Momma yɛnsua Covid-19 (COVID-19) ho ade pɛpɛɛpɛ? Nsɛmmisa a ɛwɔ w’adwenem nyinaa ho mmuae!

Hɛlo! Wo ho te sɛn? Nna yi, COVID-19 yɛ asɛmti a yɛn nyinaa ka ho asɛm pii, na ɛtɔ da bi a ebetumi ayɛ hu kakra. Nanso sɛ wɔbɔ wo amanneɛ yiye a, ɛnyɛ asɛm kɛse saa. Enti, ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka eyi ho asɛm tiawa, wɔ ɔkwan a wubetumi ate ase so, te sɛ nea wo ne w’adamfo bi rekasa. Momma yensiesie nsɛmmisa ne adwenem naayɛ a ɛwɔ w’adwene mu nnɛ no nyinaa.

Covid-19 (COVID-19) Mfitiaseɛ - Yɛbɛhyɛ aseɛ afiri mfitiaseɛ?

Sɛ yɛreka COVID-19 ho asɛm a, nneɛma kakra bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wudi kan hu. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea wɔyɛ.

Dɛn ne COVID-19?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, COVID-19 yɛ ɔhome mu yareɛ foforɔ a mmoawa bi de ba. Wɔfrɛ mmoawa a ɛde ba no SARS-CoV-2. Efi ase te sɛ atiridiinini anaa atiridiinini, nanso wɔ nnipa binom fam no, ebetumi ayɛ kɛse. Ebetumi ama obi ayɛ den wɔ ɔhome mu na wanya ahurututu mu yare. Ɛno nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye wɔ eyi ho.

Vaccine - Yɛn ahobammɔ kyɛm

Ahobanbɔ kɛseɛ na ɛho hia paa a yɛwɔ wɔ saa yareɛ yi ho ne vaccine no. Nea saa vaccines yi yɛ titiriw ne sɛ wɔbɛtete yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no ma wɔako atia COVID-19 mmoawa no. Fa no sɛ ɛte sɛ nea yɛrema yɛn nipadua no ntetee kakra. Afei, sɛ mmoawa no hyɛn nipadua no mu ankasa a, yɛn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no behu na ayɛ adwuma ntɛm de asiw yare no ano. Sɛ wunya yare no mpo a, sɛ wunya aduru a wɔde bɔ wo ho ban no a, mpɛn pii no ɛrenyɛ kɛse.

So COVID-19 vaccine no nso ma mmofra nkumaa?

Yiw, seesei wɔkamfo COVID-19 vaccine no kyerɛ mmofra a wɔadi asram 6 kosi mfe 5. Ntease wom sɛ awofo pii dwen eyi ho kakra. Nanso nnuruyɛfo ka sɛ vaccine no yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho ma mmofra, na ɛtew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ mmofra bɛyare na wɔanya nsɛnnennen te sɛ `MIS-C` (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children) no so kɛse. Sɛ wowɔ nsɛm bi a ɛhaw wo wɔ wo ba a wobɛma no vaccine ho a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne mmofra oduruyɛfo bɛkasa na ama adwenem naayɛ biara afi hɔ.

Na sɛ wo ba nya COVID-19 nso ɛ?

Sɛ wo ba ketewa no reda sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ atiridiinini, ɔfe, ne hwene a ɛretu adi na osusuw sɛ ebia ɔwɔ COVID-19 a, mma wo ho nnpopo mfiase no. Mmofra dodow no ara bedi so te sɛ atiridiinini ara kwa na wɔn ho atɔ wɔn. Nanso, sɛ wo ba no home yɛ den, ɔpow sɛ obedidi anaa ɔbɛnom, ɔda paa, anaa sɛ wuhu biribi soronko bi a, frɛ oduruyɛfo anaa fa wɔn kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm ara. Wɔ fie no, ma wo ba no home pii, ma no nsu, na sɛ ɔwɔ atiridii a, ma no biribi te sɛ paracetamol (sɛnea wo duruyɛfo kyerɛ no).

Dɛn ne ‘nsonsonoe’ foforo yi?

COVID-19 mmoawa no yɛ anifere kakra, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛsakra bere nyinaa. Ɛte sɛ nea woresesa ntade. Saa mmoawa foforo a ɛsono wɔn kakra yi ne nea yɛfrɛ no ‘variants’ . Nsonsonoe ahorow bi betumi atrɛw ntɛmntɛm sen afoforo, na ebinom mpo betumi abɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkwati nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban no kakra. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ wokɔ so nya booster doses na wode ahotew pa di dwuma no.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛbɔ wo ho ban afi COVID-19 ho? - a wode wo ho to so

Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛbɔ wo ho ban ansa na woayare sen sɛ wubehu amane bere a woayare akyi. Ma yɛnhwɛ nea yebetumi ayɛ.

