm ara.
  • Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den
  • Koko mu yaw anaasɛ ɛyɛ den
  • Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa anaa nna a ɛtra so
  • Anofafa anaa anim a ɛyɛ bruu

4. Bere a wɔatew wɔn ho no a wɔde bɛba awiei:

  • Sɛ abofra no nni atiridii da mũ nyinaa a onni nnuru a ɛtew atiridii so na yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo nyinaa sa a, wobetumi ne afoforo abɔ fekuw.
  • Nanso, ɛho bɛda so ara hia sɛ wohyɛ anim akataso bere a wo ne nnipa afoforo te nnafua 5 bio no.

Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

  • Ɛwom sɛ mmofra tumi nya COVID-19 de, nanso ɛtaa yɛ mmerɛw. Nanso hwɛ yiye titiriw wɔ nkokoaa a wonnii afe biako ne mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo ho.
  • Ɔkwan pa a wobɛfa so abɔ wo ba ho ban afi yareɛ a emu yɛ den ho ne sɛ wobɛnya COVID-19 vaccine no.
  • Suban a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ wo nsa a wobɛhohoro mpɛn pii ne wo fie a wobɛma ho atew no betumi ama woabɔ wo ho ban kɛse.
  • Hwɛ yiye wɔ MIS-C (atiridiinini kɛse, yafunu mu yaw, ɔfe) ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛda adi wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi akyi bere a woanya COVID-19 no. Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte saa a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.
  • Sɛ wo ba no yare a, mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu na di kan frɛ wo duruyɛfo ma ɔmfa afotu mma no. Sɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den te sɛ ahome a ɛyɛ den a, kɔ ayaresabea Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) ntɛm ara.

Coronavirus, Mmofra Akwahosan, COVID-19, MIS-C, Coronavirus ma Mmofra, Covid Vaccine, coronavirus wɔ mmofra mu

⚠️ Important: The medical articles and information on Nirogi Lanka are for general awareness only, and are by no means a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For any medical problem you have, consult a qualified physician immediately.

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Wo ba ketewa no benya COVID-19? Momma yɛnkyerɛkyerɛ mmofra coronavirus ho ade!

Wo ba ketewa no benya COVID-19? Momma yɛnkyerɛkyerɛ mmofra coronavirus ho ade!

Nna yi, ehu kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ ɔwofoɔ biara adwene mu ne sɛ ebia wɔn ba ketewa no bɛnya coronavirus, anaa COVID-19. So mmofra betumi anya bi? Sɛ wɔyɛ saa a, dɛn na ɛba? So ɛbɛyɛ bɔne te sɛ yɛn de no? Ebia nsɛmmisa pii te sɛ eyinom wɔ w’adwenem. Nsuro. Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm pefee na yɛnyɛ komm nnɛ.

Asiane bɛn na ɛyɛ ma mmofra sɛ wobenya coronavirus?

Nokwarem no, yiw. Te sɛ mpanyimfo no, mmofra betumi anya coronavirus a ɛde COVID-19 ba no. Nanso asɛmpa no ne sɛ mpɛn pii no, sɛ mmofra nya bi a, yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no nyɛ den koraa. Mmofra binom tumi nya yare no a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara koraa na wɔn ho tɔ wɔn.

Nanso tebea abien wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye titiriw.

1. Nkokoaa a wonnii afe biako: Ɛda adi sɛ yare no bɛka mmofra nkumaa yi.

2. Mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo a enni sabea: Mmofra yi nso wɔ asiane kɛse mu. Yɛbɛka saa asɛm no ho asɛm akyiri yi.

Adeɛ a ɛho hia paa ne sɛ wobɛma wo ba no abɔ COVID-19 ho ban wɔ mfeɛ a ɛfata mu. Vaccine no betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wo ba no benya yare no ne sɛnea emu yɛ den no so kɛse.

Mmofra binom tumi nya tebea a emu yɛ den a wɔfrɛ no Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi akyi wɔ COVID-19 a wɔanya no akyi. Eyi yɛ tebea a ɛntaa nsi, nanso egye ayaresa ntɛm ara. Momma yɛnhwɛ ɛno nso.

So ɛsono coronavirus ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ mmofra ne mpanyimfo mu?

