So woate yare bi a nwansena de ba ho asɛm? Momma yɛnka Lyme Yare ho asɛm!

Hɛlo! Wo ho te sɛn? Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka yareɛ bi a yɛn manfoɔ nnim kakra ho asɛm, nanso ɛho hia paa sɛ yɛbɛhunu ho asɛm. Eyi yɛ yare a ntontom na ɛde ba. Ebia sɛ worekɔ amannɔne, anaa sɛ woyɛ obi a wode bere pii tra kwae mu a, ebia ɛho behia paa sɛ wuhu eyi. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea saa `(Lyme Yare)` yi yɛ, sɛnea ɛkɔ so, ne nea ɛkyerɛ.

Dɛn ne Lyme Yare?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Lyme Yare yɛ ɔyare mmoawa bi a ɛde ba . Saa mmoawa yi hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu bere a ntontom bi a ɔwɔ ɔyare no ka yɛn no. Ɛte sɛ yare bi te sɛ dengue atiridii a nwansena de ba, nanso wɔ eyi mu no, nea ɛde ba no yɛ ntontom. Sɛ saa yare yi ba a, ɔhaw ahorow betumi aba yɛn honam ani, koma, amemene ne yɛn nkwaa mu . Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo, mpɛn pii no wobetumi de nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa asa koraa, titiriw sɛ wofi ase sa yare no ntɛm a .

Ɔkwan bɛn so na obi nya Lyme Yare?

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea yebetumi anya saa yare yi. Ɛnyɛ ntontom biara a wɔbɛka no na ɛde Lyme yare ba. Nwansena soronko bi wɔ hɔ ma eyi. Wɔfrɛ wɔn `(Deer Ticks)` anaa `(Black-legged Ticks)`. Saa nwansena yi kura mmoawa a wɔde Lyme yare ba no.

Saa yare yi abu so kɛse wɔ aman bi mu wɔ United States (te sɛ Connecticut, New Jersey, ne New York). Wɔabɔ ho amanneɛ nso wɔ aman bi a ɛwɔ Europa ne Asia mu. Enti sɛ worekɔ ɔman a ɛte saa mu a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛyɛ ahwɛyiye kakra.

Nea ɛho hia ne sɛ ɛnyɛ obiara a ntontom te sɛ eyi bɛka no no na ɔbɛyare. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ saa nwansena no mu ɔha biara mu kakraa bi pɛ na wɔanya ɔyare no. Afei nso, sɛ ntontom a wɔanya ɔyare no tra yɛn nipadua so anyɛ yiye koraa no nnɔnhwerew 24 kosi 48 (nnafua 1-2) na ɔnom yɛn mogya a, ɛda adi kɛse sɛ mmoawa no bɛhyɛn yɛn nipadua mu .

Hena na ɔwɔ asiane mu kɛse?

Enti hena na ɛda adi sɛ obenya saa yare yi? Momma yɛnhwɛ.

• Nnipa a wɔde bere pii tra abɔnten, titiriw wɔ sare atenten, nwura, anaa mmeae a nnua wɔ. Fa no sɛ woretu kwan wɔ kwae mu, anaasɛ woreyɛ adwuma wɔ sare atenten so wɔ turo mu. Saa nwansena yi betumi abata wo nipadua ho wɔ mmere te sɛ eyinom mu.
• Nnipa a wɔwɔ afieboa betumi de ntontom aba fie. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a yɛn akraman ne mpataa tumi de nwansena ba fie bere a wofi abɔnten adi agoru ba fie no.
• Nnipa a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ dwumadi ahorow te sɛ turoyɛ, akwantu, nsraban, mpataayi, anaa abɔmmɔ wɔ mmeae a ntontom abu so mu. Sɛ yɛyɛ saa nneɛma yi a, yɛde yɛn ho to baabi a ntontom wɔ hɔ a yennim.

Nanso eyi nkyerɛ sɛ obiara a ɔbɛyɛ saa nneɛma yi bɛyare. Nea ɛkyerɛ ara ne sɛ ebia asiane no bɛyɛ kɛse kakra.Nea ehia paa ne sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ yiye.

Dɛn ne Lyme Yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne?

Okay, afei momma yɛnhwɛ Lyme Yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Ma ɛntra w’adwenem sɛ ebia nnipa binom rennya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne biara koraa, nanso wobetumi akɔ so anya ɔyare no. Sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no da adi ampa a, ebetumi ayɛ soronko wɔ onipa biara ho. Mpɛn pii no, saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi ba wɔ akwan abiɛsa so. Momma yenni kan nhwɛ nea ɛkɔ so wɔ afã abien a edi kan no mu.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan (adapɛn kakraa a edi kan) .

