Adu! Aw di bɔdi? Dis tɛm ya, kol ɛn flu de skata ɔlsay. Sɔmtɛm na jɔs kɔmɔn kol, bɔt sɔmtɛm i kin bi sɔntin we kin tranga smɔl. Dat na wan pan dɛn tin we wi go tɔk bɔt tide, di ‘Flu’ ɔ, insay mɛrɛsin, `(Influenza)`. Bɔku pipul dɛn kin kɔl am bak di ‘vayral flu’. So, lɛ wi si di ɛksaktɔl ditel bɔt dis ‘Flu’.
Wetin na dis ‘flu’ (influenza)?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ‘flu’ na sik we
wan vayrɔs we dɛn kɔl `(Influenza)` kin kam insay wi bɔdi. Na sik we pɔsin kin pas. We yu gɛt ‘flu’, yu kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm lɛk ed we de at, bɔdi we de at, trot we de at, ɛn fiva. I kin afɛkt di we aw yu de blo bak, so yu kin gɛt tin dɛn lɛk fɔ kɔf ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo. Sɔmtɛm dɛn sik ya
kin tranga smɔl ɛn tranga. Ɛspɛshali insay kol wɛda, dat na, insay di kol sizin, dis ‘flu’ kin skata mɔ. Dɔn bɔku pipul dɛn kin gɛt am wan tɛm. Wi de kɔl am wan sik we de prɛd.
Wetin na di tɛm we pipul dɛn kin gɛt flu na di ia?
Flu sizin na di tɛm we di nɔmba fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt flu kin bɔku. Insay kɔntri dɛn we de na di nɔt pat na di wɔl (lɛk Amɛrika), dɛn kin tek dis tɛm frɔm Ɔktoba to Me.
Di nɔmba we pas ɔl na di wan dɛn we gɛt di sik na bitwin Disɛmba ɛn Fɛbwari. Na wi kɔntri, pan ɔl we dɛn kin si pipul dɛn we gɛt flu mɔ ɔ smɔl ɔlsay na di ia, di sik kin bɔku we di wɛda kol ɛn ren kin kam.
Aw di flu kin bɔku?
Di flu na
wan sik we kin rili bɔku. Ivin na kɔntri lɛk Amɛrika, dɛn se bitwin 20 ɛn 40 milyɔn pipul dɛn kin gɛt dis flu insay ɛni flu sizin. So imajin aw dis kin skata kwik kwik wan.
Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin ‘Flu’ ɛn di kɔmɔn kol?
Bɔku pipul dɛn kin kɔnfyus dɛn tu tin ya. Dis na bikɔs di flu ɛn di kɔmɔn kol kin gɛt di sem kayn sayn dɛm, lɛk we yu nos de rɔn ɛn kɔf.
Bɔt di men difrɛns na dat, di sayn dɛm fɔ di kɔmɔn kol nɔr kin pasmak ɛn kin dɔn insay tu to tri dez. Bɔt di sayn dɛm fɔ di flu kin tranga pasmak, kin tranga, ɛn sɔmtɛm kin mek pɔrsin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm. Wan ɔda impɔtant tin na dat, tu difrɛn kayn vayrɔs dɛn kin kam wit dɛn tu sik ya.
Aw a go no fɔ tru if a gɛt di 'Flu' ɔ `(COVID-19)'?
Dis na kwɛstyɔn we bɔku pipul dɛn kin aks. Bikɔs di sayn dɛm fɔ ɔl tu di flu ɛn COVID-19 kin rili fiba. So,
di onli we fɔ no fɔ tru if yu gɛt di flu ɔ COVID-19 na fɔ du tɛst. Dɛn tu sik ya kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit siriɔs prɔblɛm. Bɔt bikɔs difrɛn vayrɔs dɛn kin mek dɛn tu sik ya, dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz difrɛn mɛrɛsin fɔ trit dɛn.
Udat de pan ay risk fɔ gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm frɔm di flu?
Pipul wae gɛt sɔm kayn wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm kin gɛt bɔrku prɔblɛm wit di flu, we min se dɛn kin nid fɔ go na ɔspitul. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, yu de pan big risk:
- If yu gɛt asma , COPD , ɔ ɔda sik we nɔ de mɛn na yu lɔng.
- If yu gɛt histri bɔt kidni, liva, nervɔs sistɛm, at, ɔ blɔd vesel sik, inklud wan kɔndishɔn lɛk `(strok)`.
