So wunim "Tungiasis," honam ani yare a ɛhaw adwene a anhwea mu nwansena de ba? Momma yɛnkasa!

So woahyɛ no nsow pɛn sɛ kurukuruwa fitaa ketewaa bi wɔ wo nan so, titiriw wɔ wo nan ase anaa wo nansoaa ntam, a nsensanee tuntum bi wɔ mfinimfini? Ebia ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ yaw anaasɛ ɛbɛyɛ yaw. Sɛ saa a, ebetumi ayɛ honam ani yare bi a wɔfrɛ no "tungiasis." Anhwea mu nwansena ketewaa bi a ɛtow wo honam ani na ɛto nkesua na ɛde eyi ba. Mma ɛnhaw wo, yɛbɛka ho asɛm akɔ akyiri.

Dɛn ne Tungiasis?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Tungiasis yɛ honam ani yaw a ɛyɛ yaw na ɛyɛ yaw a ɛnam anhwea mu nwansena mmea a wɔtow hyɛ honam ani, baabi a wɔtow nkesua no so. Wubehu akuru fitaa a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa a nsensanee tuntum ketewaa bi wɔ mfinimfini. Eyinom taa pue wɔ nan ase, te sɛ nan ase, nan ase, ne nansoaa ntam. Nanso, wotumi pue wɔ nipadua no baabiara.

Susuw ho hwɛ, wodii kan bɔɔ yare yi ho amanneɛ wɔ 1500 mfe no mu! Christopher Columbus adwumayɛfo no bi nso nyaa Tungiasis bere a hyɛn no sɛee wɔ Caribbean supɔw Haiti so no.

Hena ne saa anhwea mu ntontom yi?

Nyansahu mu din a wɔde frɛ anhwea mu nwansena a ɛde Tungiasis ba ne `(Tunga penetrans)` ne `(Tunga trimamillata)`. Wɔde din afoforo nso frɛ wɔn, sɛ nhwɛso no:

• "Bicho del pie" - a ekyerekyere biribi te se "nwansena wo nan so."
• Chigoe nwansena
• Jiggers a wɔyɛ
• Nigua
• Pico na ɔkyerɛwee

Ɛho nhia sɛ wokae saa din ahorow yi nyinaa, nanso nnipa dodow no ara nim bere a woka sɛ "sand flea".

Ɛhe na anhwea mu ntontom yi wɔ?

Yenhu anhwea mu nwansena soronko yi wɔ Sri Lanka baabiara. Sɛnea wɔn din kyerɛ no, saa nwansena yi pɛ mmeae a anhwea wɔ te sɛ mpoano. Wotumi tena asase a ɛyɛ hyew na ɛyɛ kusuu mu wɔ mfuw ne mmoa dan mu nso. Nea ɛka ho no, saa nwansena yi tumi fi baabi kɔ baabi foforo denam mmoa nhoma a wɔbata ho no so.

Bere bi a atwam no, na wohu anhwea mu nwansena yi wɔ West Indies ne Caribbean nkutoo, nanso mprempren wohu wɔn wɔ mmeae a osu tɔ na owia bɔ kɛse yi nso:

• Afrika
• India
• Latin Amerika
• Pakistan

Tungiasis abu so dɛn?

Nnipa bɛboro ɔpepem 20 wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ asiane mu sɛ wobenya tungiasis. Ɛtaa ba nnipa a wɔda mpaboa, nkuraase, nkuraa a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri, ne nkuraase a ɛwɔ nkurow akɛse mu no mu titiriw. Ɛtaa ba mmarimaa a wɔadi fi mfe 5 kosi 14 mu, ne nnipa a wɔn mfe akɔ anim mu. Wobu akontaa sɛ mmofra a wonni ahotɔ 10 biara mu 8 a wɔte mmeae a anhwea mu nwansena wɔ no benya tungiasis.

Dɛn nti na Tungiasis ba?

