Momma yensua pii fa Tetanus Shot no ho. Dɛn nti na ɛho hia saa?

So wokae bere a na woyɛ abofra na wohwee ase bere a woredi agoru na wobaa fie a wo kotodwe abubu no? Wo maame besuro, na waka sɛ, "Oh, minnim sɛ me de nnadewa a ayɛ rusty mpo akɔkaa me ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ tetanus injection." Anaasɛ ebia woate sɛ nkurɔfo ka sɛ, "Mehia tetanus shot" bere a wode sekan twitwa wo nsa bere a woreyɛ ofie nnwuma no. Enti, dɛn ankasa ne tetanus? Dɛn nti na nnuru a wɔde bɔ ho ban no ho hia saa? Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm tiawa, wɔ ɔkwan a obiara betumi ate ase so.

Dɛn ankasa ne Tetanus Shot?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, tetanus vaccine no yɛ vaccine a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban fi ɔyare mmoawa a ɛyɛ hu a wɔfrɛ no tetanus ho. Sɛ wo nya saa yareɛ yi a, wo hwene mu yɛ den na wuntumi mmue w’ano, ɛno nti na ebinom frɛ no ‘lockjaw’. Eyi yɛ yare a ɛyɛ yaw paa na ɛtɔ mmere bi a ekum nnipa.

Nea eye sen biara ne sɛ wobetumi de aduru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban asiw ano koraa. Mmoawa a wɔde akisikuru ba no atwa yɛn ho ahyia. Wobetumi ahu mmoawa yi wɔ dɔte, mfutuma, ne dade a ayɛ nwunu mu. Ɛno nti na nnuruyɛfoɔ ka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnya saa vaccines a ɛtoatoa soɔ yi berɛ a yɛyɛ mmofra na afei yɛnya booster shots sɛ mpaninfoɔ.

Wɔtaa de saa vaccine yi ma wɔ abasa a ɛwɔ soro no mu. Mpɛn pii no, wɔde saa tetanus toxoid aduru yi ka nnuru afoforo pii ho de bɔ wɔn ho ban fi nyarewa afoforo pii ho.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na saa vaccine yi yɛ adwuma wɔ yɛn nipadua mu?

Fa no sɛ ɛte sɛ yɛn asraafo a yɛbɛtete wɔn denam ɔtamfo bi mfonini a yɛbɛkyerɛ wɔn so. Nea saa vaccine yi yɛ ne sɛ ɛma yenya awuduru a mmoawa a wɔde yare no ba no yɛ no bi a asiane biara nni ho, na ayɛ mmerɛw . Wɔfrɛ eyi sɛ ‘toxoid’ vaccine.

Afei yɛn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no hu ‘ɔtamfo’ yi na efi ase yɛ akode soronko bi a wɔfrɛ no antibodies de ko tia no. Afei, sɛ mmoawa ankasa no fa kuru bi mu hyɛn nipadua no mu da bi a, yɛn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa, a wɔadi kan atete no, bɛtow ahyɛ so yiye na agye yɛn afi yare mu.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ minya aduru a wɔde bɔ akisikuru ho ban?

Eyi yɛ ɔhaw a nnipa pii wɔ. So ɛsɛ sɛ wode eyi di dwuma bere a woapira nkutoo? Dabi, ma tebea horow yi ntra w’adwenem:

• Sɛ wowɔ kuru a emu dɔ anaasɛ ɛho agu fĩ a: Sɛ wowɔ kuru a emu dɔ a nneɛma te sɛ nnadewa a ayɛ mmerɛw, waya, efĩ, anaa mmoa nnompe da adi a, ɛho hia sɛ wobɛtow tuo wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 ntam . Sɛ ɛboro mfeɛ 5 ni firi berɛ a etwa toɔ a wɔtoo wo booster shot anaasɛ wo ntumi nkae a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfoɔ nkyɛn na woagye shot no.
• Wɔ nyinsɛn mu: Nnuruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ sɛ mmea a wɔyem nnya Tdap vaccine no. Ɛnyɛ sɛ eyi bɔ ɛna no ho ban nko, na mmom ɛbɔ akokoaa a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu no ho ban fi ɔfe a ɛyɛ hu ho wɔ n’asetra mu asram kakraa a edi kan no mu.
• Sɛ́ mmofra nnuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ no daa no fã: Wɔde saa aduru yi ma mmofra a wɔadi mfe a ɛfata wɔ Ɔman Nnuru a Wɔde Ko Tia Nnuruyɛ Nhyehyɛe a ɛwɔ Sri Lanka no ase.
• Mfeɛ 10 biara: Sɛ wowie mmofra vaccination series no a, ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛnya booster shot mfeɛ 10 biara na ama woakɔ so abɔ wo ho ban sɛ ɔpanyin.

Vaccination nhyehyɛe a ɛfata

Nhyehyɛe a wɔkamfo kyerɛ wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so ne nea edidi so yi:

• Wɔ asram 2 mu
• Wɔ asram 4 mu
• Wɔ asram 6 mu
• Asram 15 kosi 18 ntam
• Wɔadi mfe 4 kosi 6
• Wɔadi mfe 11 kosi 12
• Afei mfe 10 biara

So nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a ɛnsɛ sɛ wonya saa vaccine yi?

Yiw, ahwɛyiye titiriw bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ansa na woabɔ wo ho ban. Sɛ wo anaa wo ba wɔ saa tebea horow yi bi a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa ansa na woabɔ wo ho ban.

• Bere a woanya akisikuru ho aduru a atwam noSɛ biribi te sɛ akisikuru a emu yɛ den, akisikuru, anaasɛ adwenem naayɛ ba a.
• Sɛ wowɔ ntini mu yare bi a wɔfrɛ no Guillain-Barré Syndrome a .
• Sɛ woanya akisikuru pɛn a.
• Sɛ woanya ɛyaw a emu yɛ den anaasɛ wo ho ahonhon bere a woadi kan anom akyi a.
• Sɛ wowɔ aduruyɛ mu tebea foforo a ɛka ntini ahorow no a.
• Sɛ wɔayɛ wo akwaa foforo nnansa yi a.

Afei nso, ka nnuru biara a worenom ho asɛm kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Titiriw nnuru te sɛ corticosteroids, kokoram ayaresa, ne nnuru a esiw nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa ano no betumi ne saa vaccine yi adi nkitaho.

So nsunsuanso bɔne bi wɔ akisikuru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban no mu?

Te sɛ nnuru dodow no ara a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban no, eyi betumi de ɔhaw nketenkete aba. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo, mpɛn pii no eyinom brɛ ase wɔ da koro anaa nnanu ntam.

Vaccine no tu mpɔn dɛn?

Abenfoɔ ka sɛ sɛ wowie vaccination series a wɔhwehwɛ no a, wɔbɛbɔ wo ho ban bɛboro 99% afiri akisikuru ho. Eyi yɛ aduru a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo ho ban a etu mpɔn yiye. Ɛno nti na akisikuru ho yɛ na nnansa yi no.