COVID-19 Nsɔhwɛ: Emu Emu Na Ye Ma Wo? Momma Yɛnka Eyi Ho Nkɔmmɔ!

Ebia wobɛkae sɛnea yɛn nyinaa kaa sɔhwɛ ho asɛm wɔ COVID-19 ɔyaredɔm no mu. Ɛtɔ da bi a, sɔhwɛ ahorow no betumi ama adwene atu afra. Ebia woasusuw ho sɛ, "Sɔhwɛ bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ minya?" anaasɛ "So eyi betumi ama manya nsɛm bi?" Enti ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnka saa COVID-19 nhwehwɛmu yi ho asɛm wɔ ɔkwan tiawa bi so a wobɛtumi ate aseɛ. Te sɛ nea wo ne w’adamfo bi rekasa ara pɛ.

Nhwehwɛmu ahorow titiriw bɛn na ɛwɔ hɔ a wɔde hu COVID-19?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, mmoawa mu nhwehwɛmu ahodoɔ titire mmienu na ɛwɔ hɔ de hwɛ sɛ woanya coronavirus anaa. Yɛsan frɛ eyinom "diagnostic tests" efisɛ ɛboa ma wohu sɛ wowɔ yare no anaa.

1. Molecular tests : Eyi ne nea yɛtaa frɛ no `(PCR)` sɔhwɛ. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ nkate kɛse . Wei kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ wowɔ mmoawa no kakraa bi pɛ wɔ wo nipadua mu mpo a, saa nhwehwɛmu yi tumi hu. Nanso, nea efi eyi mu ba no gye bere kakra ansa na aba. Ebetumi agye da koro anaa nnanu.

2. Antigen tests : Eyinom ne nea yɛsan frɛ no "rapid tests" efisɛ wobetumi anya nea efi mu ba no ntɛmntɛm yiye, wɔ simma kakraa bi mu. Nanso, eyinom nyɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ `(PCR)` sɔhwɛ no. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ mmoawa dodow a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu no sua wɔ yare no mfiase anaa n’awiei a, ɛtɔ mmere bi a sɔhwɛ yi betumi ayera mmoawa no.

Nea ɛho hia: Sɔhwɛ foforo bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no ``Antibody test``. Ɛhwɛ sɛ woadi kan anya COVID-19, anaasɛ woanya ``vaccine`` no. Ɛyɛ soronko wɔ nhwehwɛmu abien a ɛhwɛ sɛ ebia mmoawa a yɛreka ho asɛm no wɔ nipadua no mu saa bere no ho.

So sɔhwɛ a eye sen biara wɔ hɔ bere nyinaa?

Ɛyɛ den ankasa sɛ yɛbɛka sɛ "eyi ne sɔhwɛ a eye sen biara ma tebea biara." Sɔhwɛ a wuhia no gyina nneɛma pii so:

• Ɛkyɛ dɛn na wopɛ sɛ wufi mu ba ?
• Ɛho hia dɛn sɛ wubenya nea efi mu ba a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ sen biara ?
• Hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛyɛ sɔhwɛ no.

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a eyi betumi ama ayɛ den sɛ wubesi sɔhwɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ho gyinae. Wɔ nsɛm a ɛtete saa mu no , wo duruyɛfo betumi aboa wo ma woapaw sɔhwɛ a ɛfata wo anaa wo ba no kɛse.

Sɔhwɛ bɛn na ɛyɛ papa bere a wowɔ COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne?

Sɛ wowɔ COVID-19 ho sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ atiridiinini, ɔfe, ne ahome a ɛyɛ tiaa a, nhwehwɛmu abien yi nyinaa boa ma wohu sɛ ebia saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no fi COVID ankasa anaa.

• Molekyule mu sɔhwɛ ahorow:

Eyinom yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye, na wotumi hu mmoawa ketewaa bi mpo wɔ wo hwene anaa wo menewam. Eyi ne ɔkwan a eye sen biara, titiriw sɛ wopɛ sɛ wuhu no yiye sɛ ebia woanya mmoawa no (sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubenya ayaresa). Nanso, nea efi mu ba no betumi agye da koro anaa nnanu. Kae sɛ, sɛ wuhia ayaresa a egye ntɛmpɛ a, saa akyɛde yi betumi ayɛ ɔhaw.

