So wunim Lyme Yare a ntontom na ɛde ba no?

So woatu kwan wɔ kwae mu anaasɛ woatu kwan akɔ amannɔne pɛn na wote nka sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo den kakra, wo ho ayɛ wo hyew kakra, na wo nipadua mu ayɛ wo yaw wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ nwonwa so? Yɛtaa susuw eyinom sɛ nneɛma a ɛfata na yɛpow. Nanso, ɛtɔ da bi a, ebia yareɛ bi wɔ saa nneɛma nketenkete yi akyi a yɛntee ho asɛm pii, nanso ɛho hia paa sɛ yɛhunu. Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka yareɛ a ɛte saa baako ho asɛm, na ɛno ne Lyme Yareɛ.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne Lyme yare?

Lyme yare a ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔfrɛ no borreliosis no yɛ ɔyare mmoawa ankasa . Ɛnam ntontom (deer tick) pɔtee bi a ɛka yɛn so na ɛba. Nwansena no kura ɔyare mmoawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Borrelia burgdorferi a ɛkɔ yɛn nipadua mu na ɛde yare no ba.

Susuw ho hwɛ, saa nwansena yi sua koraa, ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔnsõ nsen sinapi aba. Enti ebia yennim mpo sɛ wɔbata yɛn nipadua ho. Wohu saa ntontom yi kɛse wɔ mmeae a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini na kwae wɔ wɔ aman te sɛ Amerika ne Europa. Enti sɛ worekɔ beae a ɛte saa a, ɛho hia paa sɛ wuhu eyi.

Dɛn ne Lyme yare no fã ne ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow?

Saa yare yi kɔ yɛn nipadua mu wɔ akwan atitiriw abiɛsa so. Ebia ɛsono sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no wɔ ɔfã biara mu. Sɛ wohu yare no na wɔsa no ntɛm a, wobetumi asiw ɔhaw a emu yɛ den ano.

Momma yɛnhwɛ eyi na yɛate saa fã yi ne ne su ahorow a ɛbata ho no ase yiye.

Kakraa bi fa "Bullseye" asɛe no ho

Eyi yɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛda nsow yiye. Efi ase sɛ baabi a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ ketewaa bi wɔ baabi a ntontom no ka no na ɛyɛ kɛse nkakrankakra wɔ nna anaa adapɛn kakraa bi mu. Ebetumi ayɛ kurukuruwa, ahinanan, anaa kurukuruwa. Wɔfrɛ no "nantwi-ani" efisɛ ɛwɔ mfinimfini a emu da hɔ na nkaa kɔkɔɔ atwa ho ahyia. Nanso kae sɛ, nnipa 10 biara a wonya Lyme yare no mu 2-3 nnya saa akisikuru yi. Enti sɛ saa sɛnkyerɛnne yi nni hɔ mpo a, sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na oduruyɛfo hu yare yi?

Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, osusuw nneɛma pii ho.

• Wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne: Yɛbɛtie no yie na yɛahu ɔhaw a worehyia.
• W’abakɔsɛm: Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wuhu sɛ ebia woakɔ kwae bi mu akɔ nantew nnansa yi anaasɛ woatu kwan akɔ ɔman bi a Lyme yare abu so mu.
• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Wobetumi ayɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu de akyerɛ sɛ yare no wɔ hɔ. Eyi hwɛ sɛ ebia nnuru a ɛko tia nyarewa a wo nipadua ayɛ atia mmoawa a wɔde Lyme yare ba no anaa.

Nanso ade ketewaa bi ni. Egye adapɛn kakraa bi ansa na mmoawa no akɔ yɛn nipadua mu na wɔayɛ nnuru a ɛko tia nyarewa a ɛbɛko atia. Enti sɛ woyɛ saa nhwehwɛmu yi wɔ nna a edi kan no mu a, ebetumi akyerɛ sɛ wunni yare no (ebia ɛnyɛ papa).

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsa? So wobetumi asa eyi?

Yiw, akyinnye biara nni ho! Ayaresa titiriw a etu mpɔn sen biara a wɔde sa eyi ne nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa . Mpɛn pii no, oduruyɛfo no kyerɛw nnuru te sɛ `doxycycline` ne `amoxicillin`.

Bere tenten a ɛsɛ sɛ wonom aduru no bɛsono a egyina faako a yare no kɔ ne sɛnea wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no mu yɛ den so. Wɔ mfiase no, ebia ebehia sɛ wonom aduru no bɛyɛ nnafua 10. Nanso, sɛ ntini anaa koma no ka a, ebia ebehia sɛ wonom aduru no bere tenten.

Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wobɛnom aduru a oduruyɛfo no akyerɛw ama wo no pɛpɛɛpɛ, a worennya da koro mpo. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, ebia yare no rentumi nsa koraa na nsɛnnennen betumi asɔre akyiri yi.

Sɛ wɔansa a, nneɛma a anibere wom bɛn na ebetumi asi?

Sɛ wɔansa Lyme yare no ntɛm a, ɔyare no betumi atrɛw akɔ nipadua no mu nyinaa na ɛde ɔhaw ahorow a emu yɛ den aba.

• Ntini mu yare: Nkwaa mu ahonhon ne ɛyaw a ɛba na ɛkɔ no betumi aba mpofirim.
• Koma mu yare: Ɛmma anyinam ahoɔden a ɛwɔ koma no mu no sɛe, na ɛma koma no bɔ a ɛnteɛ (Lyme carditis).
• Ntini mu haw ahorow: Tebea horow a emu yɛ den te sɛ ntini a ɛkata amemene ne akyi berɛmo no so a ɛyɛ hyew (meningitis) ne ɔyare mmoawa a ɛba amemene no ankasa mu (encephalopathy) betumi aba.

Enti, sɛ wowɔ adwenem naayɛ bi wɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ketewaa bi mpo ho a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn atumi abɔ wo ho ban afi yare yi ho?

Ɛwom sɛ ayaresa ahorow wɔ hɔ a wɔde sa yare yi de, nanso eye sɛ wubesiw ano ansa na ayɛ kɛse. Nneɛma nketenkete kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a wubetumi ayɛ de asiw ano.

• Ntade: Sɛ wonam kwae mu anaa sare atenten mu a, hyɛ trako atenten ne nsateaa atenten. Fa wo pants no ano hyɛ wo sɔks mu.
• Nkoekoemmoa a wɔde pam nkoekoemmoa: Fa nnuru a wɔde pam nkoekoemmoa gu wo honam ani ne wo ntade so na amma ntontom ankɔ.
• Nipadua mu nhwehwɛmu: Sɛ wufi kwae anaa beae a ɛte saa ba a, hwɛ wo nipadua nyinaa yiye, titiriw wɔ w’abasa ase, w’asen ase, wo ti nhwi ntam, ne w’aso akyi. Hwɛ w’ayɛmmoa nso.
• Sɛnea wobeyi ntontom afi hɔ sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ a:Sɛ wuhu sɛ ntontom bi wɔ wo nipadua so a, mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu. Fa tweezer fa ntontom no ti bɛn honam ani na fa nkakrankakra twe no tẽẽ kɔ soro. Mma ntwitwiw, mfa ngo nhyew, anaa nhyew ntontom no. Saa a wɔyɛ no ma hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ mmoawa bɛkɔ nipadua no mu no yɛ kɛse.
• Yi fi hɔ ntɛm: Sɛ woyi ntontom no fi hɔ wɔ nnɔnhwerew 24 ntam a, ebetumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobenya Lyme yare no so kɛse.