So wo ba ketewa no nso anya (COVID-19)? Mma ɛnhaw wo, momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

Ebia awofo pii resusuw nea wɔbɛyɛ sɛ wɔn ba nya COVID-19 a. Nokwarem no, COVID-19 taa nyɛ den mma mmofra nkumaa sen mpanyimfo. Nanso, wɔ mmofra binom fam no, ebetumi ayɛ nea emu yɛ den koraa. Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wohu eyi.

Sɛ mmofra nkumaa nya `(COVID-19)` a, sɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na wɔda no adi?

Saa mmoawa yi tumi de sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ba bere a ɛhyɛn nipadua no mu no. Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛtaa ba ne atiridiinini, ɔfe, ahome a ɛyɛ tiaa, ne yafunu a ɛyɛ yaw. Yafunu a ɛyɛ yaw no bi ne yafunu mu yaw, akisikuru, ɔfe, ne akisikuru. Nea ɛka ho no, tiyɛ, nipadua mu yaw (ntini mu yaw), dɛ a ɛyera, ne atiridiinini ho sɛnkyerɛnne nso betumi aba. Wɔ nnipa binom fam no, eyi betumi ayɛ nea emu yɛ den kɛse. Afei nso, nnipa binom tumi nya `(COVID-19)` a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara.

Momma yɛnsua tebea soronko a wɔfrɛ no `(MIS-C)` nso ho ade

Mmofra binom, wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi akyi a wɔanya mmoawa no, betumi anya ɔfe ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ wɔn nipadua nyinaa mu. Wɔfrɛ eyi ``Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome wɔ Mmofra mu'' anaa ``MIS-C''. Eyi betumi aka akwaa ahorow pii, a ahurututu, koma, amemene, asaabo, mogya ntini, honam ani, aniwa, ne yafunu mu nhyehyɛe ka ho.

Susuw ho saa kwan yi so, `(MIS-C)` te sɛ nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa a ɛyɛ adwuma boro so wɔ mmoawa no ho.

Mpɛn pii no, mmofra a wɔwɔ `(MIS-C)` no ho tɔ wɔn denam ɔhwɛ soronko so wɔ ayaresabea. Ɛtɔ da bi a, ɛhia sɛ wɔsa wɔn yareɛ wɔ `(ICU)`, kyerɛ sɛ, baabi a wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔyare denneennen.

Sɛ me ba no wɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ?

Sɛ wo ba no nya atiridiinini, ɔfefe, ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛhome, ne menewam yɛ no yaw, ne yafunu mu yɛ no yaw, ɔfe, ne dwensɔtwaa, ne ho yɛ no yaw, ne ho yɛ no yaw, anaa sɛ ne ho nyɛ no dɛ a, frɛ wo duruyɛfo ntɛm ara. Afei nso ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfoɔ sɛ wo ba no ne obi a ɔwɔ COVID-19 adi nkitaho kɛseɛ anaa watu kwan akɔ beaeɛ a COVID-19 abu so.

Wo ne oduruyɛfo no nkasa mfa ho sɛ ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wo ba no nhwehwɛmu sɛ ebia ɔwɔ COVID-19 anaa. Afei oduruyɛfo no besi gyinae sɛ ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wo ba no:

• So metumi ayɛ ho adwuma wɔ fie?
• Wopɛ sɛ woba bɛkyerɛ me?
• So metumi ahu wo wɔ video frɛ so, kyerɛ sɛ, ɛnam ``Telehealth'' so?

`(Telehealth)`, wobɛtumi ahunu wo ba no afiri fie denam video frɛ so akɔ oduruyɛfoɔ nkyɛn. Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yie a, bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛnya `(Telehealth)` dwumadie afiri oduruyɛfoɔ a ɔhwɛ mmofra nkumaa hɔ. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no susuw sɛ wo ba no hia ayaresa ntɛm a, ɔbɛkyerɛ wo baabi a ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ.

Sɛ wo ba no wɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, ebia obehia ayaresa pii. Kɔ ayaresabea hɔ Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) ntɛm ara!

Hwɛ yiye paa wɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi ho. Sɛ wowɔ eyinom mu bi a, ntwentwɛn wo nan ase.

• Sɛ wuhu sɛ abofra no rehyia ɔhaw a .
• Sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wobɛhome a , hwɛ yiye na hwɛ sɛ honam ani hwɛbea no retwe akɔ wo koko nnompe ntam anaasɛ hwene mu ntokuru no rehyew bere a worehome no.
• Sɛ ɛte sɛ nea abofra no adwene atu afra anaasɛ ɔda kɛse a .
• Sɛ wowɔ koko mu yaw a.
• Sɛ honam ani yɛ nwini, fifiri ayɛ no, ɛyɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ honam ani yɛ nkekae a.
• Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo hyew a.
• Sɛ wowɔ yafunu mu yaw a enye koraa a .

Afei nso, sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo ba no sɛ ɔbɛhome denneennen, ontumi nkasa anaa nnantew esiane sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛhome nti, ɔdan bruu, anaasɛ ɔtotɔ piti a, frɛ 911 (anaa wo mpɔtam hɔ nɔma a egye ntɛmpɛ) ntɛm ara. Eyi yɛ asɛm a egye ntɛmpɛ.