• Antigen nhwehwɛmu ahorow:

Sɛ wuhia nea efi mu ba ntɛm a, antigen nhwehwɛmu yɛ ɔkwan pa a wobɛfa so. Sɛ nhwɛsoɔ no, ebia awofoɔ bɛpɛ sɛ wɔhunu ntɛm sɛ abofra bi wɔ COVID-19 sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛtumi atew wɔn ho na wɔagyae yareɛ no a ɛtrɛ kɔ afoforɔ a wɔwɔ fie hɔ.

Mpɛn pii no, wɔ yare no mfiase anaa n’awiei no, nnipa a wɔanya mmoawa no nya mmoawa pii wɔ wɔn hwene ne wɔn menewam. Eyi ne bere a ɛda adi kɛse sɛ wɔbɛtrɛw yare no mu akɔ afoforo mu. Wɔ mmere a ɛte saa mu no, antigen sɔhwɛ no betumi ayɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ ``(PCR)`` sɔhwɛ no.

Nanso, sɛ antigen nhwehwɛmu kyerɛ sɛ wo nni mmoawa no bi (kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ ɛyɛ `negative` a), ɛtɔ da bi a oduruyɛfo betumi asi gyinae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ antigen nhwehwɛmu foforo, anaasɛ ɔde ``molecular test`` si so dua sɛ ``negative`` aba no.

Na sɛ wo nni sɛnkyerɛnne biara, nanso wo ne obi a ɔwɔ COVID-19 atwa wo ho ahyia nso ɛ?

Nhwehwɛmu ahorow abien no nyinaa betumi aboa wo ma woahu sɛ woanya obi a ɔwɔ COVID-19, sɛ mpo wunni sɛnkyerɛnne biara a. Nanso adeɛ a ɛho hia wɔ ha ne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu anyɛ yie koraa no nnafua 5 wɔ bere a wɔde wo ahyɛ mu no akyi. Sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu ntɛm a, ebia worentumi nhu mmoawa no efisɛ mmoawa no dodow sua.

• Molekyule mu sɔhwɛ ahorow:

Esiane sɛ eyinom yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw kɛse nti, sɛ mmoawa a ɛwɔ hwene anaa menewam no sua koraa mpo a, wotumi hu ɔyare mmoawa. Eyi ma wɔyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ nnipa a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara mu. Eyi te saa efisɛ nnipa a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara no taa nya mmoawa dodow a ɛba fam wɔ wɔn nipadua mu sen nnipa a wɔyare.

• Antigen nhwehwɛmu ahorow:

Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wunya nea efi mu ba ntɛm a, eyi nso ye. Nanso, sɛ sɔhwɛ a edi kan no nkyerɛ sɛ ɔyare mmoawa no wɔ hɔ (i.e., ɛyɛ `negative`) a, sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛto so abien nna abien akyi a, ɛbɛma hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobɛkyere bere a mmoawa no dodow akɔ soro no ayɛ kɛse. Wei kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ woankyere no da a edi kan no mpo esiane sɛ mmoawa no sua nti a, sɛ woyɛ no nna abien akyi a, wubetumi akyere no.

Ɛfa nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ daa wɔ sukuu ne adwumayɛbea ahorow ho

Yɛfrɛ eyi "screening" bere a yɛsɔ nnipa a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara hwɛ na wonnim sɛ wɔanya mmoawa no. Wɔtaa yɛ eyi wɔ sukuu ne adwumayɛbea ahorow wɔ ɔyaredɔm no mu. Ná ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛho hia a wɔfa so siw ɔyare mmoawa a ɛtrɛw no ano.