Wubetumi anya tungiasis afi anhwea mu nwansena a ɛwɔ fam a wo ne no di nkitaho tẽẽ, anaasɛ aboa bi a ɔwɔ anhwea mu nwansena nhoma a wode wo nsa ka no mu. Wɔtaa hu saa nwansena yi wɔ mmoa te sɛ mprako, anantwi, akraman, mpataa, ne mpɔtorɔ so. Nso,Saa anhwea mu ntontom yi sua koraa, yentumi mfa yɛn ani mpo nhu.

Nea ɛho hia ne sɛ anhwea mu nwansena mmea a wɔasiesie wɔn ho sɛ wɔbɛto nkesua nkutoo na wɔde Tungiasis ba. Anhwea mu nwansena anini nso nu yɛn mogya, nanso esiane sɛ wonni nkesua a wɔde bɛto nti, wɔntow ntokuru nkɔ honam ani, na ɛno nti wɔmfa Tungiasis mma.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na eyi ba ankasa?

Okay, ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea eyi yɛ adwuma. Anhwea mu nwansena a ɔyɛ ɔbea no keka tokuru ketewaa bi a ɛwɔ wo honam ani, a ɛyɛ epidermis no, na ɛwe. Afei, ɔfa saa tokuru no mu kɔ wo honam ani fã a ɛto so abien, dermis no mu. Ofi ase su mogya fi mogya ntini a ɛwɔ hɔ no mu. Wo mogya ne nea ohia na ama watumi ayɛ ne nkesua. Nwansena no fa saa tokuru a ɛwɔ wo honam ani no mu home.

Nsonsonoe tuntum a ɛwɔ kurukuruwa fitaa a ebia wubehu no mfinimfini no yɛ anhwea mu ntontom a watoto honam ani no akyi. Ɛhɔ na nkesua no fi adi.

Saa kwan yi so no, anhwea mu ntontom no betumi atra wo honam ani bɛyɛ adapɛn asia. Ɛnom wo mogya na ɛne nkesua no nyin. Saa bere yi mu no, etumi to nkesua bɛyɛ 100. Saa nkesua no fi tokuru a ɛwɔ honam ani no mu hwe ase na ɛhwe fam. Sɛ woto nkesua no wie a, anhwea mu ntontom no wu na woyi fi hɔ bere a wo honam ani hwie gu no.

Bɛyɛ nnanan akyi no, nkesua a ahwe fam no tow yɛ nwansena. Wodi nneɛma a nkwa wom a ɛwɔ anhwea anaa asase mu. Afei, nwansena no yɛ pupate, na bɛyɛ adapɛn anan akyi no, wɔbɛyɛ anhwea mu nwansena a wɔanyinyin koraa. Saa nwansena no ne wɔn a wɔsan ba bɛhwehwɛ nnipa na wofi ase nufu mogya.

Dɛn ne eyi ho sɛnkyerɛnne?

Anhwea mu nwansena ntumi nhuruw nkɔ akyiri koraa. Ɛno nti na wɔn mu dodow no ara tow wo honam ani wɔ wo nan ase, wo nansoaa ntam, wo nan ase, anaa wo nan akyi no. Sɛ anhwea mu nwansena a ɔyɛ ɔbea di kan hyɛn wo honam ani a, ebia worente nka mpo. Nanso sɛ ɔtow tokuru wɔ wo honam ani wie a, wubehu kurukuruwa fitaa bi, te sɛ mpɛtea anaa nkasanoma aniwa, a nsensanee tuntum bi wɔ mfinimfini. Bere kɔ so no, bere a anhwea mu ntontom di mogya na ɔne ne nkesua nyin no, saa nsensanee tuntum no nso yɛ kɛse.

Saa opira yi betumi ayɛ te sɛ eyi:

• Ɛtwetwe yiye paa.
• Ɛyaw nso wɔ hɔ.
• Ebia ɛbɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ.
• Ebia ɛho ahonhon na ɛyɛ den.

Nsɛnnennen bɛn na eyi betumi de aba?