- If yu gɛt wan sik we de mek yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit di mɔsul dɛn we de wok, ɔ we de mek i nɔ izi fɔ kɔf, swɛla, ɔ klia wata lɛk mɔkus frɔm di say we yu de blo.
- Yu gɛt `(Dayabetes)` ( If yu gɛt dayabitis .
- If yu imyun sistɛm wik (fɔ ɛgzampul, bikɔs ɔf HIV/AIDS, kansa, ɔ we yu de tek mɛrɛsin we de mek yu bɔdi nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ wɛlbɔdi).
- If yu gɛt blɔd sik lɛk siklɛt sik.
- If yu BMI (Body Mass Index) pas 30, dat min se yu de sɔfa wit fat .
- If yu nɔ rich 5 ia ɔ pas 65 ia.
- If yu gɛt bɛlɛ.
- If yu nɔ rich 19 ia yet ɛn yu de tek aspirin ɔltɛm .
- If yu de na say fɔ kia fɔ lɔng tɛm lɛk say fɔ kia fɔ ol pipul dɛn.
Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ ‘Flu’?
Di sayn dɛm fɔ flu kin
kam wantɛm wantɛm. Dis na di men sayn dɛm:
- Fiva
- Chills we de mek pɔsin kol
- Bɔdi de at, mɔsul dɛn de at
- Kɔf
- Ed de at
- Trot de at
- Nɔs we de rɔn ɔ kɔnjɛshɔn (`(kɔnjɛshɔn)`) .
- Taya pasmak, fil se yu wik
- Dayarɛa ɔ vɔmit (dis kin apin mɔ pan yɔŋ pikin dɛn) .
Yu nɔr nid fɔ gɛt ɔl dɛn sik ya wan tɛm. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin jɔs gɛt sɔm pan dɛn.
Wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt di flu?
Di flu na wan vayrɔs we dɛn kɔl `(Influenza)`. Tri men kayn dis vayrɔs de we de ambɔg pipul dɛn. Dɛn na `(Influenza A)`, `(Influenza B)` ɛn `(Influenza C)`. Fɔ dɛn wan ya, `(Influenza A)` ɛn `(B)` na di tu kayn we kin bɔku pan di sizin (i.e. insay di winta sizin) ɛn kin mek yu gɛt siriɔs sik. Di simptom dɛm fɔ `(Influenza C)` vayrɔs nɔ kin rili bad, ɛn i nɔto sizin vayrɔs. Dɛn kin ripɔt di kes dɛn mɔ ɔ smɔl ɔlsay na di ia. Yu kin dɔn yɛri bɔt `(H1N1)` ("swayn flu") ɛn `(bɔd flu)`. Dɛn tu na sɔbtayp dɛm fɔ `(Influenza A)` vayrɔs.
Yu tink se di flu kin pas?
Yɛs, di flu na sik we pɔsin kin pas. Dat min se i de skata frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. Wan pɔsin we gɛt di flu kin gɛt wan ɔ tu ɔda pipul dɛn.
Aw di flu kin pas?
Di influenza vayrɔs kin pas tru dairekt ɔ indayrɛkt kɔntakt wit pɔsin we gɛt di sik. Bɔku men we dɛn de we pɔsin kin gɛt di flu:
- We pɔsin we de nia yu kɔf, sniz, ɔ tɔk: Di drɔp dɛn kin land na yu an, ɔ dɛn kin travul tru di briz ɛn go insay yu nos ɔ yu mɔt. Dɔn di vayrɔs kin travul go na yu lɔng.
- We yu tɔch say we di vayrɔs de pan am ɛn afta dat yu tɔch yu fes, yu nos, yu mɔt, ɔ yu yay: Sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn bɔt dis na domɔt knob, dɛsk, kɔmpyuta, ɛn fon.
- Na bay we yu tɔch pɔsin we gɛt di flu in an ɔ in fes ɛn afta dat yu tɔch yu fes, yu nos, yu mɔt, ɔ yu yay.
Aw lɔŋ i kin tek fɔ gɛt di flu afta yu dɔn gɛt di vayrɔs?
If yu gɛt di vayrɔs, di sayn dɛm kin sho
insay wan to 4 dez afta yu dɔn gɛt di vayrɔs. dis tεm dεn kכl am di ``inkubashכn pεriכd``.
Aw fɔ no if yu gɛt di flu?
