Wi fɔ jɔs lan bɔt di sik dɛn we wi kin gɛt?

Oh, sɔntɛnde wi kin fil sik wantɛm wantɛm, nɔto so? Wi kin gɛt kol, wi kin gɛt fiva, ɛn wi bɔdi kin bigin fɔ pen. Bɔrku tɛm, na smɔl smɔl tin dɛm wae de kam insay wi bɔdi frɔm ɔdasay kin kam wit dɛn kayn sik ya. Wi kin kɔl dɛn sik ya we pɔsin kin gɛt . If wi no bɔt dɛn tin ya, i go izi fɔ wi fɔ protɛkt wisɛf frɔm dɛn ɛn wɛl kwik if wi gɛt dɛn.

Wetin na dɛn sik ya we pɔsin kin gɛt? Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan...

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt na sik dɛn we bad bad tin dɛn (pathogens) we kin kam insay wi bɔdi frɔm ɔdasay, ɔ as wi kin kɔl dɛn, jem . Difrɛn kayn jem dɛn de. Fɔ ɛgzampul, vayrɔs , baktri dɛm , fɛns , parasayt dɛm , ɛn ɔda tin dɛm.Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, tin dɛm we dɛn kɔl priɔn kin mek dis bak.

Imajin, wi ɔl dɔn gɛt wan sik we de pas lɛk dis sɔm tɛm na wi layf. We pɔsin kɔf ɔ sniz, dɛn jem dɛn de kin go insay wi bɔdi we wi de blo. Kɔmɔn kol, flu, infɛkshɔn we de mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ blo fayn lɛk COVID, bɛlɛ at, infɛkshɔn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STI), ɛn ɛkzema na di an ɛn fut na gud ɛgzampul fɔ dɛn sik ya we kin kam pan pɔsin.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ mɛmba se dɛn sik ya kin pas ɛn dɛn kin pas frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin .

So wetin na sik dɛn we nɔ kin pas?

Sik dɛn de bak we difrɛn smɔl. Dɛn kɔl dɛn sik dɛn we nɔ de ambɔg pɔsin . Dɛn tin ya nɔ kin kɔmɔt frɔm jem. Dɛn kin kam bikɔs ɔf di jɛnɛtiks, chenj na di bɔdi in strɔkchɔ, ɔr ol. Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ kech dɛn sik ya frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn, animal dɛn, ɔ it. Fɔ ɛgzampul, tin dɛm lɛk kansa, dayabitis, kɔnjɛstiv at fail, ɛn Alzaima sik de insay di kategori fɔ sik dɛm wae nɔr kin pas.

Us kayn smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl.

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, difrɛn kayn smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl. Lɛ wi luk dat smɔl mɔ.

• Vayral infεkshכn: Vayrus na sכm sכm jεnεtik infכmeshכn (DNA כ RNA) we de insay wan sεl we de protεkt. Dɛn kin go insay wi sɛl dɛn ɛn mek wi gɛt sik. Kold, flu, mizɛl, chikinpoks, dengue, ɛn COVID-19 na sɔm pan di sik dɛn we vayrɔs kin kam wit.
• Baktri infεkshכn: Baktri na sכm sכm sכm sεl dεm we gεt wan sεl. Dɛn jɛnɛtik infɔmeshɔn de insay wan smɔl pat pan DNA . Sɔm baktri dɛn kin fayn fɔ wi, bɔt sɔm kin mek wi sik. Baktri kin mek tin lɛk strep trot, TB, ɛn urinary tract infection.
• Infεkshכn dεm we dεn kin gεt fכ fכn:Fɔngi de liv na wi skin ɛn na di say we wi de. Bɔt if dɛn gro tumɔs ɔ go usay dɛn nɔ fɔ go, dɛn kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik. Fɔngi na dɛn kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik dɛn na di skin, ringwɔm, ɛn kandida infɛkshɔn.
• Parasayt infεkshכn: Parasayt na tin dεm we de liv na כda כganism in bכdi εn gεt dεn it εn drink frכm da כganism de. Malaria, hukwɔm, pinwɔm, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn na parasayt dɛn kin mek am.
• Prion sik dɛm: Dɛn sik ya na sik dɛm wae nɔr kin bɔrku. Dɛn kin kɔl dɛn bak Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) . Dɛn kin kam wit wan kayn prɔtin we dɛn nɔ mek di rayt we. dis fכlt protin dεm de misfold כda gud protin dεm bak.

Us sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we wi kin si bɔku tɛm?