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte sɛɛ betumi ada adi wɔ adapɛn kakraa a edi kan wɔ yare no akyi:

• Akisikuru anaa akisikuru a ɛte sɛ kurukuruwa anaa kurukuruwa pue wɔ baabi a ntontom no kaa no. Eyi ne sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛtaa ba. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, akisikuru no wɔ mfinimfini a emu da hɔ na nkaa kɔkɔɔ bi twa ho hyia. Ɛte sɛ nantwinini aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw . Ɛno nti na wɔsan frɛ no ``Bulls-eye rash.'' Nanso, ɛnyɛ obiara na onya saa akisikuru yi. Ebia nnipa binom ho yɛ kɔkɔɔ kɛkɛ. Eyi taa pue wɔ nnafua 3 kosi ɔsram biako ntam.

Fa no sɛ, bere a woakɔ kwae mu nna kakraa bi akyi no, wuhu sɛ wo nan anaa wo nsa so akisikuru kɔkɔɔ a ahonhon kakra. Sɛ ɛreyɛ kɛse a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

• Huraeɛ. Nipadua no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ hyew, na ebia wo ho popo mpo.
• Ɔbrɛ kɛse a wɔte nka. Nkate a ɛne sɛ woyɛ mmerɛw araa ma wuntumi nyɛ hwee.
• Tipaeɛ. Ebia ti no bɛyɛ yaw kɛse.
• Ntini mu yaw. Nkate a ɛne sɛ ntini a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu no ayɛ den na ɛyɛ yaw.
• Nkwaa mu yaw. Nkwaa te sɛ nkotodwe ne nsateaa fi ase yɛ yaw.

Esiane sɛ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi te sɛ atiridiinini a ɛtaa ba nti, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ den sɛ wobehu Lyme yare no. Enti, sɛ wuhu saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara, sɛ́ ebia wususuw sɛ ntontom aka wo anaasɛ woakɔ baabi a ebia ntontom wɔ hɔ no.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ebetumi ada adi akyiri yi (sɛ wɔansa a) .

Fa no sɛ, wɔamfa saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a edi kan no aniberesɛm, anaasɛ wɔanhu yare no. Afei Lyme yare yi betumi ayɛ nea emu yɛ den kakra. Bere a asram kakraa bi a wonnya ayaresa akyi no, nneɛma a ɛte sɛɛ betumi asi:

• Nkwaa mu yaw ne ɔfe a emu yɛ den kɛse. Eyi taa ba nkwaa akɛse te sɛ nkotodwe mu titiriw. Saa ɛyaw yi betumi aba na akɔ.
• Nkɛntɛnso a enya wɔ ntini ahorow so. Eyi yɛ aniberesɛm kɛse kakra. Efisɛ ebetumi ama nneɛma te sɛ `Bell's palsy`, akwaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, nkae a ɛyɛ den, ɛyɛ den sɛ wode w'adwene besi biribi so, ne nea ɛkeka ho Ɛtɔ mmere bi mpo a ebetumi ama tebea horow te sɛ `Meningitis` aba.
• Koma mu haw ahorow.Koma a ɛbɔ, koko mu yaw, ne ahome a ɛyɛ den betumi aba. Wɔsan frɛ eyi Lyme carditis.
• Aniwa ho haw ahorow. Nneɛma te sɛ aniwa a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛyaw, ne aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Mmɛn mu yareɛ (Hepatitis) (eyi ho yɛ na kakra, nanso ɛbɛtumi aba).
• Ɔbrɛ ne ɔbrɛ a ɛtra so.

Saa nsɛnkyerɛnne yi kyerɛ sɛ yare no atrɛw wɔ nipadua no mu nyinaa na afi ase reka akwaa ahorow. Ɛno nti na yɛka sɛ ntɛm a wobehu na wɔasa no ho hia yiye no.

Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn ahwɛ yiye wɔ eyi ho? (Akwan a wɔfa so siw ano) .

Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wubenya ahobammɔ sen sɛ wobɛpa wo kyɛw bere a woayare no. Enti, nneɛma kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a yebetumi ayɛ na yɛanya ahobammɔ afi Lyme Yare ho. Eyinom ho hia titiriw sɛ worekɔ beae bi a wususuw sɛ ebia ntontom wɔ hɔ a:

• Hyɛ ntade a ɛbɔ wo ho ban. Hyɛ pantalon atenten ne ntade a nsa tenten a ɛkata wo nipadua no fã kɛse so sɛnea wubetumi. Sɛ wubetumi de wo pants ahyɛ wo sɔks mu a, eye mpo. Sɛ wohyɛ ntade a ɛyɛ hann a, ɛma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubehu sɛ ntontom aka wo anaa.
• Fa nnuru a wɔde pam ntontom di dwuma. Wobetumi de nnuru a wɔde pam nipadua no a DEET, Picaridin, anaa IR3535 wom apete honam ani ne ntade so. Nanso, hwɛ hu sɛ wubedi akwankyerɛ no akyi yiye bere a wode redi dwuma wɔ mmofra nkumaa so no.
• Tra akwan a wɔakyerɛ so. Sɛ wonam kwae mu a, kwati sare atenten ne nwura sɛnea wubetumi biara. Tra akwan a wɔakyerɛ sɛ wɔfa so nantew so.
• Hwɛ wo nipadua no yiye bere a woafi abɔnten asan aba no. Hwɛ mmeae a ɛnyɛ den sɛ ntontom betumi ahintaw, te sɛ abasa, asen, ti, aso akyi, ne nkotodwe akyi no yiye titiriw. Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔpanyin bi hwɛ mmofra nkumaa mu.
• Hwɛ w’ayɛmmoa daa. Hwɛ wo kraman ne wo mpataa sɛ ebia ntontom wɔ hɔ bere a wofi abɔnten ba no. Fa nnuru biara a wɔakyerɛw ama wɔn no di dwuma de bɔ wɔn ho ban fi ntontom ho.
• Ma wo gyaade ho ntew. Ma sare no nsiesie na ma nnua a atwa wo fie ho ahyia. Eyi bɛma mmeae dodow a ntontom betumi atra no so atew.

Kae sɛ, sɛ wuhu sɛ ntontom bi abata wo nipadua ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ wuyi fi hɔ ntɛm na pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛnea wubetumi. Mfa wo nsa ntwe mfi mu kɛkɛ. Fa tweezers kyekyere ntontom no ti bɛn honam ani na twe no nkakrankakra kɔ soro. Kwati sɛ wobɛkyinkyim no anaasɛ wobɛbɔ no.

Sɛ wususuw sɛ wowɔ Lyme Yare a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ?

Okay, enti seesei wususuw sɛ wowɔ Lyme Yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Anaasɛ ebia wunim sɛ ntontom bi keka wo, na afei wosuro kakra. Ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ wɔ bere a ɛte sɛɛ mu ne sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ wobɛbɔ hu, na mmom wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi.

Oduruyɛfo no bebisa wo wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ne sɛ ebia woakɔ mmeae a ntontom wɔ hɔ anaa. Sɛ ɛho hia a, wobetumi ayɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu. Nanso, kae sɛ ebia mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ adapɛn kakraa a edi kan a yare no mu no renhu yare no. Enti, mpɛn pii no, oduruyɛfo no begyina wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ne nsɛm a wode bɛma no so asi gyinae.

Sɛ wohu sɛ Lyme yare no a, wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛw nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa ama wo. Mpɛn pii no, ɛho behia sɛ wonom nnuru yi adapɛn 2 kosi 4. Sɛ wufi ase sa yare ntɛm a, wubetumi ho atɔ wo koraa. Ɛno nti na yɛka sɛ, sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi.

Awiei koraa no, kae eyi (Take-Home Message) .

Enti, mewɔ anidaso sɛ afei de moanya Lyme Yare a yɛkaa ho asɛm nnɛ no ho ntease pa. Eyi yɛ yare a ntontom de ba a ehia sɛ wɔhwɛ so kakra.

Nneɛma titiriw a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae ne:

• Lyme yare no fi ntontom a ɔwɔ ɔyare no a ɔka no .
• Nsɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan no betumi ayɛ honam ani akisikuru (titiriw nantwi aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw), atiridiinini, ɔbrɛ, tiyɛ, ne ntini ne nkwaa mu yaw .
• Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛtena hɔ dwoodwoo sɛ worebɔ fekuw wɔ mmeae a nnua anaa sare wɔ a ebia ntontom wɔ hɔ a.
• Sɛ wohu yare no ntɛm na wɔde nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa sa a, wobetumi asa no koraa.
• Sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu a ɛnntwentwɛn wo nan ase.

Ɛwom sɛ saa yare yi ntaa mma yɛn man yi mu de, nanso ɛnyɛ yaw da sɛ wobɛma woahu. Saa nimdeɛ yi so bɛba wo mfaso kɛse, titiriw sɛ woretu kwan akɔ amannɔne anaa woreyɛ adwuma wɔ kwae mu a. Tena hɔ dwoodwoo obiara!

` Lyme Yareɛ, ntontom, nyarewa a ntontom de ba, sɛnkyerɛnne, ayaresa, siw ano