Yu dɔn de fil fayn ɔl di de ɛn wantɛm wantɛm yu fil wik, yu de fil pen, ɛn yu gɛt fiva? Maybe yu don kech di dreaded 'flu'. I kin bigin lɛk kɔmɔn kol, bɔt i kin tɔn siriɔs kwik kwik wan. So lɛ wi lan mɔ bɔt am tide.
Wetin rili na influenza?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di flu na wan sik we de kam pan pɔsin we de blo bad bad wan we wan vayrɔs we dɛn kɔl influenza kin mek. I kin afɛkt yu nos, yu trot, ɛn sɔntɛnde yu lɔng dɛn mɔ.
Dis na rili izi we fɔ mek di flu prɛd. The virus is spread through tiny droplets of saliva that are released into the air when someone with the flu coughs, sneezes, or talks, and you can get sick if you breathe it in. You can also get sick if you touch a surface that has the virus on it and then touch your nose, eyes, or mouth.
Sɔm pipul dɛn kin jɔs gɛt smɔl smɔl sik dɛn we dɛn gɛt di flu, ɔda wan dɛn kin gɛt siriɔs sik ɛn ivin nid fɔ go na ɔspitul. Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm, di flu kin kil pɔsin. Fɔ gɛt flu vaysin ɛvri ia kin ɛp fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dis risk.
Wetin na di kɔmɔn sayn dɛm fɔ di flu?
If yu gɛt di flu, yu kin gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sayn ya:
- Fiva
- Chills we de mek pɔsin kol
- Nos we de rɔn ɔ nos we dɔn stɔp
- Bɔku pen na di mɔsul ɛn jɔyn dɛn (atralgia) .
- Fatigue (we pɔsin taya pasmak) .
- I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo
- Skin de rɛd ɛn wam
- Di yay we de rɛd ɛn we de rɔtin
- Ay pen
- Ed de at
- Dray kɔf
- Trot de at
Di impɔtant tin na dat, insted fɔ de wɔs smɔl smɔl di sayn dɛm lɛk di kɔmɔn kol, di sayn dɛm fɔ flu kin bi bad bad wan wantɛm wantɛm ɛn kwik kwik wan .
Fɔ vɔmit ɛn dayarɛa nɔto kɔmɔn sayn dɛm fɔ di flu pan big pipul dɛm, bɔt yɔŋ pikin dɛm kin gɛt dɛn sayn ya.
Na dis na di flu? Ɔ na jɔs kɔmɔn kol?
Di kwaliti dɛn we dɛn ɔl tu gɛt fiba, so sɔntɛnde dɛn kin kɔnfyus. Okay, so lɛ wi si aw fɔ no di rayt difrɛns bitwin di tu.
| Di sayn we de sho se di sik de | If yu gɛt flu | Na di kɔmɔn kol |
|---|---|---|
| Fiva | Bɔku tɛm, fiva kin te fɔ 3-4 dez. | Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ. |
| Bɔdi pen | Bɔku tɛm, bad bad pen kin de . | Sɔntɛm i kin gɛt smɔl pen. |
| Fɔ kol dɔŋ | Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin si am. | Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ dɛn kin si am. |
| Taya | I kin rili kɔmɔn ɛn i kin rili bad. | I kin kam sɔntɛnde, bɔt i kin kam smɔl. |
| Kɔf ɛn chɛst nɔ kin izi fɔ yu | Bɔku tɛm, wan bad bad dray kɔf kin de. | Yu kin gɛt smɔl kɔf. |
| Ed de at | I kin gɛt siriɔs ed pen. | At fɔ si. |
Di difrɛns bitwin flu ɛn COVID-19 (COVID-19)
Pan ɔl we dɛn ɔl tu na infɛkshɔn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de blo, na tu difrɛn kayn vayrɔs dɛn kin mek dɛn gɛt am. Covid na wan korona vayrɔs we dɛn kɔl SARS-CoV-2. Covid-19 kin pas pas di flu ɛn bɔku tɛm i kin tranga pasmak.
I at fɔ tɔk ɛksaktɔli wetin dɛn tu ya if dɛn nɔ du investayshɔn. Bɔt,Fɔ lɔs smɛl ɛn teist fɔ no rizin (we nɔ gɛt nasal kɔnjɛshɔn) na kɔmɔn sayn fɔ COVID, bɔt nɔto fɔ di flu.
If yu tink se yu gɛt COVID-19 ɛn yu gɛt dɛn sayn ya, go na di Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) we de nia yu wantɛm wantɛm ɔ kɔl ambulans.
- I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo
- Chɛst pen ɔ prɛshɔn we nɔ de go
- Lip, skin, ɔ nel we de tɔn pale, grey, ɔ blu
- I nɔ kin izi fɔ wek ɔ fɔ nɔ ebul fɔ wek
- Kɔnfyus
Wetin yu kin du na os we yu gɛt di flu?