Fɔ tru, bɔku bɔku sik dɛn de we pɔsin kin gɛt. Bɔt na sɔm pan di wan dɛn we kin afɛkt bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl:

• Kɔmɔn kol
• Covid-19 (COVID-19) we gɛt fɔ du wit am.
• Flu
• Hɔkwɔm dɛn
• HPV (Human Papillomavirus) infεkshכn dεm
• Norovirus (wan vayrɔs we de mek yu bɛlɛ pwɛl) .
• Pinwɔm dɛn
• Ringwɔm (e.g. atlet in fut) .
• RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) (na infεkshכn na di rεspiretכri sistεm) .
• Infεkshכn na trot (Strep trot) .
• Tubakulosis sik we dɛn kɔl Tuberculosis

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae kin kam wit sik dɛm wae kin kam pan pɔrsin?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ wan sik we pɔsin kin gɛt kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di sik . Fɔ ɛgzampul, fɔngal infɛkshɔn kin sho sɔm sayn dɛn na wan patikyula say na di skin, lɛk fɔ it ɔ fɔ rɛd. Bɔt, vayral ɛn baktri infɛkshɔn kin mek yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn na difrɛn pat dɛn na di bɔdi. Di kɔmɔn sayn dɛm na:

• Chills we de mek pɔsin kol
• Kɔf
• Bɛlɛ we de at (dayarɛa, nɔs, vɔmit) .
• Fɔ fil taya (Fatigue) .
• Fiva
• Ed de at
• Bɔdi pen, mɔsul dɛn de at
• Nos we de rɔn ɔ we de stɔp

Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, na jem dɛn kin mek sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt . Dɛn jem ya kin go insay di bɔdi izi wan tru ples dɛn lɛk wi mɔt, wi nos, ɛn di say dɛn we wi kɔt na wi skin. We dɛn jem ya kam insay di bɔdi, pwɛl ɔ pwɛl wi sɛl dɛn, ɛn wi imyun sistɛm de ansa dɛn, wi kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn.

Aw dɛn sik ya we pɔsin kin gɛt kin skata?

Di sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt kin skata difrɛn we dɛn. Na sɔm pan di we dɛn:

• Frɔm pɔsin to pɔsin: We pɔsin kɔf ɔ sniz, di jem kin kɔmɔt na di ays ɛn pɔsin we de nia am kin blo am, we kin gɛt di sik.
• tru klos kɔntakt: kis, mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (oral, anal ɔ vaginal sex).
• Na bay we dɛn de yuz di sem it dɛn.
• Frɔm di say dɛn we dɛn de: Di domɔt, fon, ɛn tebul tɔp kin gɛt jem. If yu tɔch dɛn ɛn afta dat yu tɔch yu mɔt, nos, ɔ yu yay, yu kin gɛt di sik.
• We pɔsin tɔch pɔsin ɔ animal we gɛt di sik in fes.
• Frɔm we insɛkt ɔ ɔda animal dɛn bit: frɔm animal dɛn lɛk mɔskito, flawa, ɛn tik.
• Frɔm dɔti ɔ it ɛn drink dɛn we nɔ kuk fayn.
• Fɔ wok wit grɔn ɔ san we gɛt jem (e.g. fɔ mek gadin).
• Frɔm mama we gɛt bɛlɛ to in pikin we nɔ bɔn yet ɔ pikin we dɛn jɔs bɔn (dɛn kɔl dis vertikal transmishɔn ).
• Frɔm mɛrɛsin tritmɛnt dɛn lɛk fɔ gi blɔd ɛn fɔ transplant ɔgan dɛn (dɛn kin kɔntrol dɛn tin ya naw).

Imajin, if yu de na pɔblik transpɔt ɛn sɔmbɔdi sniz, yu kin gɛt dɛn jem dɛn de. Ɔ, if yu bay it na shɔp we nɔ kuk fayn, i kin mek yu bɛlɛ at. Wi nid fɔ tek tɛm smɔl bɔt tin dɛn lɛk dis.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dɛn sik ya?

Ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt wan sik we kin pas, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt smɔl prɔblɛm:

• Pipul dɛn we gɛt wikɛd imyun sistɛm: pipul dɛn we gɛt kansa, HIV infɛkshɔn, ɛn di wan dɛn we de tek mɛrɛsin we de mek dɛn bɔdi nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ wɛlbɔdi.
• Mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ.
• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 60 ia.
• Pipul dɛn we de wok na wɛlbɔdi biznɛs.
• Pipul dɛn we de liv ɔ travul go na say dɛn we wam ɛn tropik.

