We wi gɛt fiva, pen, ɛn kɔf, wi kin tink bɔku tɛm se, "O... dis na jɔs kɔmɔn kol." Bɔt sɔntɛnde dis sik kin tranga smɔl. E kin tranga fɔ de bɔdi, ɛn wit bad bad bɔdi pen, fiva, ɛn kɔf, yu nɔ kin ivin ebul fɔ grap na bed fɔ sɔm dez. Sɔmtɛm lɛk dis, yu kin tink bak se, "Dis nɔto jɔs fiva, sɔntɛm na di flu?" So we de fɔ no fɔ tru if dis na rili di flu ɔ nɔto so? Yɛs, i de. Na dat mek wi kin du ‘flu test’. Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis tide.
Fɔs, wetin na influenza?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di flu na wan sik we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de blo we wan vayrɔs we dɛn kɔl influenza kin kam wit. I kin tranga smɔl pas di kɔmɔn kol. Dis vayrɔs kin rili izi bak fɔ pas frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. I kin pas tru drɔp dɛn we de na di ays we pɔsin kɔf ɔ sniz, ɔ bay we yu tɔch say we gɛt di vayrɔs pan am ɛn afta dat yu tɔch dɛn nos, mɔt, ɔ yay.
Pan ɔl we i kin bɔku mɔ insay di mɔnt dɛn we kol, i kin apin ɛnitɛm insay di ia. Di bɛst tin na dat fɔ gɛt di flu vaysin ɛvri ia kin ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt dis siriɔs sik bad bad wan.
So ɔlman nid fɔ tek dis flu tɛst?
Nɔ, dat nɔ nid fɔ bi. Ivin if yu gɛt flu simptom, if yu na yɔŋ pɔsin we gɛt wɛlbɔdi, yu dɔktɔ kin ebul fɔ gi yu tritmɛnt bay di simptom dɛm we yu gɛt ɛn nɔ du tɛst. Bɔrku pipul kin wɛl afta sɔm dez wae dɛn dɔn rɛst.
Bɔt pipul dɛn we de na sɔm risk grup dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn if dɛn gɛt di flu. Fɔ ɛgzampul, tin dɛn lɛk nyumonia kin kam. Fɔ dɛn kayn pipul ya, i rili impɔtant fɔ kɔnfɔm se na di flu ɛn bigin fɔ trit am kwik kwik wan.
If yu fɔdɔm pan wan pan dɛn kayn tin ya, yu dɔktɔ kin aks yu fɔ tek flu tɛst:
- If di imyun sistɛm wik: lɛk di wan dɛn we gɛt kansa, pipul dɛn we gɛt HIV, ɔ di wan dɛn we de tek mɛrɛsin we de mek dɛn nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ wɛlbɔdi.
- If yu gɛt sik we nɔ de dɔn lɛk dayabitis: Pipul dɛn we gɛt sik lɛk dayabitis, at sik, ɛn asma kin gɛt di flu mɔr siriɔs.
- If yu na mama we gɛt bɛlɛ: Flu kɔmplikeshɔn kin apin bikɔs ɔf di chenj dɛn we de apin na di bɔdi in imyun sistɛm we yu gɛt bɛlɛ.
- If yu pas 65 ia ɔ pikin we nɔ rich 5 ia yet.
- If yu de na ɔspitul bikɔs ɔf ɔda mɛrɛsin.
If yu gɛt flu simptom ɛn yu de pan wan pan dɛn risk grup ya, mek shɔ se yu go to yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
Us kayn flu tɛst dɛn de?
Tu men kayn flu test de. Dɛn tu tin ya involv fɔ tɛst wan sɛmpul fɔ di tin dɛn we de kɔmɔt na yu nos (respiratory sample).
| Test tayp | Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan... |
|---|---|
| Rapid Antijen Ditekshɔn | Dis kin rili kwik. I tan lɛk di rapid antijen tɛst fɔ Covid. i de luk fכ protin dεm (antijen) frכm di flu vayrus na sεmpl we dεn tek frכm yu nos. Yu kin gɛt rizɔlt insay lɛk 30 minit so. Bɔt i nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ akkuracy smɔl. |
| Mɔlikul Assay dɛn | Dis na di we we kɔrɛkt pas ɔl . I de luk fɔ di prɛzɛns fɔ di vayrɔs in jɛnɛtik matirial na di sampul. di PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tεst we wi כl no na wan pan dεn kayn dεm ya. Sɔm mɔlikul tɛst dɛn kin gi rizɔlt kwik kwik wan (insay 30 minit), ɔda wan dɛn kin nid fɔ sɛn dɛn na lab ɛn tek sɔm dez fɔ gɛt di rizɔlt. |
Aw dɛn kin du di tɛst? Yu tink se i de mek pɔsin fil bad?
Yu nɔ gɛt natin fɔ wɔri bɔt. Na wan rili simpul tin we kin tek jɔs sɔm minit. Yu nɔ nid fɔ du ɛni spɛshal tin fɔ rɛdi.