Yu dɔktɔ go no se yu gɛt di flu bay we i aks yu bɔt di sik dɛn we yu gɛt ɛn tek wan sɛmpul fɔ di mכkus na yu nos. Dɛn go put wan sɔft, lɔng, kɔtɔn-tip swab (`(swab)`) insay yu nos fɔ luk fɔ di `(influenza)` vayrɔs. Sɔm tɛst dɛn kin gi yu rizɔlt insay sɔm minit. Ɔ yu dɔktɔ kin sɛn di sampul to lab, we kin tek wan ɔ tu dez fɔ gɛt di rizɔlt.
Aw dɛn kin trit di flu?
Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ dɛn kin trit di flu wit mɛrɛsin dɛn we de fɛt di vayrɔs. Dɛn mɛrɛsin ya kin ridyus yu risk fɔ sik ɛn shɔt di tɛm we yu de sik. Bɔt bɔku pipul dɛn kin gɛt di flu we dɛn nɔ tek di mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin gi dɛn. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi yu antivayral we:
- If yu gɛt di sayn dɛm wae nɔr rich 48 awa afta dɛn dɔn bigin: Dɛn mɛrɛsin ya nɔr kin woke fayn if yu bigin dɛm pas tu dez afta yu dɔn bigin. Dis na bikɔs bay da tɛm de di vayrɔs dɔn ɔlrɛdi mek bɔku kɔpi ɛn yu bɔdi dɔn bigin fɔ mek in yon antibodi fɔ fɛt am.
- If yu gɛt ɔndalayn mɛdikal kɔndishɔn, ɔ if yu de pan denja fɔ gɛt di sik: Insay dɛn kayn tin ya, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ fɛt di vayrɔs, ilɛksɛf di sayn dɛn dɔn de fɔ pas 48 awa.
- If yu gɛt siriɔs sik, ivin if i dɔn pas 48 awa frɔm we yu sik.
- If yu de liv wit ɔr de kia fɔ pipul dɛm wae de pan denja fɔ gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm frɔm di flu.
Wetin na di mɛrɛsin fɔ ‘flu’?
Bɔku antivayral mɛrɛsin dɛn de fɔ influenza:
- (Oseltamivir phosphate): Yu kin dɔn yɛri bɔt dis bak ɔnda di brand nem `(Tamiflu®)`. I kin kam lɛk tablɛt ɔ wata ɛn dɛn kin tek am wit mɔt. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin tek am fɔ sɔm dez.
- Zanamivir: Dis de kam ɔnda di brand nem Relenza®. Dɛn kin inhal am tru di mɔt bay we dɛn de yuz inhala. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin tek am fɔ sɔm dez. Bɔt nɔr kin fayn fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn brith lɛk asma ɔr COPD.
- Peramivir: Dis de ɔnda di brand nem Rapivap®. Dis na mɛrɛsin we yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu dairekt insay wan vein (IV). Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin gi am wan doz.
- (Baloxavir marboxil): Dis de kam ɔnda di brand nem `(Xofluza®)`. Dɛn kin tek am wit mɔt as pil ɔ wata. Yu jɔs nid fɔ tek wan doz. Bɔt i nɔ kin fayn if yu gɛt bɛlɛ, yu de gi pikin bɔbi, yu de na ɔspitul, ɔ yu gɛt sɔm sik dɛn we nɔ de mɛn.
Impɔtant: Bifo yu bigin fɔ tek ɛni antivayrɔs mɛrɛsin, yu fɔ tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm we yu gɛt.
Di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn we di tritmɛnt kin gɛt
Ɛni antivayrɔs mɛrɛsin kin gɛt difrɛn sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn. Bɔt di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn we kin apin pas ɔl na we pɔsin kin gɛt nɔys ɛn dayarɛa. Sɔntɛnde, di mɛrɛsin dɛn we pɔsin kin blo kin mek pɔsin gɛt brɔnkospasm, we na wan sik we de mek di say dɛn we di briz de blo kin smɔl wantɛm wantɛm ɛn blok.
Aw fɔ manej di flu simptom dɛm na os?
Bɔku pipul dɛn kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol di flu simptom dɛn na os bay we dɛn de yuz mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin bay na kɔt (OTC) ɛn ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz na os, ɛn dɛn nɔ kin nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ. Na sɔm pan dɛn:
- Rɛst fayn fayn wan.
- Drink bɔku wata lɛk wata ɛn brot , fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt wata na yu bɔdi .
- Fɔ bɔdi pen, yuz ɔt wata bɔtul ɔ ɔt pak.
- Yu kin tek pen kil lɛk `(acetaminophen)` (e.g. `(Tylenol®)`), ɔ `(NSAIDs)` (e.g. `(Advil®)`, `(Motrin®)`, `(Aleve®)`) fɔ ridyus fiva ɛn fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt ed pen ɛn bɔdi pen.