Mpɛn pii no, nsonsonoe kɛse biara nni mu. COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛwɔ mmofra mu no te sɛ nea ɛwɔ mpanyimfo mu no. Nanso, mmofra bɛboro 90% da sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a emu nyɛ den koraa adi, a ɛte sɛ atiridiinini.

Adwene titiriw a wɔde si Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) so .

Eyi yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn sɛ awofo hu ho kakra. Bere a obi anya COVID-19, na ebia ne ho atɔ no a onnya sɛnkyerɛnne biara no, tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no (MIS-C) betumi aba wɔ adapɛn 2 kosi 6 akyi. Eyi ne bere a akwaa ahorow ahorow a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu (te sɛ koma, ahurututu, asaabo, ne amemene) ho yɛ hyew, anaasɛ ɔkwan foforo so no, ɛyɛ hyew.

Saa tebea yi betumi de sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛte sɛ Toxic Shock Syndrome anaa Kawasaki Yare (yare a ɛma mmofra mogya ntini mu hyew) ba.

Sɛ wo ba no wɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi ahu wɔ MIS-C mu a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.

Huraeɛ Atiridiinini a emu yɛ den a ɛtra hɔ nna pii.
Yafunu mu yaw, ɔfe, anaa akisikuru Yafunu mu yaw a emu yɛ den.
Wora a ɛyɛ mmerɛw Akisikuru kɔkɔɔ a ɛba nipadua no afã horow so.
Nneɛma afoforo a ɛwom Tiyɛ, adwene a ɛyɛ basaa, aniwa kɔkɔɔ, anofafa a apaapae.

Na sɛ mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo nya coronavirus nso ɛ?

Mmofra a wɔwɔ tebea horow bi a enni sabea betumi anya yare a emu yɛ den kɛse sɛ wonya COVID-19 a. Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye kɛse wɔ mmofra yi ho.

Sɛ wo ba no wɔ saa tebea yi a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa akwan a wobɛfa so abɔ wo ho ban afi ɔyare mmoawa no ho ne sɛnea wɔbɛbɔ wo ho ban no ho.

Mɛyɛ dɛn abɔ me ba ho ban afi coronavirus ho?

Sɛ yɛyɛ da biara da suban kakraa bi a, yebetumi abɔ yɛn mma ho ban afi nyarewa a wɔde yare mmoawa ba yi ho.

1. Vaccine a wɔde ma

Eyi ne ɔkwan a ɛho hia na etu mpɔn sen biara. Abofra biara a wadi boro asram 6 betumi anya COVID-19 vaccine no. Eyi bɛbɔ abofra no ho ban afi yare a emu yɛ den ho.

2. Hohoro wo nsa mpɛn pii.

Ma eyi nyɛ wo su. Kyerɛkyerɛ wo ba no ma ɔmfa samina ne nsu hohoro ne nsa yiye anyɛ yiye koraa no simma 20. Ɛno bɛyɛ bere a egye na wɔato "Happy Birthday" dwom no mprenu. Hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhohoro wɔn nsateaa, wɔn nsa akyi, wɔn nsateaa ntam, ne wɔn nnadewa ase yiye. Sɛ samina ne nsu nni hɔ a, fa nsa ho aduru a anyɛ yiye koraa no nsa 60% wom di dwuma.Fa biako di dwuma.

3. Ofie no a wobɛma ɛho atew

Hohoro nneɛma a wotaa de wo nsa ka te sɛ apon ano apon, kanea a wɔde sesa, pon, ne telefon ho da biara. Hohoro wo ba no agode, titiriw mmoa a wɔde nneɛma ahyɛ mu, na ma nwosow no daa.

4. Twe wo ho fi ayarefo ho

Ma wo ba no ntwe ne ho mfi nnipa a wɔwɔ atiridii anaa atiridiinini ho. Na sɛ wo ba no yare a, fa wɔn sie fie. Eyi bɛboa ma wɔasiw yare no antrɛw ankɔ afoforo so.

Sɛ wonya coronavirus a, ayaresa bɛn na wɔde ma mmofra nkumaa?

Mmofra dodow no ara nhia ayaresa soronko. Ade titiriw ne sɛ wobɛtra fie, agye w’ahome pii, na woanom nsu (nsu, nnuaba mu nsu) .