Wan tɛst we dɔktɔ go du jisnɔ
Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ go yuz wan pan dɛn we ya:
- Nasal swab: Dis na di we we dɛn kin yuz mɔ. Dɔktɔ ɔ nɔs go put wan lɔng kɔtɔn swab insay yu nos ɛn gɛda di tin dɛn we de kɔmɔt na di wɔl dɛn na yu nos. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin put di swab dip insay yu nos (nasopharyngeal swab). Dɛn kin yuz dis fɔ du wan kwik tɛst ɔ fɔ sɛn am na lab.
- Nasal Wash / Aspirate: Dɛn kin yuz dis we fɔ bebi ɛn yɔŋ pikin dɛn mɔ. na ya, dεn kin put sכm salin wata insay di nos εn dεn kin aspira di tin dεm we de kכmכt.Dɔn dɛn kin pul am wit sɔntin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ sɔk. Dɔn dɛn kin sɛn di sampul to di lɛb.
Wetin yu de fil dis moment?
We yu put di kɔtɔn swab na yu nos, yu kin fil lɛk se yu de tik ɔ yu de mek yu ed smɔl . Yu kin ivin kɔf. Bɔt dis diskɔmfɔt kin jɔs las fɔ sɔm sɛkɔn ɛn i nɔ go te igen i go dɔn.
Flɔ tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du na os
Naw, hom flu test kit dɛn de we yu kin gɛt frɔm famasi dɛm. Insay dɛn wan ya, yu fɔ tek sampul frɔm yu yon nos. So i rili impɔtant fɔ tek tɛm rid di instrɔkshɔn dɛn we de na di paket ɛn fala dɛn kɔrɛkt wan.
Tu kayn tɛst de we yu kin du na os:
1. Rapid Antigen: Dɛn kin sho di rizɔlt insay lɛk 30 minit.
2. Labɔrɔtɔri Tɛst: Yu tek di sampul, put am na di paket we kam wit di kit, ɛn sɛn am na di lab. I kin tek sɔm dez fɔ mek di rizɔlt kam bak.
Aw fɔ ɔndastand di tɛst rizɔlt?
Tri men tin dɛn de we kin kɔmɔt frɔm wan tɛst.
| Rizɔlt | Wetin dat min? |
|---|---|
| Gud | Dis min se yu gɛt di influenza vayrɔs na yu bɔdi. Dat min se yu gɛt di flu. |
| Bad | Dis min se di tɛst nɔ bin no di vayrɔs. Bɔt, i nɔ kɔrɛkt 100%. If yu gɛt tɛst we nɔ kɔrɛkt bɛtɛ, lɛk antijen we de rɔn kwik kwik wan, yu kin gɛt lay lay rizɔlt . If yu gɛt siriɔs flu simptom, yu dɔktɔ kin disayd se yu gɛt di flu ɛn trit yu ivin if di rizɔlt nɔ fayn. |
| Nɔ ol wata | Dis min se sɔntin bin rɔng wit di tɛst. Sɔntɛm dɛn nɔ bin tek di sampul fayn, ɔ prɔblɛm bin de wit di tɛst kit insɛf. If dis apin, yu go nid fɔ tek di tɛst bak. |
Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, we yu du negatif rapid antijen tɛst nɔ min se yu gɛt di flu 100% pan di tɛm. Di tɛst we kɔrɛkt pas ɔl na PCR tɛst. Ɔltɛm pe atɛnshɔn to yu sayn dɛm.
Ustɛm yu nid fɔ tɔk to di dɔktɔ?
If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ wɔri bɔt yu tɛst rizɔlt ɔr yu sik, mek shɔ se yu tɔk to yu dɔktɔ. I fayn mɔ fɔ aks bɔt tin dɛn lɛk:
- Yu kin ɛksplen mi tɛst rizɔlt?
- Yu tink se dis rizɔlt kɔrɛkt?
- A go nid fɔ du ɛni ɔda tɛst?
- Us tritmɛnt yu kin kɔmɛnt fɔ mi?
Mɛmba se, di sayn dɛm wae de sho se di flu kin tranga kwik kwik wan, mɔr lɛk di wan dɛm wae de na grup dɛm wae gɛt bɔrku prɔblɛm. So nɔ dawt. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ fɔ advays.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Flu na wan infεkshכn we di influenza vayrɔs kin kam wit di we aw pɔsin de blo. Nɔto ɔl fiva dɛn na flu.
- Bɔrku tɛm, pipul dɛm wae gɛt wɛl bɔdi nɔr nid fɔ gɛt tɛst, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ gɛt tɛst fɔ kɔnfirm di sik fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt wikɛd imyun sistɛm, wae gɛt sik wae nɔr de mɛn, uman wae gɛt bɛlɛ, ol pipul dɛm, ɔr yɔŋ pikin dɛm.
- tu kayn tεst dεm de: Rapid Antigen, we de gi kwik risכlt bכt i nכ de kכrekt, εn Mכlikul tεst lεk PCR, we de kכrekt mכr.
- Ivin if di tɛst rizɔlt nɔ fayn, if yu gɛt siriɔs sik, yu dɔktɔ kin tek am se yu gɛt di flu ɛn bigin fɔ trit yu.
- If yu gɛt ɛni dawt bɔt yu tɛst rizɔlt ɔ aw yu de mɛn yu, duya go to yu dɔktɔ ɛn nɔ de te.
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