Dɛn ne ‘Valley Fever’? Akwantufo, monhwɛ yiye!

So woakɔ United States, titiriw U.S. anafo fam atɔe, anaasɛ Amerika Mfinimfini anaa Kesee Fam? Anaasɛ woreyɛ nhyehyɛe akɔ ɔman a ɛte saa mu? Afei ɛho hia paa sɛ mohunu nea merebɛka. Fa no sɛ atiridii, ɔfe, ne nipadua mu yaw nna kakraa bi. Ebia wubesusuw sɛ eyi yɛ atiridiinini a ɛtaa ba. Nanso, sɛ woakɔ saa mmeae no a, ebetumi aba sɛ eyi yɛ fungal yare a wɔfrɛ no ‘bon mu atiridii’ anaa Bon mu Atiridii . Mma ɛnhaw wo, momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm tiawa.

Dɛn ankasa ne ‘Valley Fever’?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Valley Fever yɛ fungal yare a ɛka w’ahurututu. Ɛyɛ nwansena bi a wɔfrɛ no Coccidioides (KOCK-SI-DE-OY-DIES) na ɛde ba. Saa nwansena yi te asase mu. Nanso ɛnyɛ Sri Lanka. Wɔtaa hu wɔ United States anafo fam atɔe mmeae (te sɛ California ne Arizona), Washington mantam no afã horow, ne Amerika Mfinimfini ne Kesee Fam asase so.

Enti ɔkwan bɛn so na eyi kɔ yɛn nipadua mu? Fa no sɛ mframa a ano yɛ den a ɛbɔ kɔ yɛn nkyɛn, rekanyan mfutuma, anaasɛ sɛ wɔde fam tutu, adansi, anaa mframa a ano yɛ den a ɛbɔ wɔ saa mmeae no kanyan dɔte no a, saa ntontom yi mu mmoawa nketenkete a ɛwɔ asase no mu no kɔ mframa mu. Sɛ yɛhome saa mframa no a, saa nkwaboaa no kɔ yɛn ahurututu mu na efi ase nyin wɔ hɔ. Saa na saa ɔyare mmoawa yi ba.

Hwɛ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi yiye.

Mpɛn pii no, saa ntontom yi nkyerɛ sɛnkyerɛnne biara bere mpo a ɛhyɛn nipadua no mu no. Nanso, sɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow da adi ampa a, ɛne atiridiinini ho sɛnkyerɛnne di nsɛ yiye. Eyi nti na nnipa pii adwene tu fra.

Henanom na wɔwɔ asiane kɛse mu?

Obiara a ɔhome Coccidioides fungus no betumi anya yare no. Nanso, ɛda adi sɛ nnipa binom benya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den anaa ɔhaw ahorow.

• Nnipa a wɔadi boro mfe 60: Bere a worenyin no, ebia nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no rentumi nyɛ adwuma yiye kakra.
• Ɛnanom a wɔyem: Titiriw ma ɛnanom a wɔwɔ nyinsɛn no fã a ɛto so abiɛsa no.
• Nnipa a wɔko tia nyarewa: Nnipa a wɔwɔ tebea horow te sɛ HIV/AIDS, wɔn a wɔreyɛ kokoram ayaresa, anaa wɔn a wɔnom nnuru a esiw nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa ano te sɛ nnuru a ɛma nipadua no tumi ko tia nyarewa no wɔ asiane mu kɛse.
• Nnipa a wɔwɔ asikreyare.
• Nnipa a wofi mmusuakuw bi mu: Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ abibifo ne Filipinofo wɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ wobenya saa yare yi.
• Nnipa a wɔde mfutuma yɛ adwuma: Nnipa a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ mmeae a mfutuma wɔ, te sɛ fam tutufo ne adansi adwumayɛfo, na ɛda adi kɛse.

So eyi betumi ayɛ aniberesɛm? Dɛn ne nsɛnnennen no?

Nnipa dodow no ara (bɛyɛ 100 biara mu 90-95) a wonya Valley Fever no nnya yare a emu yɛ den na wɔn ankasa ho tɔ wɔn wɔ adapɛn anaa asram kakraa bi mu. Nanso, nnipa kakraa bi pɛ betumi anya nsɛnnennen.