Bɔrku tɛm, dɛn kin trit di flu ɛn mɛn am na os.
- Gɛt bɔku rɛst: We yu sik, yu imyun sistɛm nid ɛkstra rɛst fɔ mek i wok.
- Drink bɔku wata: Fiva kin mek yu nɔ gɛt wata na yu bɔdi bikɔs yu de swet, yu de vɔmit, ɛn yu gɛt dayarɛa. Wata na di bɛst tin. Bɔt wam wata lɛk ti, pɔrit, ɛn sup kin ɛp fɔ mek yu trot nɔ at. Stay away frɔm drink dɛn we gɛt shuga ɛn drink dɛn we gɛt kafinɛ.
- Nɔ de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn: Stɔp fɔ prɛd di sik to ɔda pipul dɛn. Nɔ go wok ɔ skul te yu wɛl ɔl.
- Di mɛrɛsin dɛn we de mek pɔsin fil pen: Yu kin yuz wan mɛrɛsin we de mek pɔsin fil pen lɛk Paracetamol we dɔktɔ advays yu.
Wan wɔnin we rili impɔtant!
Nɔ gi aspirin to ɛnibɔdi we nɔ rich 18 ia yet. Dis kin mek yu gɛt wan sik we nɔ kin apin na yu bren bɔt we kin rili siriɔs we dɛn kɔl Reye’s syndrome. If yu de tek ɛni mɛrɛsin, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt am.
Wetin fɔ du if dɛn nid fɔ gɛt mɛrɛsin?
Flu na vayral infekshɔn ɛn dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ trit am wit antibayɔtik. Bɔt if yu de pan denja fɔ gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn frɔm di flu, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ fɛt di vayrɔs. Dɛn tin ya kin wok fayn if dɛn tek am insay 48 awa afta di sik bigin. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) na wan pan dɛn kayn mɛrɛsin ya.
Kɔmplikɛshɔn dɛn we di flu kin gɛt
Pipul wae gɛt gud wɛl bɔdi nɔr kin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm wit di flu, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛm kin gɛt bɔrku prɔblɛm.
Di kategori dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di risk:
- Pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 5 ia yet (espɛshali bitwin 6 mɔnt ɛn 2 ia) .
- Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 65 ia
- Mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ
- Pipul wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm (e.g., di wan dɛm wae de du tritmɛnt fɔ kansa) .
- Pipul wae gɛt krɛse sik lɛk asma, shuga, at sik, ɛn kidni sik
Di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin:
- Nyumonia
- Sayn infεkshכn (Sinusitis) .
- Infekshɔn na di yes
- Bronkitis we dɛn kɔl Bronchitis
- Mayokarditis we gɛt di sik
Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?
If yu sayn dɛm nɔr kin pasmak ɛn yu nɔr fɔdɔm pan wan pan de risk grup dɛm wae wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt, i nɔr nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ. Yu kin wɛl bay we yu rɛst na os. Bɔt if yu de na grup we gɛt prɔblɛm ɔ yu gɛt ɛni dawt ɔ wɔri bɔt yu sik, tɔk to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
Situeshɔn dɛn we nid fɔ gɛt mɛrɛsin kwik kwik wan
I nɔ mata us kategori yu fɔdɔm, if yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, go to di Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) we de nia yu wantɛm wantɛm.
| Imejɛnsi simptom fɔ big pipul dɛn | Imejɛnsi simptom fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn |
|---|---|
| I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo | Fɔ blo kwik ɔ we nɔ kin izi fɔ blo |
| Chɛst pen ɔ prɛshɔn | Blu skin ɔ lip dɛn |
| Diziz wantɛm wantɛm, kɔnfyushɔn | Nɔ pis fɔ 8 awa, nɔ kray we yu de kray |
| Fɔ vɔmit bad bad wan | Lak fɔ intres fɔ ple, lethargi |
| Fiva ɔ kɔf we kin stɔp ɛn kam bak | Ay fiva ( ɛni fiva na imejensi fɔ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 12 wiks) . |
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Flu na wan vayral sik wae kin kam wantɛm wantɛm ɛn i kin tranga pas di kɔmɔn kol.
- Bɔku tɛm, fɔ rɛst, drink wata, ɛn tek mɛrɛsin fɔ mek yu fil pen lɛk aw dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du, if nid de, na in nɔmɔ go du fɔ yu.
- If yu gɛt siriɔs sayn lɛk fɔ blo, yu chɛst de pen, ɛn yu gɛt ay fiva , go to di Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) wantɛm wantɛm.
- I rili impɔtant fɔ mek pipul dɛn we de na risk grup (yɔŋ pikin dɛn, ol pipul dɛn, mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ, pipul dɛn we sik bad bad wan) fɔ go to dɔktɔ jɔs lɛk aw di sik dɔn sho.
- Di bɛst we fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm di flu na fɔ gɛt di flu vaysin ɛvri ia.
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