Mmofra nkumaa ne akataso a wɔde di dwuma

Yenim sɛ sɛ yɛbɛka akyerɛ mmofra nkumaa sɛ wɔnhyɛ akatawia a, ebetumi ayɛ asɛnnennen kakra. Ebia wobehu sɛ ɛyɛ wɔn yaw. Nanso, sɛ worekɔ mmeae a nnipa ahyɛ hɔ ma, titiriw bere a ɔyare mmoawa no dɔɔso a, ɛboa sɛ wobɛhyɛ akataso ama mmofra a wɔadi boro mfe abien de abɔ wɔn ho ban. Nanso, wɔmfa nkamfo mma nkokoaa a wonnii mfe abien, efisɛ ebetumi ama ahome ayɛ den.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔbɛbɔ akokoaa ho ban afi nufusu a ɛbɛtɔ no ho?

Ɛho hia paa sɛ wɔbɔ nkokoaa a wonnii asram 6 a wontumi nnya COVID-19 ho ban.

Ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so ayɛ eyi ne sɛ:

* Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde COVID-19 bɔ mpaninfoɔ ne mmofra foforɔ a wɔwɔ fie hɔ nyinaa.

* Fa samina ne nsu hohoro wo nsa yiye daa, anaa fa aduru a wɔde tew nneɛma ho di dwuma.

* Tew nnipa dodow a wɔyare bɛn nkokoaa ne mpɛn dodow a wokura wɔn mu sɛnea wubetumi biara.

* Ahɔho dodow a wɔba fie hɔ a wɔbɛto ano hye.

Yebetumi de nneɛma a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ eyinom abɔ yɛn mmofra nkumaa ho ban.

Nyinsɛn ne COVID-19 - Wo nsɛmmisa ho mmuaeɛ

"Sɛ menya COVID-19 wɔ nyinsɛn mu a, dɛn na ɛba? Ɛbɛka akokoaa no? So ɛyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho sɛ mɛnya vaccine no?" Ebia wowɔ nsɛmmisa te sɛ eyinom. Nokwarem no, sɛ ɛna a onyinsɛn nya COVID-19 a, ɛda adi sɛ obenya nsɛnnennen kakra sen onipa a ɔte hɔ no. Ebetumi ama obi anya yare a emu yɛ den anaa mpo awo ntɛm. Enti, sɛ woanyinsɛn anaa woreyɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wobɛnyinsɛn a, COVID-19 vaccine no a wobɛnya no ne ahobanbɔ a eye sen biara. Nnuruyɛfo ka sɛ saa aduru yi yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho mma ɛna no ne akokoaa a ɔwɔ awotwaa mu no nyinaa. Bisa wo awo ho oduruyɛfo (VOG) ma ɔmma wo eyi ho nsɛm pii.

So metumi ama me ba nufu bere a mewɔ COVID-19?

Yiw, sɛ wowɔ COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne mpo anaasɛ wɔahu sɛ wowɔ yare no a, ɛho nhia sɛ wugyae wo ba no nufu. Nufusu ne aduannuru a ɛsom bo sen biara ma wo ba na ɛma wo ba nya nnuru a ɛko tia nyarewa. Nanso, ɛsɛ sɛ wudi ahwɛyiye yi akyi bere a worema nufu no:

• Fa samina hohoro wo nsa yiye ansa na woama wo nufu ne bere a woama wo nufu awie no.
• Hyɛ akataso a ɛfata yiye bere a worema nufu no.
• Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, ma mframa pa nkɔ akokoaa no dan mu.

Covid-19 (COVID-19) ne ayaresa

Yɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu bere a yɛyare no. Saa ara na COVID-19 nso te.

COVID-19 nhwehwɛmu a wobenya

Sɛ wowɔ COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne (te sɛ atiridiinini, ɔfe, menewa mu yaw, nipadua mu yaw, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome, wo ho yɛ hua/ɛyɛ dɛ), anaasɛ wo ne obi a ɔwɔ COVID-19 adi nkitaho kɛse a, ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu. Eyi betumi aboa ma woahu sɛ ebia wowɔ yare no na asiw wo kwan sɛ wobɛtrɛw ankɔ afoforo mu.

Dɛn ne ‘Antibody Test’ yi?

``Antibody Test'' titiriw hwɛ sɛ ebia woanya COVID-19 pɛn, anaasɛ woanya antibodies bere a woanya vaccine no akyi. Entumi nhu no yiye sɛ ebia mmoawa no reyɛ adwuma wɔ wo nipadua mu mprempren anaa. Ɛne sɛ, ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛma wonya ɔyare bi a atwam ho nsɛm.

Dɛn na ɛba wɔ ‘virus test’ mu?