• Ahurututu mu yare a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ: Wɔ nnipa binom fam no, saa yare yi tumi kɔ so tra ahurututu mu. Eyi betumi de sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ ɔfe a enni sabea, koko mu yaw, ne mu duru a ɛso tew aba.
• Ahurututu mu yare: Ahurututu mu yare a emu yɛ den betumi aba.
• Coccidioidomycosis a ɛtrɛw: Eyi ne ɔhaw a ɛyɛ hu sen biara. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ntontom no betumi afi ahurututu no mu na atrɛw afa mogya no mu akɔ nipadua no afã afoforo te sɛ nnompe, nkwaa, honam ani, ne amemene .

Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu eyi, Oduruyɛfo?

Sɛ woakɔ beae bi a Valley Fever abu so na woanya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte sɛ atiridii bɛboro dapɛn biako a, ɛho hia sɛ woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. W’akwantuo ho abakɔsɛm ho hia paa wɔ yareɛ yi a wobɛhunu mu.

Ebia oduruyɛfo no bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu pii na ama wɔahu sɛ obi anya yare no:

• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Eyi ne ɔkwan a wɔtaa fa so yɛ adwuma. Ɛhwehwɛ antibodies a wo nipadua yɛ tia Coccidioides fungus anaasɛ fungus no afã horow (antigens) a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu.
• Chest X-ray anaa CT scan: Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛhwɛ sɛ ɔyare mmoawa ho sɛnkyerɛnne bi wɔ ahurututu mu anaa.
• Biopsy: Ɛntaa mma sɛ woyi ntini ketewaa bi fi honam ani anaa ahurututu mu na wɔde afiri a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma nketenkete hwehwɛ mu hwɛ sɛ ebia ntontom no wɔ hɔ anaa.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsa?

Sɛnea yare no mu yɛ den na ɛkyerɛ ayaresa.

• Nnipa dodow no ara nhia ayaresa: Sɛ wo sɛnkyerɛnne no mu nyɛ den a, wo nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no ankasa betumi adi ɔyare mmoawa no so. Wo duruyɛfo bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ gye w’ahome na hwɛ wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no so.
• Nnuru a ekum fungal: Sɛ ɔyare no mu yɛ den, ɛretrɛw, anaasɛ wowɔ asiane afoforo a, wo duruyɛfo betumi akyerɛw wo nnuru a ekum fungal. Ebia eyinom bi ne nnuru a wɔde kum nnuru te sɛ Fluconazole, Itraconazole, anaasɛ, wɔ tebea horow a emu yɛ den mu no, nnuru a wɔde fa ntini mu te sɛ Amphotericin B.

Saa ayaresa yi taa gye asram 3 kosi 6 anaa nea ɛboro saa mpo.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu ntɛm ara?

Sɛ wɔahu sɛ wowɔ Valley Fever a, kɔ ayaresabea dan a ɛbɛn wo a wɔhwɛ ntɛmpɛ so (ETU) ntɛm ara sɛ wunya sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a edidi so yi mu biara a. Ebia eyinom yɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔyare mmoawa no retrɛw.

• Mogya a ɛwɔ nnompe mu
• Kɔn a ɛyɛ den ne ti a ɛyɛ yaw kɛse
• Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den kɛse
• Nsakrae a ɛba mpofirim wɔ anisoadehu anaa aso mu

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛbɔ wo ho ban?

Sɛ wote anaa wotu kwan kɔ beae bi a Coccidioides fungus abu so a, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛkwati koraa. Nanso wubetumi ayɛ saa nneɛma yi de atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ no so:

• Kwati mmeae a mfutuma wɔ: Kwati sɛ wobɛkɔ abɔnten, titiriw bere a wɔresi adan ne mfutuma ahum no.
• Tra dan mu a woato mfɛnsere mu bere a mfutuma retu no.
• Sɛ woreyɛ adwuma wɔ turo mu anaa woretutu fam a, hyɛ N95 akatasoɔ.
• Ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛtumi de `HEPA` filter a ɛtew mframa a ɛwɔ wo fie ho adi dwuma.