Lupus ɛn COVID-19: Wetin yu nid fɔ no

Wan tɛm bin de we wi ɔl bin de fred bad bad wan wit di COVID-19 pandemic. Dis frayd, dis nɔr shɔ, go dɔn fil mɔr pan pɔrsin wae de liv wit wan sik wae de teik lɔng tɛm lɛk lupus. Kwɛshɔn lɛk "Wetin go apin if a gɛt COVID?", "A de pan inkris risk wit dis mɛrɛsin?" kin dɔn de na yu maynd. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt di kɔnekshɔn bitwin lupus ɛn COVID-19, rili simpul wan, insay wan we we yu go ɔndastand.

Wetin na di kɔnekshɔn bitwin lupus ɛn COVID-19 risk?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wit lupus, yu kin gɛt ɛni kayn infekshɔn smɔl pas pɔsin we nɔ gɛt dis sik. Dis na bikɔs lupus de chenj di we aw wi bɔdi in difɛns, di imyun sistɛm , de wok.

Tink bɔt wi imyun sistɛm as ami we de protɛkt wi kɔntri. Di wok we dis ami de du na fɔ protɛkt wi bay we wi de no ɛn atak fɔrina ɛnimi dɛn (jɛm, vayrɔs). Bɔt na lupus, dis ami kin kɔnfyus smɔl ɛn dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ no udat na padi ɔ ɛnimi. So dɛn nɔ kin bigin fɔ atak fɔrina ɛnimi dɛn nɔmɔ, bɔt dɛn kin bigin fɔ atak wi yon wɛlbɔdi sɛl dɛn bak. Wi kin kɔl dis ɔtoimyun kɔndishɔn.

Dis na bikɔs di imyun sistɛm fɔ pɔsin we gɛt lupus kin wok pasmak ɛn i kin wik smɔl. So we vayrɔs lɛk COVID-19 kam insay di bɔdi, i nɔ kin ebul fɔ fɛt am fayn fayn wan. Dis dɔn mek di wan dɛn we gɛt lupus nɔ kin jɔs gɛt COVID-19, bɔt dɛn kin gɛt mɔ siriɔs sik if dɛn gɛt am.

Apat frɔm dat, bɔku pipul dɛn we gɛt lupus kin gɛt ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ fɛt wan sik lɛk COVID-19:

• Sik dɛm wae gɛt fɔ du wit di lכng (e.g. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) .
• At sik
• Prɔblɛm dɛn na di kidni
• Di ay blɔd prɛshɔn
• Dayabitis (Dayabetes Mɛlitɔs) .

Di mɛrɛsin dɛm we yu de tek fɔ lupus ɛn COVID-19

Yu kin de tek immunosuppressants fɔ mɛn yu lupus. Dɛn mɛrɛsin ya de wok bay we dɛn de stɔp di imyun sistɛm we de wok pasmak. Dis kin ɛp fɔ kɔntrol di flare-ups fɔ lupus.

Bɔt di ɔda say pan dis kɔyn na dat bikɔs i de stɔp di imyun sistɛm, di risk fɔ gɛt di sik frɔm ɔdasay de bɔku. Bɔt di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na ya na dat yu nɔ fɔ stɔp fɔ tek dis mɛrɛsin if yu dɔktɔ nɔ advays yu . Bikɔs if yu stɔp fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin, yu lupus kin wɔs. If yu gɛt infekshɔn we di sik dɔn ɔlrɛdi go bifo, i kin denja pasmak.

Sɔm pan di immunosuppressant drɔgs dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ lupus, dɛn rayt dɛn dɔŋ ya.

Yu tink se lupus mɛrɛsin kin mɛn COVID-19?

Yu go mɛmba se di fɔs tɛm we di COVID pandemik bin de, bɔku pipul dɛn bin de tɔk bɔt hydroxychloroquine ɛn chloroquine, we na wan mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mɛn lupus. Dɛn bin biliv se dɛn drɔgs ya kin mɛn COVID-19. Dis bin mek dɛn bigin fɔ du risach ɔlsay na di wɔl.

Pan ɔl we sɔm fɔs stɔdi dɛn sho sɔm prɔmis rizɔlt, leta big-big stɔdi dɛn kɔnfyus se dɛn drɔgs ya nɔ bin gɛt ɛni impɔtant ifɛkt pan COVID-19. Sɔm pipul dɛn bin ivin gɛt siriɔs sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn. So, pan ɔl we fɔs dɛn bin gri fɔ yuz dɛn drɔgs ya fɔ mek dɛn yuz dɛn kwik kwik wan, leta dɛn bin pul dɛn aprɔval.

Di big prɔblɛm we bin kɔmɔt frɔm dis tɔk na dat dis mɛrɛsin, we di wan dɛn we gɛt lupus kin yuz fɔ kɔntrol dɛn sik, bigin fɔ shɔt na di makit. Dis bin bi big prɔblɛm fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt lupus na Sri Lanka bak.

Wetin yu kin du if yu sik?

If yu nɔ fil fayn ɔ yu gɛt nyu sayn dɛn lɛk fiva, kɔf, ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo, di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du na fɔ kɔl yu dɔktɔ . Bɔrku pipul dɛm wae gɛt COVID-19 nɔr kin gɛt sɔm kayn sik. Dis min se dɛn kin wɛl na os.

Bɔt as pɔsin we gɛt lupus, sɔm tin dɛn de we yu fɔ tek tɛm mɔ bɔt.

• If yu de tek mɛrɛsin we de mek yu nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ wɛlbɔdi, yu nɔ go gɛt fiva ilɛksɛf yu gɛt infekshɔn.
• Sɔntɛnde, di wan dɛn we gɛt lupus kin gɛt lɔw-grɛd fiva fɔ no rizin.
• Fiva kin bi bak wan sayn fɔ lupus flare.

So, i rili impɔtant fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ if yu si ɛni sayn. Dɔn bak, sɔm sayn dɛn de we, if dɛn apin, yu nid fɔ gɛt dɔktɔ advays wantɛm wantɛm ɔ yu fɔ sɛn am to Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) .