``Viral test`` ne deɛ ɛkyerɛ sɛ mprempren wowɔ COVID-19 virus wɔ wo nipadua mu, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ mprempren wowɔ bi anaa. Eyi ahorow atitiriw abien na ɛwɔ hɔ:

• `PCR` (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Sɔhwɛ: Eyi ne sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ (ɛyɛ nkate) sen biara. Etumi hu mmoawa no kakraa bi mpo. Nanso, nea efi mu ba no betumi agye nnɔnhwerew pii anaa da koro ansa na asan aba.
• Rapid Antigen Test: Eyi yɛ ntɛmntɛm yiye, na ɛma nea efi mu ba wɔ simma 15-30 ntam. Etumi hu yare no wɔ nna a edi kan a ɛkyerɛ yare no. Nanso, sɛ mmoawa no dodow sua a, ebia ɛrenyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ te sɛ PCR (atoro negatives betumi aba).

Dɛn ne sɔhwɛ a eye sen biara?

"Sɔhwɛ a eye sen biara" no gyina tebea no so. Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne na wopɛ sɛ wonya nea efi mu ba ntɛm a, wubetumi ayɛ `rapid antigen test`. Sɛ ɛyɛ `negative` mpo a, sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne no kɔ so a, eye sɛ wobɛyɛ `PCR`. Sɛ wopɛ nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware sen biara a, `PCR` sɔhwɛ no na eye sen biara. Nyansa wom sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo nhwehwɛmu a ɛfata wo kɛse no ho asɛm.

So wunim `MIS-C` (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome wɔ Mmofra mu) ho asɛm?

Ɛwom sɛ eyi nyɛ ade a ɛntaa nsi de, nanso ɛho hia sɛ awofo hu. Mmofra binom tumi nya tebea bi a wɔfrɛ no `MIS-C` (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children) wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi akyi a wɔanya COVID-19. Eyi ne bere a akwaa ahorow pii a ɛwɔ abofra no nipadua mu (te sɛ koma, ahurututu, asaabo, amemene, honam ani, ne n’ani) ho hyehye no.

`MIS-C` ho sɛnkyerɛnne titiriw betumi ayɛ:

* Atiridiinini a ɛtra hɔ nna pii

* Yafunu mu yaw, akisikuru, ɔfe

• Honam ani akisikuru

* Aniwa a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ

* Ɔbrɛ a ɛyɛ soronko, nna a ɛma obi da

* Menewa (kɔn) a ɛho ahonhon .

Sɛ wo ba no wɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara. Sɛ wofi ase sa yare ntɛm a, wobetumi asa saa tebea yi.

So metumi anya COVID-19, Flu, ne RSV vaccines no bere koro mu?

Yiw, sɛnea mprempren nnuruyɛfo nyansahyɛ ahorow kyerɛ no, mfomso biara nni ho sɛ wobenya COVID-19 vaccine, seasonal flu vaccine, ne `RSV` (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine no da koro anaa oduruyɛfo bere koro mu ama wɔn a wɔfata. Eyi nka sɛnea nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban no yɛ adwuma yiye anaasɛ ahobammɔ wom. Nanso, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo susuw eyi ho na wusi nea eye ma wo anaa wo ba no ho gyinae.

So eyi yɛ atiridiinini, atiridiinini, RSV, anaa COVID-19? Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu?

Eyi ne ɔhaw a nnipa pii wɔ. Efisɛ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nyarewa yi nyinaa ho sɛnkyerɛnne yɛ pɛ. Atiridii, ɔfe, nipadua mu yaw, menewa mu yaw, hwene mu nsu (ɛnyɛ hwene a ɛretu , hwene a ɛretu yɛ Russia asɛmfua, ɛteɛ bere a woka sɛ awɔw. Hwene a ɛretu), hwene mu nsu, ɔbrɛ, ne nea ɛkeka ho betumi ahu wɔ eyinom nyinaa mu.

• Hua ne dɛ a wɔhwere no betumi ayɛ COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛda adi wɔ nnipa binom fam (nanso ɛnyɛ obiara).
• Mpɛn pii no, atiridii fi ase mpofirim, na nipadua mu yɛ no yaw na atiridiinini kɛse ba.
• RSV betumi ayɛ den titiriw wɔ mmofra nkumaa ne wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim mu, na ɛde ɔhome mu den na ɛma obi ho hwe ase.
• Mpɛn pii no, atiridiinini no mu nyɛ den sɛnea yɛaka wɔ atifi hɔ no, na atiridii betumi aba anaasɛ ɛremma.

Nanso, ɛyɛ den sɛ wubegyina sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow nkutoo so ahu nea ɛyɛ ankasa. Enti, sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa, titiriw sɛ wowɔ kuw bi a asiane wom mu (nkwakoraa ne mmerewa, a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo a enni sabea) a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu.