Nnipa a wɔwɔ tungiasis no wɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wobenya ɔyare mmoawa a emu yɛ den afi nkoekoemmoa a wɔtow tokuru kɔ honam ani na wɔtwetwe wɔn ho no mu. Saa nyarewa yi betumi ama obi nan asɛe daa na ontumi nnantew.

Nsɛnnennen afoforo a ebetumi aba ne:

• Mmoawa a ɛde ɔyare mmoawa ba mogya no mu (`(Bacteremia)`), a ebetumi de tebea horow a emu yɛ den te sɛ `(Septicemia)` ne `(Sepsis)` aba.
• Cellulitis yɛ honam ani yare a nkoekoemmoa bi ka obi.
• Gangrene (ntini a ɛwuwu).
• Tetanus (yare mmoawa a ɛka ntini ahorow na ebetumi de nkwa ato asiane mu).

Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu eyi?

Akwahosan ho adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ mmeae a tungiasis abu so no betumi ahu yare no denam honam ani nhwehwɛmu a wɔbɛyɛ so. Nokwarem no, nnipa pii a wɔte mmeae a ɛtete saa no nim tungiasis na sɛ wonya bi a, wɔn ankasa hu.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na nnuruyɛfo sa eyi?

Ebia wo duruyɛfo de afiri a wɔde hyɛ nipadua mu a ɛnyɛ yare anaa ade a wɔde yi anhwea mu nwansena afi honam ani. Esiane sɛ mogya no ho ahonhon wɔ nwansena no ho nti, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wotwa (twitwa) ketewaa bi na ama ntontom no afi hɔ koraa.

Akwan foforo a wɔfa so yi anhwea mu nwansena fi hɔ ne:

• Sɛ wode aduru a ekum mmoawa, wax a ɛyɛ den, anaa jelly gu kuru no so a, ebekum anhwea mu nwansena no.
• Cryotherapy kunkum anhwea mu nwansena denam honam ani ntini a ɛma ɛyɛ nwini no so.

So wobetumi adi eyi ho dwuma wɔ fie?

Oh dabi, nyɛ saa da! Ɛsɛ sɛ akwahosan ho ɔbenfo a ɔfata nkutoo na ɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ obeyi anhwea mu ntontom bi a atutu honam ani, denam nnwinnade a wɔde nnuru a ekum mmoawa adi dwuma so.

Wɔ mmeae a akwahosan ho nhyehyɛe nyɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ ne bo yɛ den no, ɛtɔ mmere bi a nkurɔfo de nnwinnade a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu di dwuma de sa anhwea mu nwansena. Ɛtɔ da bi a, wɔde nnwinnade koro no ara sa nnipa pii yare wɔ abusua anaa akuraa bi ase.

Saa akwan a ahobammɔ nnim yi betumi ama:

• Anhwea mu nwansena betumi apae wɔ honam ani, na ɛde ɔyare mmoawa aba.
• Sɛ wɔde nnwinnade a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu di dwuma a, ebetumi atrɛw nyarewa te sɛ `(Hepatitis B)`, `(Hepatitis C)`, ne `(HIV/AIDS)`.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn atumi atra ase wɔ eyi mu?

Sɛ worekɔ beae bi a tungiasis abu so a, wubetumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ no so denam nea edidi so yi a wobɛyɛ so:

• Hyɛ mpaboa a wɔato mu koraa.
• Hyɛ sɔks a ɛkata wo nansoaa so.
• Hyɛ pantalon atenten.
• Kwati sɛ wobɛnantew wo nan ase sɛnea wubetumi biara.
• Wubetumi de nhabannuru a wɔde kum nkoekoemmoa `(Zanzarin®)` (aduru titiriw bi a wɔde pam nkoekoemmoa te sɛ eyi) agu wo nan so mprenu da biara. Eyi betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya tungiasis no so. Wo duruyɛfo betumi aboa wo ma woanya saa ayaresa yi.
• Wɔ aman bi mu no, wɔde nnuru foforo a ekum nkoekoemmoa petepete fam de kum anhwea mu nwansena.