Dɔn bak, dis risk kin bɔku fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 5 ia yet . Di rizin na bikɔs dɛn imyun sistɛm nɔ dɔn ful-ɔp yet.

Yu tink se sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt kin mek pɔsin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm?

Bɔku pan di sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt kin mɛn am izi wan. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin mek pɔsin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn . Dɛn tin ya na:

• Dihaydreshɔn ( wata we de kip wata) .
• Nyumonia ( infekshɔn na di lɔng) .
• Sepsis ( blɔd pɔyzin) .
• di bren εn di spεnal kכd כ di tin dεm we de kכba dεm de swεla (εnεsεfalaytis כ mεningaytis) .

Sɔm vayrɔs kin ivin mek pɔsin gɛt kansa lɛk liva kansa ɛn sɛvikal kansa.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no bɔt dis sik?

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin luk yu sayn dɛn, tɛst na lab, ɛn sɔntɛnde dɛn kin du imej tɛst fɔ no if yu gɛt sik we de pas. Fɔ luk fɔ di sayn dɛm, dɔktɔ kin du tin dɛm lɛk:

• Fɔ tek swab tɛst frɔm yu nos ɔ yu trot.
• Fɔ tɛst blɔd, urine, stɔl, ɔ saliva sɛmpul dɛn.
• Bayopsi na tɛst we dɛn kin tek smɔl sampul pan di skin ɔ ɔda tisu.
• X-ray fɔ di pat dɛn na di bɔdi we di sik dɔn afɛkt, Imej tɛst dɛn lɛk CT skan ɔ MRI skan (MRI) .

Aw dɛn kin trit sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt?

Di tritmɛnt dipen pan wetin mek di sik . Sɔntɛnde, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ wach di sik dɛn we yu gɛt instead fɔ gi yu mɛrɛsin. Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin pik kin bi:

• Antibayɔtik fɔ baktriyal infɛkshɔn.
• Antivayral mɛrɛsin fɔ vayral infɛkshɔn (bɔt dɛn kin kɔntrol bɔku pan dɛn na os wit mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin bay we dɛn nɔ de bay).
• Antifungal mɛrɛsin (inklud loshan ɛn krim) fɔ fungal infɛkshɔn.
• Antiparasitic drugs fɔ parasayt infɛkshɔn.
• Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin ivin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ mɛn di sik dɛn we gɛt fɔŋ ɔ baktriyal.

Bɔt naw, no mɛrɛsin nɔ de fɔ di sik dɛn we dɛn kin gɛt we dɛn kɔl prion.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ wan sik we de pas, mɔ if dɛn nɔ de bɛtɛ afta wan ɔ tu wik , mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ. If yu gɛt infekshɔn we nɔ de dɔn, fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɔltɛm ɛn aks fɔ advays kin ɛp fɔ mek yu sik nɔ wɔs.

If yu plan fɔ travul go ɔda kɔntri, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dat bak. I kin tɛl yu aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm di sik dɛn we kin apin na di kɔntri we yu de go. Ɔ, if yu jɔs dɔn travul ɛn yu de gɛt sɔm kayn sik, fɔ tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt dat kin ɛp am fɔ disayd us ɔda tɛst dɛn yu nid fɔ du.

Wi nɔ go ebul fɔ protɛkt wisɛf frɔm dɛn sik ya we de pas? (Prɛvenshɔn) .

Nɔr wan we nɔr de wae go protɛkt yu 100% frɔm sik dɛm wae de kam pan pɔrsin. Bɔt bɔku simpul tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ mek wi nɔ gɛt di sik . Yu kin tink bɔt am lɛk di Swis chiz mɔdel . Na wan man we nem Jems Rizin, PhD, bin tɔk bɔt dis. Imajin se yu gɛt bɔku slais chiz dɛn we dɛn dɔn stak pan dɛnsɛf. Sɔm pan di slais dɛn gɛt ol dɛn. Bɔt we yu stak sɔm slais dɛn togɛda, di ol we de na wan slais go kɔba di ɔda slais. Na so yu de stak dis difens.