- Dɛn kin yuz dikɔnjɛstant (e.g., phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine) as sprɛy ɔ tek am wit mɔt fɔ mek yu nɔs we de rɔn ɔ we yu nɔs dɔn stɔp.
- Dɛn kin tek kɔf sɔpreshɔn (antitussives) (e.g. dextromethorphan) fɔ kɔntrol di kɔf we yu kin kɔf ɔltɛm.
- yu kin yuz mεdisin (`(expectorants)`) (e.g. `(guaifenesin)`) we de εp fכ kכl mכkus izi wan kכmכt na di lכng.
Impɔtant: Nɔto ɔl di OTC mɛrɛsin dɛn fayn fɔ ɔlman. So ɔltɛm chɛk wit yu dɔktɔ ɔ fama bifo yu yuz ɛni mɛrɛsin. Dɔn bak, mek shɔ se i nɔ de miks wit ɔda mɛrɛsin ɔ sɔpɔtmɛnt dɛn we yu de tek. Nɔ gi pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 16 ia aspirin if yu nɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔs.
Aw fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt di flu?
Di bɛst ɛn impɔtant we fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm di flu na fɔ gɛt flu vaysin ɛvri ia. Dɛn kin gi dis as shot ɔ as sprɛy na yu nos. Di influenza vayrɔs kin chenj as tɛm de go, so i impɔtant fɔ gɛt nyu vaysin ɛvri ia.
Bɔku ɔda we dɛn de fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt di flu:
- Was yu an fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata ɔltɛm. If sop ɛn wata nɔ de, yuz han sɛnitayza we gɛt rɔm.
- Kɔba yu nos ɛn yu mɔt we yu de kɔf ɔ sniz. If yu kɔf ɔ sniz, du am insay yu ɛlb ɔ wan tisu, pas fɔ du am dairekt insay yu an.
- Nɔ de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn if yu ɔ ɔda pɔsin gɛt sik we kin pas lɛk di flu. If yu sik ɛn yu fɔ de nia ɔda pipul dɛn, wɛr mask.
- Nɔ tɔch yu fes, yu yay, yu nos, ɛn yu mɔt ɔltɛm.
- Nɔ sheb it, drink, dish, ɔ kɔtlɛri wit ɔda pipul dɛn.
Wetin kin apin if yu gɛt di flu?
Bɔrku pipul kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol dɛn flu simptom na os ɛn wɛl insay sɔm dez to wan wik. Bɔt e kin siriɔs, so
i impɔtant fɔ wach aw yu de fil ɛn go to dɔktɔ if nid de. Dis impɔtant mɔ if yu gɛt ɛni ɔndalayn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm. If yu gɛt di flu, i go fayn fɔ mek yu de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn, pas fɔ go to dɔktɔ.
Aw lɔng di flu dɔn de?
Di flu kin las frɔm sɔm dez to lɛk tu wiks. Di sayn dɛm lɛk fiva ɛn bɔdi pen kin kam wantɛm wantɛm, bɔt dɛn kin stɔp kwik pas ɔda sayn dɛm. Kɔf ɔ nɔs we de rɔn kin las fɔ sɔm tɛm.
Aw lɔng di flu kin pas?
Yu kin spre di flu to ɔda pɔrsin frɔm wan de bifo yu bigin fɔ gɛt flu simptom te lɛk wan wik afta di simptom bigin.
Di tɛm we pɔsin kin pas pas ɔl na di fɔs tri to 4 dez afta di sik bigin.Pipul wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm ɛn yɔŋ pikin dɛm kin gɛt dis sik fɔ lɔng tɛm pas dat.
Ustɛm a kin go bak na wok/skul?
Fɔ mek di flu nɔ go pas to ɔda pipul dɛn, yu fɔ go bak na wokples ɔ skul
afta yu nɔ gɛt fiva fɔ at le 24 awa ɛn yu nɔ tek mɛrɛsin fɔ ridyus fiva. Yu wokples ɔ skul kin gɛt difrɛn lɔ dɛn.
Kɔmplikɛshɔn dɛn we di Flu kin gɛt
Di influenza vayrɔs insɛf kin mek yu gɛt prɔblɛm, ɔ di vayrɔs kin mek yu imyun sistɛm wik ɛn alaw baktri dɛm fɔ infɛkt difrɛn pat dɛm na yu bɔdi (sɛkɔndari infɛkshɔn). Dɛn kɔmplikeshɔn ya ɛn sɛkɔndari infɛkshɔn ya na:
- Infεkshכn dεm na di ia (`(If infεkshכn dεm na di yes)`)
- Sayn infεkshכn (`(Sinus infεkshכn)`)
- Sivεr lכng infεkshכn (nyumonia). Nyumonia kin mek pɔsin gɛt akyu respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) ɛn ɔda tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja.