Sɛ eyi ba a, dɛn na ɛba? So nnipa dodow no ara ho bɛtɔ wɔn?

Nnipa dodow no ara a wɔwɔ tungiasis no ho tɔ wɔn a wonnya ayaresa. Nanso, ɛyaw ne ɛyaw a ɛba kosi sɛ anhwea mu nwansena no bewuwu no betumi ayɛ nea ɛnyɛ dɛ koraa. Wɔ mmeae a ahia wɔn a wonni akwahosan ho nhyehyɛe pa no, nyarewa a tungiasis de ba no betumi adi dɛm na ɛde nkwa mpo ato asiane mu.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wuhu nea edidi so yi mu biara bere a woasan afi baabi a ebia anhwea mu nwansena wɔ akyi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara:

• Sɛ wowɔ akuru/nsonsono fitaa wɔ wo nan, wo nansoaa, anaa baabi foforo biara wɔ wo nipadua so a.
• Sɛ honam ani yɛ wo yaw, ɛyɛ yaw, anaasɛ ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ akisikuru a .
• Sɛ wunya atiridii bere a woasa wo Tungiasis akyi, anaasɛ wuhu sɛ nsensanee kɔkɔɔ wɔ wo honam ani (eyinom betumi ayɛ ɔyare mmoawa ho sɛnkyerɛnne).

Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa oduruyɛfo no?

Wubetumi abisa oduruyɛfo no nsɛm te sɛ:

• Dɛn ne aduru a eye sen biara a wɔde sa Tungiasis?
• Dɛn na metumi ayɛ de abɔ me ho ban afi Tungiasis ho bere a meretu kwan no?
• Tungiasis ho sɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ yiye?
• So ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ nsɛnnennen nso mu?

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda Tungiasis ne ntontom a wɔka wɔn daa ntam?

Nsonsonoe a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ anhwea mu nwansena (a ɛde tungiasis ba) nkutoo na ɛtow wo honam ani na wɔnom mogya. Nwansena ahorow afoforo ba wo honam ani na wɔnom mogya bere tiaa bi. Afei ebia wubehu akisikuru nketenkete kɔkɔɔ kakraa bi. Ɛwom sɛ saa ntontom a wɔtaa ka wɔn yi betumi ayɛ nea ɛyɛ yaw na ɛhaw adwene de, nanso ɛnyɛ akwahosan ho asiane kɛse te sɛ nea tungiasis de ba no, na mmom ɛyɛ ɔhaw.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae

Sɛ worekɔ beae bi a ɛda adi sɛ anhwea mu nwansena wɔ hɔ a, ɛho hia sɛ woyɛ ahwɛyiye na ama asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya tungiasis no so atew. Hyɛ mpaboa a wɔato mu koraa, sɔks a ɛkata wo nansoaa so, na fa aduru titiriw bi a ɛpam nkoekoemmoa gu wo nan so. Ansa na wubetu kwan no, bisa wo duruyɛfo no ɔkwan a wobɛfa so anya aduru a ɛte saa a ɛpam nkoekoemmoa.

Nnipa pii a wɔwɔ tungiasis hwehwɛ ayaresa de yi anhwea mu nwansena no fi hɔ anaasɛ wokum no. Nea ɛbɛyɛ na asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobenya ɔyare mmoawa ne nsɛnnennen afoforo so atew no, ɛho hia sɛ wɔhwehwɛ aduruyɛ a ɛfata na wɔayi anhwea mu nwansena no afi hɔ. Kae sɛ wommɔ mmɔden da sɛ wo nkutoo wobɛyɛ eyi wɔ fie. W’ahobammɔ ho hia sen biara!

` Tungiasis, anhwea mu ntontom, honam ani yare, ɛyaw, ɛyaw, ɔyare mmoawa, jiggers