So wo nso wowɔ atiridii kɛkɛ? Ebia eyi ne (Walking Pneumonia)!

So ɛtɔ mmere bi a wote nka sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo den, wofe kakra na wo menewa mu yɛ wo yaw, nanso wuntumi nyɛ hwee sɛ wobɛkɔ so ayɛ adwuma esiane sɛ wuntumi nnyae w’adwumayɛbea adwuma anaa ofie nnwuma nti? Sɛ mpo wususuw sɛ, ‘Ɛyɛ awɔw ara kwa, ebefi hɔ wɔ nna abien akyi’ a, ebia eyi yɛ biribi a ɛnyɛ aniberesɛm kakra, nanso ɛyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho wɔ ho. Ɛno na yɛbɛka ho asɛm nnɛ, ɛno ne nea `(Walking Pneumonia)` yɛ. Sɛ wote din no a, ebia wubesusuw sɛ, "So ɛyɛ ahurututu mu yare a nantew?" Yiw, ntease wom nso.

Dɛn ne ``Walking Pneumonia''? So ɛyɛ soronko wɔ ahurututu mu yare a "ɛyɛ daa" ho?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, saa ``Walking Pneumonia`` yi yɛ ahurututu mu yare a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛnyɛ den pii. Afei ebia worebisa sɛ, ‘Wobɛyɛ dɛn atumi anantew ahurututu mu yare?’ Nokwarem no, sɛ ahurututu mu yare a ‘ɛteɛ’ ba a, ahurututu no nya ɔyare mmoawa, yɛn mframa kwan no hohoro, na mframa kotoku a ɛwɔ ahurututu no mu no hyɛ nsu ne nsu afoforo ma. Nea ɛka ɛno ho no, atiridiinini a ano yɛ den ne ɔfe a ɛyɛ nwini wɔ hɔ. Wɔ mmere a ɛtete saa mu no, nsɛm pii wɔ hɔ a wɔde wɔn ho to mpa so, na ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ɛho hia sɛ wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea.

Nanso, wɔ saa `(Walking Pneumonia)` yi mu no, ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wo ho ye a ɛbɛma woayɛ wo da biara da dwumadi ahorow anaasɛ mpo wobɛkɔ akɔbɔ wo nantew. Ɛte sɛ nea atiridii bɔne bi abɔ wo. Ɛno nti na wɔsan frɛ no ``walking pneumonia''. Nnuruyɛfo nso frɛ no ``Atypical Pneumonia'' efisɛ ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no yɛ soronko kakra wɔ ahurututu mu yare a wɔtaa de di dwuma no ho. Nsonsonoe titiriw a ɛwɔ mu ne sɛ mpɛn pii no ɛnyɛ den pii, na mpɛn pii no ɛho nhia sɛ wɔde obi bɛda mpa so anaasɛ wɔde obi bɛkɔ ayaresabea.

Hena na ɛda adi sɛ obenya ``Walking Pneumonia''?

Nokwarem no, obiara betumi anya ``Walking Pneumonia''. Nanso, ɛda adi sɛ nnipa binom benya bi. Ma yɛnhwɛ nnipa ko a wɔyɛ:

• Wɔ nkokoaa a wɔadi mfe 2 anaa nea ennu saa fam no, efisɛ wɔn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no nnya nnyaa nkɔso koraa.
• Wɔn a wɔadi mfe 65 anaa nea ɛboro saa no fam. Bere a yɛrenyin no, yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no so tew kakra.
• Wɔn a wɔn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no yɛ mmerɛw (a nipadua no tumi ko tia nyarewa) , anaa wɔn a wɔnom nnuru a ɛma nipadua no tumi ko tia nyarewa no. Fa no sɛ, wɔ nyarewa bi ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ so nom nnuru a ɛtete saa.
• Wɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ ahurututu mu nyarewa a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ te sɛ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) fam no .
• Wɔn a wɔwɔ ayamtu no fam no .
• Wɔn a wɔwɔ ahurututu mu yare te sɛ ahurututu mu yare no fam no .
• Wɔ wɔn a wɔte mmeae a nnipa ahyɛ hɔ ma te sɛ sukuu ahorow, sukuupɔn mu adan a wɔda mu, nkwakoraa ne mmerewa afie, ne asraafo atrae fam no . Fa no sɛ woreyɛ adwuma wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn wɔ adwumayɛbea bi, anaasɛ sɛ mmofra pii bom wɔ sukuu dan mu a, ɛnyɛ den sɛ yare yi betumi atrɛw. Ɛyɛ papa nso sɛ wobɛhwɛ yiye bere a woretu kwan wɔ bɔs ne keteke mu no.
• Wɔn a wɔde tawa nneɛma di dwuma no fam. Sigaretnom nyɛ papa mma ahurututu no ɔkwan biara so.
• Wɔn a wɔtaa de nnuru a wɔde home (Inhaled corticosteroids) di dwuma no fam no .(Sɛ wɔde di dwuma wɔ nnuruyɛfo afotu ase a, ɔhaw biara nni ho, nanso wɔ tebea horow bi mu no, asiane no betumi ayɛ kɛse).