- Miskɛri we uman gɛt bɛlɛ
- di כkכrεshכn fכ nyural tכb dεfekt (NTD) dεm na di pikin we de gro na di bεlε fכ mama we bεlε.
Ɔmɔs pipul dɛn kin day bikɔs ɔf di flu?
Insay kɔntri lɛk Amɛrika, insay wan tipik flu sizin, dɛn se bitwin 20,000 ɛn 50,000 pipul dɛn kin day pan di flu ɛvri ia. Ɔda 300,000 to 500,000 pipul dɛn de na ɔspitul bikɔs dɛn gɛt siriɔs sik. So dis nɔto sɔntin we wi fɔ tek am layt, nɔto so?
Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?
If yu tink se yu gɛt di flu,
i impɔtant fɔ mek yu du tɛst kwik kwik wan. If yu dɔktɔ gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ fɛt di vayrɔs, dɛn kin wok fayn. Si dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm if:
- If yu gɛt flu simptom ɛn yu gɛt ɔndalayn mɛdikal kɔndishɔn we de put yu pan ay risk fɔ gɛt di sik.
- If yu sik nɔr bɛtɛ afta 7 to 10 dez, ɔr if yu gɛt fiva fɔ pas tri dez.
- If yu gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn yu gɛt fiva ɔ ɔda ‘flu’ sayn dɛn.
Ustɛm a fɔ go na imejensi rum ( ETU )?
If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn siriɔs sayn ya, go na imejensi rum ɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm:
- Ay fiva (we pas 103 Fahrenheit/40 Celsius).
- I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo.
- Nɔ ɔ rili smɔl urine we de kɔmɔt.
- Pen we yu de fil na yu chɛst ɔ yu bɛlɛ we nɔ de chenj.
- Diziz we pɔsin kin gɛt ɔltɛm.
- Kɔnfyushɔn (`(Kɔnfyushɔn)`).
- Di mɔsul dɛn kin pen bad bad wan ɔ i kin wik.
- Seizures (`(Seizures)`). (Oops, " Seizures " na Tamil. Dɛn kɔrɛkt am to Sinhala: " / (`(Seizures)`)").
- Blu kכla fכ di skin, lip, כ finga nεl (cyanosis) - Dis kin bi sayn fכ di כksijεn lεvεl lכw na yu bכdi כ tisu dεm.
- If di fiva ɔ kɔf bɛtɛ ɛn afta dat i kam bak.
- If yu ɔda wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn de wɔs.
Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ?
- Aw a fɔ tek mi mɛrɛsin?
- Us ɔva-di-kɔnta (`ɔva-di-kɔnta') mɛrɛsin dɛn a kin yuz?
- Aw a go trit mi sik dɛn na os?
- Us bad bad sayn dɛn a fɔ luk fɔ?
- Ustɛm a fɔ go na di imejensi rum?
- Ustɛm a fɔ kam si yu bak?
- Aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek a wɛl?
Dɛn kin kɔl ‘bɛlɛ flu’ bak ‘(influenza)’?
Nɔ, di sik we dɛn kɔl `(Gastroenteritis)` na wetin dɛn kin kɔl ``bɛlɛ flu''. Nɔto di `(Influenza)` vayrɔs de mek i kam. I nɔ gɛt natin fɔ du wit di sizin ``flu''.
Fɔ dɔn, mɛsej we yu kin kɛr go na os:
Pan ɔl we di flu na sik we kin rili bɔku, i impɔtant fɔ mɛmba se i kin mek pɔsin gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja.
Fɔ gɛt flu shot na di bɛst we fɔ mek yu nɔ sik ɛn protɛkt di wan dɛn we yu lɛk ɛn neba dɛn. If yu gɛt ɔndalayn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm ɔ yu gɛt bɛlɛ, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt aw fɔ ridyus yu risk fɔ gɛt di flu. Fɔ gɛt di flu nɔr kin ɛva fayn, bɔt bɔrku pipul kin wɛl frɔm am bay wae dɛn de na os, maybe wach gud fim ɔr drink chukchuk sup. Bɔt i impɔtant ɔltɛm fɔ no bɔt di tin dɛn we kin mek yu gɛt dis sik.
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