COVID-19: Wɔ fie ne sukuu mu

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea yebedi eyi ho dwuma wɔ fie ne mmeae a nnipa pii wɔ.

Ahwɛyiye ne ahwɛyiye a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wɔ fie

Sɛ obi wɔ abusua no mu nya COVID-19 a, ɛho hia sɛ wɔhwɛ ɔyarefoɔ no yie, ne saa ara nso na wɔasiw yareɛ no ano.

• Ma ɔyarefo no ntew ne ho: Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, ma wɔmfa dan a ɛyɛ soronko ne aguaree a ɛyɛ soronko nni dwuma.
• Mframa pa: Bue ɔyarefo no dan mu mfɛnsere na ama mframa pa akɔ mu.
• Akatawia a wode bedi dwuma: Ɛsɛ sɛ mo baanu nyinaa hyɛ akataso bere a wo ne ɔyarefo no redi nkitaho no.
• Hohoro wo nsa mpɛn pii: Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara de samina hohoro ne nsa mpɛn pii.
• Nneɛma a wɔtew so: Hohoro nneɛma a wɔtaa de wo nsa ka (apon ano nhama, kanea a wɔde sesa) ho da biara.
• Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyarefo no nya ahomegye pii, aduan a ahoɔden wom, ne nsu: eyinom bɛboa ma ne ho atɔ no ntɛmntɛm.

Dɛn ne ‘Quarantine’ ne ‘Isolation’?

Ɛwom sɛ yɛte saa nsɛmfua abien yi mpɛn pii de, nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a ntease ahorow no yɛ basaa.

• `Quarantine`: Wɔyɛ eyi ma obi a ɔne obi a ɔwɔ COVID-19 adi nkitaho kɛse, nanso onnya nkyerɛɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne na wonnya nkyerɛe sɛ ɔwɔ yare no. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wɔtetew wɔn ho fi afoforo ho nna kakraa bi efisɛ ebia na wɔanya ɔyare no nso. Sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow ba saa bere yi mu a, wɔsɔ hwɛ.
• `Isolation`: Eyi yɛ obi a wɔagye atom sɛ ɔwɔ COVID-19. `Isolation` yɛ adeyɛ a ɛma wɔtetew wɔn fi afoforo ho koraa de siw yare no ano.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, `Quarantine` kyerɛ ntetewmu esiane adwenem naayɛ nti, na `Isolation` kyerɛ ntetewmu esiane yare nti. So wote ase?

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ‘wobɛtew wɔn ho’ wɔ fie?

Sɛ wotew wo ho wɔ fie a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwe wo ho fi nnipa afoforo ho sɛnea wubetumi biara.

• Tra dan a ɛyɛ soronko mu.
• Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, fa aguaree a ɛyɛ soronko di dwuma. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, tew ho yiye bere a wode adi dwuma awie no.
• Hwɛ yiye bere a wode aduan ne anonne reba no. Sɛ wubetumi agyaw wɔn wɔ dan no pon ho a, ɛbɛyɛ papa.
• Mfa wo nkuku, nkuruwa, anaa mpopaho a wode adi dwuma no nkyɛ afoforo.
• Tew nneɛma te sɛ nnipa afoforo a wo ne wɔn bɛbɔ ne TV a wobɛbom ahwɛ no so.

Saa nneɛma yi yɛ den kakra, nanso ɛboa kɛse ma yare no ntrɛw nkɔ afoforo mu.

Awiei koraa no, ade a ɛho hia sen biara (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti yɛaka COVID-19 ho asɛm pii. Mewɔ anidaso sɛ woate eyi ase.

Kae sɛ, COVID-19 yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa hu. Nanso sɛ wɔbɔ yɛn amanneɛ yiye na yɛyɛ ahwɛyiye a ɛho hia a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ yebetumi abɔ yɛn ho ban afi ho.

Vaccination a yɛbɛma no ne yɛn ahobammɔ titiriw. Ɛho hia yiye nso sɛ wubedi akwahosan ho su horow a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ wo nsa a wobɛhohoro mpɛn pii, akataso a wobɛhyɛ wɔ mmeae a nnipa ahyɛ hɔ ma, ne sɛ woyare a, wobɛtra fie akyi. Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne bi anaa w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa a, yɛsrɛ wo mma nsuro anaa w’ani nnwu sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo bɛkasa.

Wubetumi anya eyi ho nsɛm a wotumi de ho to so kɛse afi ahyehyɛde ahorow te sɛ Wiase Akwahosan Ahyehyɛde (WHO) ne Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wɛbsaet ahorow so.

Sɛ yɛn nyinaa bom yɛ adwuma na yɛde asɛyɛde di dwuma a, yebetumi adi COVID-19 tebea yi so nkonim yiye. Yɛrepɛ wo ne w’abusua akwahosan pa!

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