Mɛyɛ dɛn atumi abɔ abusua no mufo a aka no ho ban bere a me ba no wɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no?

Eyi nso ho hia paa, efisɛ sɛ onipa biako a ɔwɔ fie hɔ yare a, ɛyɛ yiye sɛ afoforo nso benya ɔyare no.

• Sɛnea wubetumi biara no, ma abofra no ntwe ne ho mfi nnipa afoforo ne afieboa a wɔwɔ fie hɔ no ho.
• Bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛma onipa biako pɛ ahwɛ abofra a ɔyare no. Eyi bɛma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ yare no bɛtrɛw akɔ afoforo mu no so atew.
• Sɛ abofra no adi boro mfeɛ mmienu na ɔtumi hyɛ `(mask)` a ɛnyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛhome a, ɛsɛ sɛ abofra no hyɛ `(mask)` berɛ a ɔhwɛfoɔ no wɔ dan no mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛfoɔ no nso hyɛ `(mask)`.
• Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, ma abofra a ɔyare no mfa aguaree a ɛda nsow nni dwuma. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, popa gu fam na siesie aguaree no daa.
• Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu hohoro ne nsa mpɛn pii na ɔhohoro ne ho yiye. Fa samina ne nsu hohoro wo nsa anyɛ yiye koraa no sikɔne 20. Anaasɛ fa aduru a wɔde tew nsa a nsa wom di dwuma.
• Fa ofie ahotew anaa nneɛma a wɔde popa nneɛma hohoro nneɛma a wotaa de wo nsa te te sɛ apon ano nhama, kanea a wɔde sesa, agode, akyirikyiri mfiri, ne telefon ho da biara.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na nnuruyɛfo yɛ `(COVID-19)` nhwehwɛmu?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, sɛ nnuruyɛfo bɛsɔ COVID-19 ahwɛ a, wɔde cotton swab ketewaa bi (a wɔsan frɛ no Q-tip anaa swab) di dwuma de fa mmoawa no bi na wɔde kɔ lab. Mprempren wɔreyɛ afie mu nhwehwɛmu wɔ COVID-19 ho. Nanso, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ oduruyɛfo akwankyerɛ ase.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsa `(COVID-19)`?

Nnipa dodow no ara, a mmofra nkumaa ka ho, a wɔnyare denneennen no nhia ayaresa pɔtee bi. Sɛ wɔgye wɔn ahome pii, wɔnom nsuo pii (te sɛ nsuo, soup, nnuaba nsuo), ne nnuru a wɔde tew atiridiinini so a, wɔn ho bɛtɔ wɔn.

Nanso, wɔma mmofra kakraa bi pɛ a asiane kɛse wom sɛ wobenya COVID-19 a emu yɛ den no nnuru bi, te sɛ nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa, de siw wɔn yare kɛse na ɛho nhia sɛ wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea.

Nnipa binom hia ayaresabea hwɛ sɛ wɔyare kɛse wɔ COVID-19 ho a. Ebia ɛho behia nso sɛ wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea a wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔyare denneennen (ICU). Ɛhɔ no, nnuruyɛfo betumi ahwɛ wɔn yiye, ama wɔn oxygen anaa IV nsu sɛ ɛho hia a, na wɔasa ɔhaw biara. Ɛntaa mma sɛ wobetumi ama nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa anaa steroid nso. Ebia wɔde nnipa a wohia mmoa foforo a wɔde home bɛka afiri a wɔde home ho.

Dɛn bio na ɛsɛ sɛ yehu?

Eyi nso ho hia paa. Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a wadi asram 6 anaa nea ɛboro saa nya COVID-19 vaccine a wɔayɛ no foforo ama afe 2023-24 bere no. Saa aduru foforo yi bɔ mmoawa no ho ban fi mmoawa no ahorow a abu so sen biara no ho. Enti, wo ne wo duruyɛfoɔ nkasa fa saa vaccine yi a wobɛnya ama wo ba ne w’abusuafoɔ a aka no ho.

Awiei koraa no, nneɛma kakraa bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti mewɔ anidaso sɛ mubetumi akae nsɛntitiriw a ɛho hia sen biara no bi afi nea yɛaka ho asɛm no mu.

• Mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu, nanso hwɛ: Mpɛn pii no, mmofra nkumaa nnya ɔhaw kɛse biara bere a wɔanya COVID-19, nanso ɛho hia sɛ wohu asiane a ebetumi aba.
• Hu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow: Hwɛ yiye na atiridiinini, ɔfe, ne ahome a ɛyɛ den. Kae tebea `(MIS-C)` nso.
• Frɛ oduruyɛfo ntɛm ara: Sɛ wo ba no nya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne bi a, frɛ oduruyɛfo a ntwentwɛn wo nan ase.
• Hu nneɛma a egye ntɛmpɛ: Sɛ abofra no te yaw kɛse, anaasɛ ɛyɛ den ma no sɛ ɔbɛhome a, fa no kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm ara.
• Bɔ w’abusua ho ban: Yɛ nneɛma a ɛho hia na ama abofra a ɔyare no antrɛw yare no mu ankɔ afoforo so.
• Nya vaccination: (COVID-19) vaccine no ma mmofra ne mpaninfoɔ bɔ wɔn ho ban.

Yɛrepɛ wo, wo ba, ne w’abusua nyinaa akwahosan pa!

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