So woate nka pɛn sɛ woabrɛ, wo home ayɛ wo yaw, anaasɛ woabrɛ kɛkɛ bere a wo ho atɔ wo wɔ COVID-19 mu adapɛn anaa asram mpo akyi? Ebia ɛnyɛ ɔbrɛ a ɛba wɔ ɔyare mmoawa akyi ara kwa. Ɛnnɛ yɛreka COVID, tebea a nnipa bebree reka ho asɛm nnansa yi de akyɛ no ho asɛm.
Dɛn ne saa Long COVID yi?
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Long COVID kyerɛ akwahosan ho haw a ɛkɔ so kyɛ bere a woanya ahoɔden afi COVID-19 mu akyi. Nnipa binom frɛ no `long-haul COVID`, `post-COVID conditions (PCC)`, ne nea ɛkeka ho Wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, wɔsan frɛ no `post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).`
Saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi betumi atra hɔ adapɛn pii, asram pii, anaa mfe pii mpo. Bere a sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow bi te sɛ COVID de no, afoforo nso yɛ soronko koraa. Susuw eyi ho: Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ nnipa baanum biara a wɔwɔ COVID mu bɛyɛ biako benya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ɔsram biako anaa nea ɛboro saa. Wɔ wɔn a wɔn mu yɛ den araa ma ɛhia sɛ wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea no mu no, saa dodow yi boro 30%.
Nea eye sen biara ne sɛ, ɛwom sɛ saa Long COVID tebea yi tumi ka obiara de, nanso nnipa dodow no ara nya ahoɔden nkakrankakra bere kɔ so.
Adɛn nti na Long COVID ba?
Nnuruyɛfo ne nyansahufo da so ara rebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobehu nea ɛde ba ankasa, nanso nsusuwii atitiriw kakraa bi wɔ hɔ:
- Virus no a wɔsan yɛ adwuma: Ebetumi aba sɛ SARS-CoV-2 virus a ɛde COVID-19 ba no nyi fi nipadua no mu koraa, nanso akyiri yi ɛbɛyɛ adwuma na ɛde sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ba.
- Nkwammoaa a ɛko tia nyarewa a ɛyɛ adwuma boro so: Sɛ yɛko tia mmoawa no a, yɛn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no yɛ adwuma boro so, na ɛsɛe nipadua no ankasa akwaa a ɛte apɔw no.
- Autoantibodies a wɔyɛ: Nkwammoaa a ɛko tia nyarewa no yɛ basaa esiane ɔyare mmoawa nti na ɛyɛ antibody bi a ɛtow hyɛ yɛn ankasa nipadua akwaa so.
- Eyinom nyinaa abom: Ebia ntease ahorow yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa reba abɛka abom de tebea yi aba.
Hena na ɔwɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ obenya Long COVID?
Ebia nnipa a wodi so yi betumi anya Long COVID:
- Nnipa a COVID yare wɔn denneennen: Titiriw sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea a.
- Nnipa a wɔwɔ ayaresa mu tebea afoforo: Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ asikreyare, ayamtu, anaa nyarewa a nipadua no tumi ko tia nyarewa a.
- Nnipa a wɔayɛ kɛse mmoroso.
- Wɔn a wɔnnyaa Covid vaccine no.
- Nnipa a wɔwɔ MIS: Sɛ wo nya tebea bi a ɛntaa nsi a wɔfrɛ no `multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS)`, wɔ COVID-19 mu anaa ɛno akyi. Eyi ne bere a nipadua no mu akwaa pii (te sɛ koma, ahurututu, ne amemene) ho hyehye, anaasɛ ɛho ahonhon.
- Mmea: Nhwehwɛmu bi kyerɛ sɛ mmea betumi anya Long COVID bɛyɛ mpɛn 1.5 sen mmarima.
- Nnipa a wɔadi boro mfe 40.
Dɛn ne Long COVID ho sɛnkyerɛnne titiriw?
Ɛsono sɛnea COVID ka obiara bere tenten. Nsɛnkyerɛnne pii betumi ada adi. Hwɛ sɛ wowɔ eyinom mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa anaa.
| Nsɛnkyerɛnne no fã | Nsɛnkyerɛnne a wotumi hu |
|---|---|
| Su ahorow a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa | Ɔbrɛ a ɛkɔ so daa, ɔbrɛ kɛse a ɔte nka bere a wayɛ nnwuma a ɛnyɛ den mpo (sɛ nhwɛso no, sotɔɔ mu kɔ), ne ɔhyew a ɔte nka (atiridii). |
| Ahurututu ne koma mu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow | Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den, ɔfe, koko mu yaw, koma a ɛbɔ kɛse. |
| Ntini a ɛma nipadua no yɛ adwuma (amemene) no su . | Amemene mu sum, ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛkae na ɔde n’adwene asi biribi so, nna a ontumi nna, hua ne dɛ a ɛyera, tiyɛ, akisikuru, aso a ɛbɔ (tinnitus), dadwen, ne adwenemhaw. |
| Su ahorow a ɛwɔ aduan mu nhyehyɛe mu | Yafunu mu yaw, akisikuru, akisikuru, koko a ɛyɛ hyew. |
| Nneɛma afoforo a ɛwom | Nkwaa ne ntini mu yaw, ti nhwi a ɛtɔ, honam ani akisikuru, nsakrae a ɛba brayɛ mu. |
Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, ɛho hia sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa, efisɛ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi betumi atrɛw yiye na ɛtɔ mmere bi a wobetumi adi mfomso aka sɛ ɛyɛ tebea afoforo.