Na sɔm pan dɛn kayn sikyɔriti tin dɛn de:

• Fɔ gɛt di vaysin dɛn we dɛn kin gi yu: Aks yu dɔktɔ us vaysin dɛn we fayn fɔ yu.
• Yu fɔ mɛmba se it sef: Nɔ it raw ɔ nɔ pastɔrayz it, kip ɛn ɔt it na di rayt tɛmpracha, was ɔ pul frut ɛn vɛjitebul dɛn fayn fayn wan, ɛn was di tin dɛn we yu de yuz we yu de kuk fayn fayn wan.
• Wash yu an fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata: I impɔtant mɔ fɔ was yu an bifo yu pripia it, bifo yu it, afta yu dɔn yuz tɔylɛt, afta yu tɔch animal ɔ mɔtalman fes, ɛn afta yu dɔn mek gadin ɔ wok wit dɔti.
• We yu de tink bɔt ɔda pipul dɛn:Kɔba yu mɔt ɛn yu nos we yu de kɔf ɔ sniz. Ridyus kɔntakt wit ɔda pipul dɛn we yu ɔ ɔda pɔsin sik. Wear mask if yu fɔ de nia ɔda pipul dɛn. Nɔ sheb yu yon tin dɛn, tin dɛn fɔ it, ɔ ɔda tin dɛn wit ɔda pipul dɛn.
• Fɔ kip di say dɛn we dɛn kin tɔch bɔku tɛm ɛn di tin dɛn we dɛn kin tɔch klin: tin dɛn lɛk fon, tebul, domɔt knob, ɛn tɔys.
• Sef we fɔ du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs: Yuz kɔndɔm ɔ dɛnt dɛm we yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs.
• Protɛkt yusɛf frɔm insɛkt: Yuz mɛrɛsin we de mek mɔskito, kɔba yusɛf wit bɔku klos, ɛn chɛk fɔ si if tik de we yu go na fɔrɛst ɔ say we gɛt lɔng gras.

Wetin na sik dɛn we de kam pan pɔsin?

Dis kin tɔk bɔt sik dɛn we dɛn jɔs dɔn no, ɔ we de ambɔg bɔku pipul dɛn pas aw dɛn bin de du trade. Dɛn de du spɛshal risach bɔt dɛn kayn sik dɛn de.

Wetin na di sik dɛm we kin kam pan yɔŋ pikin dɛm?

Bebi ɛn pikin dɛn kin gɛt sik dɛn we kin pas. Dis na bikɔs dɛn imyun sistɛm stil de divɛlɔp . Dɛn nɔ kin ebul bak fɔ fala di sem abit dɛn we big pipul dɛn kin du fɔ klin. Sɔm pan di sik dɛn we kin kam pan pikin dɛn na:

• Kol
• Fayv sik
• An, fut, ɛn mɔt sik (HFMD) .
• Flu
• Pinwɔm we dɛn kɔl
• RSV
• Ringwɔm we dɛn kɔl
• Roseola (fiva we gɛt rɛd spat na in skin) .
• Strep yu trot
• Kɔf we de mek pɔsin kɔf (pertussis) .

Wi de liv wit vayrɔs, baktri, fɛns, ɛn parasayt ɛvride. infakt, di baktri dεm de na yu bכdi tεn tεm pas di mכtalman sεl dεm - wi nכ bin fכ liv if dεn nכ de! Bɔt sɔm pan dɛn smɔl smɔl tin dɛn ya we de na wi wɔl kin ambɔg wi.

Bɔt gud tin na dat, bɔku simpul tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ mek yusɛf ɛn ɔda pipul dɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi. Simpul abit dɛm lɛk fɔ was yu an ɛn kɔba yu mɔt we yu de kɔf ɔr sniz kin ɛp fɔ protɛkt yu pipul dɛm wae yu lɛk ɛn neba dɛm frɔm siriɔs sik. Smɔl tin we yu du kin ɛp fɔ sev pɔsin in layf.

Lɛ wi mɛmba di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl (Take-Home Message)

• Sik dɛm wae kin pas na sik dɛm wae kin kam wit jεm (vayrɔs, baktri, fεn, parasayt) wae kin pas frɔm wan pɔrsin to ɔda pɔrsin .
• Difrɛn sik dɛn, frɔm di kɔmɔn kol to siriɔs infɛkshɔn, de insay dis kategori.
• Gud hajɛns we yu de du (was yu an, kɔba yu mɔt we yu de kɔf), fɔ gɛt vaysin we dɛn kin gi yu , ɛn fɔ it fayn fayn wan kin ɛp yu fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dɛn sik ya.
• If yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn, mɔ if dɛn tranga ɔ nɔr de bɛtɛ insay sɔm dez, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ .
• Di smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we wi kin du kin protɛkt wisɛf ɛn ɔda pipul dɛn na di sosayti bad bad wan.

So, lɛ wi ɔl tray fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi, tink bɔt dɛn tin ya, nɔto so?

` sik dεm we de pas, jεm, vayrus, baktri, fεn, parasayt, infεkshכn, simptom, prεvεnshכn, tritmεnt