• Ɛwom sɛ wɔde sɔhwɛ ahorow abien no nyinaa dii dwuma de yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu de, nanso sɔhwɛ a ɛmaa nea efii mu bae ntɛmntɛm no ne nea mfaso wɔ so sen biara.
• Enti, sɛ wɔreyɛ sukuu ne adwumayɛbea ahorow mu nhwehwɛmu a, na wɔtaa de antigen nhwehwɛmu di dwuma. Wɔyɛ ntɛm, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔde bedi dwuma, na ne bo nyɛ den.
• Esiane sɛ na eyinom nyɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ ``Molecular tests'' nti, na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no mpɛn pii (sɛ nhwɛso no, mprenu anaa mprɛnsa dapɛn biara).

Esiane sɛ COVID-19 yareɛ a ɛwɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa so abrɛ ase nti, wɔagyae nhwehwɛmu nhyehyɛeɛ yi. Gyinae a wosi sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ sukuu anaa adwumayɛbea bi mu no gyina sɛnea COVID-19 yareɛ no dodoɔ te wɔ saa mpɔtam hɔ no so. Sɛ ɔyare mmoawa no dodow kɔ soro bio a, sukuu ahorow betumi asi gyinae sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ sukuufo akuw a asiane kɛse wom sɛ wobenya ɔyare no mu (e.g., agumadi akuw, nnwom akuw, drama akuw). Anaasɛ, ebia wɔbɛyɛ screen ansa na adeyɛ kɛse bi te sɛ prom, anaasɛ nnapɔnna akyi.

Ansa na wobɛkɔ apontow anaa nhyiam bi ase

Wɔ nnapɔnna anaa afahyɛ afoforo mu no, yehyiam wɔ yɛn afie mu, yi yɛn akatawia, na yedidi na yɛnom wɔ yɛn afie mu. Wɔ mmere te sɛ eyinom mu no, sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu ntɛmntɛm ansa na dwumadi no aba a, ebetumi aboa ma obiara anya ahobammɔ ne apɔwmuden. Fa no sɛ, sɛ ɔhɔho biara a ɔbɛba adeyɛ bi ase no yɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ papa wɔ antigen nhwehwɛmu a wɔadi kan ayɛ mu a, hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya mmoawa no na watrɛw akɔ afoforo mu no sua koraa.

Sɛ woresi gyinae sɛ wobɛsɔ ahwɛ anaasɛ worensɔ ahwɛ a, susuw nneɛma yi ho:

• Sɛnea COVID-19 yareɛ no trɛw wɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ?
• So nnipa bi wɔ wo kuw no mu a sɛ wonya COVID-19 a, asiane kɛse wom sɛ wɔbɛyare denneennen? (Sɛ nhwɛso no, mmofra nkumaa, wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim, nnipa a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo a enni sabea, anaa nnipa a wɔn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no ayɛ mmerɛw).

Nkrasɛm a Etwa To a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

Enti, mewɔ anidaso sɛ seesei moanya nteaseɛ pa wɔ COVID-19 sɔhwɛ no ho. Sɛ yɛbɛbɔ no mua a:

• `(PCR)` nhwehwɛmu (Molecular tests) yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ yiye, ɛma wohu mmoawa no kakraa bi mpo, nanso nea efi mu ba no gye bere ansa na aba.
• Antigen nhwehwɛmu yɛ ntɛmntɛm yiye, nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayera mmoawa nketenkete.
• Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a , antigen ye ma wohu ntɛm, na PCR ye ma wo si so dua pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• If you have been exposed without symptoms , anyɛ yiye koraa no twɛn nnafua 5 ansa na woayɛ nhwehwɛmu. `(PCR)` yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ, nanso sɛ wuhia ntɛm a, yɛ antigen nhwehwɛmu na sɛ ɛyɛ `negative` a, san sɔ hwɛ bio wɔ nna abien mu.
• Sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa da bi anaasɛ wunnim nhwehwɛmu a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ a, ade a eye sen biara a wobɛyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ w’abusua oduruyɛfo anaa akwahosan ho ɔpanyin bi a ɔwɔ mpɔtam hɔ nkyɛn. Wobetumi atu wo fo wɔ nea eye ma wo tebea no ho.

Kae sɛ yɛreyɛ eyinom nyinaa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obiara benya ahobammɔ. Ate aseɛ? Sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wuhu biribi foforo biara a, bisa kɛkɛ.

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