So mmofra nso nya Long COVID?
Yiw, mmofra nkumaa ne mpanyin nkumaa mpo betumi anya Long COVID. Ɛtɔ da bi a, abofra a onnyaa COVID ho sɛnkyerɛnne titiriw biara mpo betumi anya saa tebea yi. Nsɛnkyerɛnne a mmofra betumi anya bi ne:
- Bere nyinaa ɔbrɛ
- Sukuu adwuma ne agodie ho anigye a wɔhwere
- Amemene mu nsuyiri
- Koma a ɛbɔ denneennen
- Nwi a ɛtɔ
Sɛ́ awofo no, sɛ wo ba no koma bɔ kɔ soro wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so anaa sɛ ɛyɛ den ma no sɛ ɔbɛhome a, ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho titiriw. Wɔ nsɛm a ɛtete saa mu no, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara.
Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu sɛ wowɔ Long COVID anaa?
Nhwehwɛmu pɔtee biara nni hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Long COVID. Wo duruyɛfoɔ bɛhwɛ sɛ wowɔ COVID, deɛ wo sɛnkyerɛnne teɛ, berɛ tenten a ɛwɔ hɔ, ne sɛ ebia nneɛma foforɔ bi wɔ hɔ (e.g. nyarewa foforɔ) a ɛbɛtumi de saa nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ yi aba anaa. Ebia wɔbɛyɛ sɔhwɛ ahorow te sɛ eyinom:
- Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu
- Koko so X-ray a wɔyɛ
- EKG (Electrocardiogram) nhwehwɛmu
- Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ boasetɔ ho sɔhwɛ ahorow
Dɛn ne ayaresa a wɔde sa Long COVID?
Esiane sɛ wonni saa tebea yi ano aduru pɔtee biara nti, wɔde wɔn adwene si ayaresa no so titiriw sɛ wobedi sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ho dwuma. Ebia wubenya ahotɔ denam saa suban ahorow yi a wode bɛka w’asetra kwan ho no so.
- Ahomegye: Gye w’ahome bere tiaa bi da mũ no nyinaa. Hwɛ bere a wowɔ ahoɔden kɛse na yɛ wo nnwuma a ɛho hia sen biara ho nhyehyɛe ma saa mmere no. Mpere wo ho nkɔ adwuma kɛse bi mu prɛko pɛ.
- Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ: Sɛ wubetumi a, yɛ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ. Nanso fi ase yiye paa. Nnipa binom tumi hu yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne bere a wɔabɔ mmɔden ketewaa bi mpo akyi. Wɔfrɛ eyi `post-exertional malaise (PEM).` Enti wubetumi de biribi a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ nantew afi ase na wode nkakrankakra ama wo ahoɔden akɔ soro. Ansa na wubefi apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ biara ase no, ɛho hia sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa.
- Nkae ne adwene a wode bedi dwuma: Sɛ wo werɛ fi nneɛma a, kyerɛw gu wo fon so anaa nhoma mu. Bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛtew nneɛma a ɛtwetwe adwene so bere a woreyɛ adwuma no.
- Adwene mu akwahosan:Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ɔbrɛ ne dadwen nka bere a woyare bere nyinaa no. Wo ne wo nnamfo ne w’abusuafo nkasa. Sɛ ɛho hia a, hwehwɛ mmoa fi adwenemyare ho ɔfotufo bi hɔ.
Sɛ mpofirim ara wote ahome a ɛyɛ den anaa wo koko mu yaw a, mmɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛsa wɔ fie. Kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara, anaa kɔ Emergency Department (ETU) a ɛwɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn wo no.
So wobetumi asiw Long COVID ano?
Ɔkwan pa a yɛbɛfa so asiw Long COVID ano ne sɛ yɛbɛkwati COVID-19 na yɛanya vaccination koraa. Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi pefee sɛ nnipa a wɔma wɔn vaccine no, asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobenya Long COVID no so tew kɛse. Ɛho hia nso sɛ wobɛkɔ so de akwahosan ho su pa adi dwuma, te sɛ akatawia a wobɛhyɛ wɔ baguam ne wo nsa a wobɛhohoro.
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- COVID tenten kyerɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛkɔ so adapɛn, asram, anaa mfe mpo wɔ bere a obi ho atɔ no wɔ COVID-19 ho no.
- Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛtaa ba ne ɔbrɛ, ahome a ɛyɛ tiaa, amemene mu sum, ne nkwaa mu yaw.
- Ɛwom sɛ wonni eyi ho aduru pɔtee biara de, nanso wobetumi adi sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ho dwuma denam ahomegye, apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ brɛoo, ne asetra mu nsakrae so.
- Sɛ wodwen wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ho a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa.
- Asɛmpa no ne sɛ nnipa dodow no ara a wɔwɔ Long COVID no nya ahoɔden nkakrankakra bere kɔ so. Enti monyɛ den.
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