``Walking Pneumonia'' abu so dɛn?

``Walking Pneumonia`` yɛ tebea a ɛtaa ba. Nanso, nsɛm dodow a wɔbɔ ho amanneɛ no betumi ayɛ soronko afe biara. Mpɛn pii no, nnipa a wɔyare no kɔ soro mfe abiɛsa kosi ason biara.

Ɛwom sɛ eyi betumi aba afe no mu bere biara de, nanso wɔtaa hu no wɔ osutɔbere ne awɔw bere mu, a wɔ yɛn fam no ɛyɛ osutɔ ne awɔw bere.

Dɛn ne ``Walking Pneumonia'' ho sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan?

``Walking Pneumonia'' ho sɛnkyerɛnne betumi afi ase te sɛ atiridiinini a ɛtaa ba. Hwɛ sɛ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi te sɛ nea wunim anaa:

• Menewa mu yaw (Pharyngitis) - Mfiase no menewa no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw, afei efi ase yɛ yaw.
• Ɔbrɛ . Te nka kɛkɛ sɛ wunni ahoɔden biara.
• Koko mu yaw anaasɛ ɛnyɛ dɛ . Ebia wobɛte eyi nka bere a worehome denneennen anaa worefefe no.
• Ɔfe a ɛkɔ so daa . Mpɛn pii no, eyi ne sɛnkyerɛnne a etwa to. Ebetumi afi ase sɛ ɔfe a ɛyɛ nwunu na afei abɛyɛ ahurututu, anaasɛ ebetumi akɔ so ayɛ kusuu.
• Atiridiinini a ɛba fam (ennu Fahrenheit 101, kyerɛ sɛ, ennu Celsius 38) a ɛka ho ne atiridiinini .
• Tipaeɛ .
• Fefe a wɔfe .

Esiane saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi nti, nnipa pii susuw sɛ ɛyɛ atiridii anaa atiridii kɛkɛ.

Sɛ wo nya ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, ɛte sɛn?

Mpɛn pii no, ahurututu mu yare a obi nantew no te sɛ atiridii bɔne anaa atiridiinini. Ɛnyɛ ahotɔ, nanso ɛnyɛ bɔne araa ma wuntumi nyɛ wo da biara da dwumadi ahorow.

Dɛn ne nneɛma a ɛde ``Walking Pneumonia'' ba?

Nneɛma atitiriw pii nti na ``Walking Pneumonia'' ba:

• Mmoawa: Nea ɛtaa de ba ne ɔyare mmoawa Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
• Mmoawa: Ɔhome mu mmoawa bi nso betumi de eyi aba.
• Nwansena (Fungi): Eyi ntaa mma kakra, nanso nsunsu ahorow bi nso betumi de aba.

So ``Walking Pneumonia'' yɛ ɔyare mmoawa?

Yiw, `(Walking Pneumonia)` yɛ yare a ɛde ɔyare mmoawa ba kɛse. Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ `(Walking Pneumonia)` fe, ɔfefe, ɔkasa, to dwom, anaa mpo ɔhome kɛkɛ a, nsuo nketenkete a yareɛ no wom no pue kɔ mframa mu. Sɛ wohome saa mframa no a, wubetumi nso anya yare no. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye wɔ mmeae a nnipa ahyɛ hɔ ma no.