Nea ɛho hia: Mfa aspirin mma mmofra a wonnii mfe 19 esiane atiridii nti. Ebetumi de tebea bi a emu yɛ den a wɔfrɛ no Reye syndrome aba. Ɛyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho sɛ wɔde acetaminophen bɛma wɔ atiridii anaa ɛyaw ho. Bisa wo duruyɛfo ansa na wode NSAID te sɛ ibuprofen anaa naproxen ama wo.

Wɔma mmofra a wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea na asiane kɛse wom no nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa te sɛ Remdesivir . Wɔma mmofra a wɔadi boro mfe 12 a asiane kɛse wom nso aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no Paxlovid . Oduruyɛfo a ɔresa yare no na osi eyi nyinaa ho gyinae.

Sɛ wo ba nya coronavirus a, dɛn na wobɛyɛ?

Sɛ wususuw sɛ wo ba wɔ COVID-19 sɛnkyerɛnne a, ade a edi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛfrɛ wo duruyɛfo . Ɔbɛma wo afotu a ɛho hia. Sɛ wohu sɛ wo ba no anya yare no a, di anammɔn yi akyi.

1. Tew abofra no fi afoforo ho:

  • Fa wɔn sie dan a ɛda nsow mu a ɛne nnipa afoforo a wɔwɔ fie hɔ ntam kwan ware. Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, ma wɔmfa aguaree a ɛyɛ soronko nni dwuma.
  • Mma kwan mma wɔnyɛ afieboa a wɔwɔ fie no atuu anaasɛ wɔnfew wɔn ano.
  • Hyɛ akatawia bere a worebɛn abofra no.

2. Mfa w’ankasa nneɛma nkyɛ:

  • Fa nneɛma te sɛ ahwehwɛ, mprɛte, nkankyee, mpopaho, ne mpa so ntama ntetew mu mma abofra no.

3. Hwɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so:

  • Hu wo ba no tebea no yiye. Sɛ kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne a edidi so yi mu biara da adi a, fa kɔ ayaresabea Ayaresa a Ɛho Hia Ntɛmntɛm (ETU) ntɛm ara.
  • Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den
  • Koko mu yaw anaasɛ ɛyɛ den
  • Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa anaa nna a ɛtra so
  • Anofafa anaa anim a ɛyɛ bruu

4. Bere a wɔatew wɔn ho no a wɔde bɛba awiei:

  • Sɛ abofra no nni atiridii da mũ nyinaa a onni nnuru a ɛtew atiridii so na yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo nyinaa sa a, wobetumi ne afoforo abɔ fekuw.
  • Nanso, ɛho bɛda so ara hia sɛ wohyɛ anim akataso bere a wo ne nnipa afoforo te nnafua 5 bio no.

Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

  • Ɛwom sɛ mmofra tumi nya COVID-19 de, nanso ɛtaa yɛ mmerɛw. Nanso hwɛ yiye titiriw wɔ nkokoaa a wonnii afe biako ne mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo ho.
  • Ɔkwan pa a wobɛfa so abɔ wo ba ho ban afi yareɛ a emu yɛ den ho ne sɛ wobɛnya COVID-19 vaccine no.
  • Suban a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ wo nsa a wobɛhohoro mpɛn pii ne wo fie a wobɛma ho atew no betumi ama woabɔ wo ho ban kɛse.
  • Hwɛ yiye wɔ MIS-C (atiridiinini kɛse, yafunu mu yaw, ɔfe) ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛda adi wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi akyi bere a woanya COVID-19 no. Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte saa a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.
  • Sɛ wo ba no yare a, mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu na di kan frɛ wo duruyɛfo ma ɔmfa afotu mma no. Sɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den te sɛ ahome a ɛyɛ den a, kɔ ayaresabea Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) ntɛm ara.

Coronavirus, Mmofra Akwahosan, COVID-19, MIS-C, Coronavirus ma Mmofra, Covid Vaccine, coronavirus wɔ mmofra mu

⚠️ Important: The medical articles and information on Nirogi Lanka are for general awareness only, and are by no means a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For any medical problem you have, consult a qualified physician immediately.

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