Sɛ mewɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, bere tenten ahe na mewɔ ɔyare no mu?

Eyi yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw ho. Sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, .Wubetumi anya obi foforo fi nna abien kosi adapɛn anan ansa na sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ada adi (`incubation period`).

Wɔ saa ``incubation period'' yi mu no, ebia wunnim mpo sɛ wowɔ ɔyare mmoawa. Wubetumi akɔ so atrɛw yare no mu bere a yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne afi ase ne kosi sɛ ebefi hɔ. Enti ɛho hia sɛ wohwɛ afoforo sɛ wowɔ ɔfe anaa atiridiinini a.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobehu `(Walking Pneumonia)`?

Oduruyɛfo nkutoo na obetumi ahu no yiye sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' anaa. Ɔbɛhwehwɛ wo mu. Obebisa wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne, bere tenten a ɛwɔ hɔ, ne sɛ ebia ɛwɔ hɔ anaa. Obetumi nso abisa w’abusuafo, wo nnamfo, ne wo mfɛfo adwumayɛfo sɛ ebia wɔanya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte saa ara anaa.

Oduruyɛfo no betie w’ahurututu. Wɔfrɛ eyi ``Auscultation .'' Ɔde ``Stethoscope' ' (afiri a wɔde si aso so na wɔde si koko so) bedi dwuma de atie nnyigyei biara a ɛyɛ soronko a efi ahurututu mu ba.

Sɛ wosusu sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, wo duruyɛfoɔ bɛtumi ahyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu kakra bio mfa nsi so dua.

Dɛn ne sɔhwɛ ahorow a wɔde yɛ `(Walking Pneumonia)`?

• Chest X-ray: Eyi betumi ahwɛ sɛ ahurututu mu yare bi wɔ hɔ anaa.
• Nsuo a ɛyɛ fĩ a wobɛsɔ ahwɛ: Wubetumi afa wo nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ no bi na woahwɛ mmoawa ko a ɛwɔ mu.
• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Eyinom nso betumi aboa ma wɔahu nea ɛde ahurututu mu yare a wɔde nantew ba.

Sɛ woyɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a, wɔde ade ketewaa bi (a mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ 21 gauge, a ɛyɛ ketewaa kakra sen asomuade a wɔde hyɛ mu daa) di dwuma de twe mogya kakraa bi fi ntini bi a ɛwɔ wo basa mu mu. Wɔde kɔ lab bi ma wɔsɔ hwɛ. Ɛwom sɛ eyi nyɛ yaw kɛse de, nanso ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wo ho yɛ wo yaw kakra bere a wode ade no ahyɛ mu no.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsa ``Walking Pneumonia''?

Ayaresa a wɔde sa ``Walking Pneumonia'' no gyina nea ɛde ba no so.

Sɛ wo duruyɛfo susuw sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia`` a mmoawa na ɛde ba a, obetumi akyerɛw wo nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa . ``Antibiotics`` ahorow a wɔtaa de ma ne:

• Nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa a ɛma nipadua no yɛ kɛse: Nhwɛso bi ne Azithromycin (Zithromax®) ne Clarithromycin (Biaxin®). Eyinom fata mmofra ne mpanyimfo nyinaa.
• Fluoroquinolones: Nhwɛso ahorow bi ne Ciprofloxacin (Cipro®) ne Levofloxacin (Levaquin®). Wɔntaa mfa eyinom mma mmofra nkumaa.
• Tetracyclines: Nhwɛso ahorow bi ne Doxycycline ( Acticlate® ) ne Tetracycline (Emtet-500®). Eyinom fata mpanyimfo ne mmofra a wɔanyinyin.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ, sɛ wo duruyɛfo kyerɛw nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa ma wo a, fa dodow no nyinaa sɛnea wɔakyerɛ wo no pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛ wo ho tɔ wo mpo a. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, ebia ahurututu mu yare a nantew no bɛsan aba na ayɛ den sɛ wɔbɛsa akyiri yi.

Sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' a efi mmoawa anaa biribi foforo bi mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ woma yare no ankasa sa. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ``Antibiotics'' rentumi mmoa.

Ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo nnuru a wɔtɔn (OTC) akyerɛ wo na aboa ma wo hwene mu akisikuru, ɔfe, ne koko a ɛyɛ den no afi hɔ. Nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a wobɛnom (te sɛ tii anaa soup), ade a ɛma nsu yɛ hyew a wode bedi dwuma, anaa aguare a ɛyɛ hyew nso betumi aboa ma wo mframa kwan abue.

Sɛ wowɔ atiridiinini a, ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛnom nsu pii na woagye w’ahome pii. Wubetumi anom nnuru te sɛ `Nnuru a ɛnyɛ steroid a ɛko tia ɔyare mmoawa (NSAIDs)` (e.g. Ibuprofen, Diclofenac) de atew atiridiinini so. Nanso, `(NSAIDs)` mfata obiara, enti nyansa wom sɛ wobɛbisa oduruyɛfoɔ.

``(Walking Pneumonia)`` taa yɛ mmerɛw na enhia sɛ wɔde obi kɔ ayaresabea.

So ``Walking Pneumonia'' bɛyɛ yiye a nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa nka ho?

``Walking Pneumonia'' binom betumi ayɛ yiye a wɔmfa nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa nka ho. Nanso, ebetumi agye bere kakra ansa na ne ho atɔ no. Sɛ wowɔ nneɛma bi a ɛhaw wo wɔ nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa a wobɛnom ho a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa.

Sɛ wɔansa ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, dɛn na ɛba?

``Walking Pneumonia`` taa yɛ tebea a emu nyɛ den na ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ yiye a wɔansa no yare. Nanso, sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia`` ho sɛnkyerɛnne a, ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn akɔhwehwɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ankasa. Afei ɛho renhia sɛ wuhu amane a ɛho nhia.

``Walking Pneumonia'' taa di bere tenten ahe?

``(Walking Pneumonia)`` tumi di adapɛn anan kosi asia. Ɛwom sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo betumi abrɛ ase de, nanso mpɛn pii no, ɔfe no ne sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkɔ so daa sen biara. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebetumi atra hɔ asram pii.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛbɔ wo ho ban afi ``Walking Pneumonia'' ho?

Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no, wonnya nnyaa nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban fi ``Walking Pneumonia'' ho. Afei nso, sɛ wunya bi pɛ a, ebetumi asi bio.

Nanso, wubetumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya ``Walking Pneumonia'' so denam saa suban ahorow yi a wubedi akyi so:

• Fa ntini kata w’ano ne wo hwene so bere a worefefe anaa worefefe no. Sɛ ntini bi nni hɔ a, fe/fefe kɔ wo nsateaa mu anaa wo nsa atifi. Tow ntini a wɔde adi dwuma gu nwura mu. Mfa ɔfe anaa nfefe nkɔ wo nsam.
• Fa samina ne nsu pa hohoro wo nsa mpɛn pii anyɛ yiye koraa no simma 20. Sɛ samina ne nsu nni hɔ a, fa nsa a wɔde tew nsa a nsa wom di dwuma.
• Sɛ wowɔ ɔhome mu yare bi (sɛ nhwɛso no, ayamtu, ahurututu mu yare, ahurututu mu yare) anaa tebea foforo a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ (sɛ nhwɛso no, asikreyare, koma, mmerɛbo, anaa asaabo mu yare) a, hyɛ akataso bere a wo ne nnipa a wɔyare ho hyia no. Ebia nnipa a wɔwɔ saa tebea horow yi bɛkɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wobenya ahurututu mu yare a wɔde nantew.
• Fa atiridiinini aduru afe biara. Eyi nyɛ ahurututu mu yare a nantew ho asɛm pɔtee, nanso ɛboa ma wɔbɔ obi ho ban fi ɔhome mu nyarewa ho wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so.
• Nnom sigaret na mma afoforo nnom sigaret wɔ wo ho. Wusiw betumi ama wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no asɛe kɛse.

Sɛ mewɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ kwan?

Nnipa dodow no ara a wɔwɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' no ho tɔ wɔn ntɛmntɛm. Nnipa dodow no ara fi ase te nka wɔ nna kakraa bi mu bere a wɔafi nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa ase na wɔagye wɔn ahome pii akyi. Nanso, sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, ɔfe no tumi tra hɔ adapɛn pii, asram pii mpo.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no ankɔ yiye wɔ nna kakraa bi a woanom nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa akyi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Ebia ɔbɛkyerɛw nnuru foforo a ekum ɔyare mmoawa ama wo anaasɛ watu wo fo sɛ gye w’ahome na nom nnuru na ama wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne so atew.

Ɛho hia nso sɛ wowɔ ahobammɔ bere a wode nnuru redi dwuma no. Fa w’aduru no sɛnea wo duruyɛfo kyerɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Bisa wo duruyɛfo ansa na woanom nnuru pii bere koro mu, titiriw nnuru a wɔde kum ɛyaw.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa oduruyɛfo?

Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, wubetumi abisa nsɛm te sɛ:

• Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu sɛ mewɔ `(Walking Pneumonia)`?
• Sɛ menni ``Walking Pneumonia'' a, tebea foforo bɛn na metumi anya?
• Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na me nyaa ``Walking Pneumonia''?
• Ayaresa bɛn na wokamfo kyerɛ?
• Bere tenten ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ menom nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa da biara?
• Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ mede me nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa no sie?
• So ɛsɛ sɛ mesan ba bɛhwɛ me bio?

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛwɔ ``Walking Pneumonia'' ne ``daa'' ahurututu mu yare ntam?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, ``Walking Pneumonia'' yɛ ahurututu mu yare a ɛnyɛ den.

Ɛwom sɛ abien no nyinaa ho sɛnkyerɛnne yɛ pɛ de, nanso ``Walking Pneumonia`` taa nya atiridii a ɛba fam ne ɔfe a ɛyɛ dry . ``Typical'' ahurututu mu yare no yɛ nea ɛda adi wɔ atiridiinini kɛse (bɛyɛ 101-105 Fahrenheit, 38-40 Celsius) ne ɔfe a ɛyɛ nsu .

Sɛ wunya ahurututu mu yare a "ɛyɛ daa" a, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wotra mpa so nna kakraa bi, na ebia wɔde wo bɛkɔ ayaresabea mpo. ``Walking Pneumonia`` te sɛ atiridii bɔne anaa atiridiinini.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda `(Walking Pneumonia)` ne `(COVID-19)` ntam?

(COVID-19) nso yɛ ɔhome mu yareɛ. Ɛyɛ `SARS-CoV-2` na ɛde baCoronavirus no nso nam nsuo a ɛtɔ gu mframa mu so na ɛkɔ, na ɛwɔ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ no ara bi te sɛ ``Walking Pneumonia''. Nanso, ``COVID-19'' nso wɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ ntini ne nipadua mu yaw, dɛ anaa hua a ɛyera, akisikuru, akisikuru, ne ɔfe .

``Walking Pneumonia`` nso yɛ ɔhome mu yare. Nanso, ``Walking Pneumonia`` taa yɛ nea mmoawa na ɛde ba, ɛnyɛ mmoawa (ɛwom sɛ mmoawa nso betumi de aba de, nanso ɛda adi sɛ mmoawa na ɛde ba).

Nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae (Take-Home Message) .

``Walking Pneumonia`` yɛ ɔhome mu yareɛ a ɛtaa ba a nnipa pii di mfomsoɔ sɛ ɛyɛ atiridiinini anaa atiridiinini. Esiane eyi nti, nnipa pii nhwehwɛ ayaresa. Ɛwom sɛ wubetumi de nnuru a wɔtɔn, ahomegye, ne nsu adi sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no so kɛse de, nanso sɛ wowɔ ``Walking Pneumonia`` ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a, sɛ mpo wususuw sɛ ɛyɛ atiridii kɛkɛ a, eye sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Obetumi akyerɛw nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa ama wo na aboa wo ma wo ho atɔ wo ntɛm. Obetumi nso abua nsɛmmisa anaa nsɛm biara a ɛhaw wo.

Enti, sɛ wote nka sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo den kakra a, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛhwɛ w'akwahosan so, sen sɛ wobɛpow sɛ "ade ketewaa bi kɛkɛ."

` Nantew Ahurututu mu yare, ahurututu mu yare, ɔfe, atiridiinini, ɔhome mu nyarewa, nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa, akwahosan ho afotu