Lɛ wi lan mɔ bɔt Lɛprɔsi ɔ Hansen in Sik.

We yu se ‘leprosy’, yu go mɔs de kray smɔl, nɔto so? Trade, dis sik na bin sik we pipul dɛn bin de pul kɔmɔt nia dɛn ɛn dɛn bin de fred we dɛn gɛt am. Bɔt fɔ tru, naw lɛprɔsi na sik we pɔsin kin mɛn ɔltogɛda ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ mek pɔsin pas am. Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis ditayli tide.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, lɛprɔsi na bɔdi we gɛt baktri. I kin mɔs afɛkt yu nerv, skin, yay, mɔsul, ɛn di we aw yu de blo . Sɔntɛnde, i kin mek di skin nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ, i kin mek i nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ trɛnk, ɛn i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ du am ɔltɛm if dɛn nɔ trit am.

Yu tink se lɛprɔsi stil de na di wɔl?

Yɛs, lɛprɔsi stil de na di wɔl. Na lɛk tu ɔndrɛd tawzin nyu kes dɛn kin ripɔt ɛvri ia. Bɔt fɔ ɛgzampul, na sɔm kɔntri dɛn, na kɔntri dɛn lɛk Amɛrika, i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. Bɔt, na Eshia kɔntri dɛn lɛk wi yon, Afrika ɛn Sawt Amɛrika kɔntri dɛn, dɛn stil de si dis sik. Bikɔs wan wan tɛm dɛn kin ripɔt pipul dɛn we gɛt lɛprɔsi na Sri Lanka, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ if yu notis ɛni chenj we nɔ kɔmɔn na yu skin.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ Hansen in Sik?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ lɛprɔsi kin apin smɔl smɔl. Sɔntɛnde, di sayn dɛn kin apin fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm, ivin fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm afta di bɔdi dɔn go insay di bɔdi . De men sayn wae yu kin si na:

• Skin tag: Dɛn tin ya difrɛn frɔm nɔmal skin. Dɛn kin chenj (pale), dɛn kin rɛd, dɛn kin tik, dɛn kin swel, ɔ dɛn kin swɛla . Di ed dɛn fɔ dɛn tag dɛn ya kin tan lɛk se dɛn rayz bak.
• Rɛd ɔ pepul bɔmp: Di skin kin tan lɛk bɔmp ɔ bɔmp na sɔm say dɛn.
• Wund we nɔ de pen na di fut in fut: Wund we nɔ de pen kin apin, mɔ na di fut in fut. Dis kin rili denja, bikɔs yu nɔ kin ivin no se yu gɛt wund, we kin fester ɛn gro big.
• Nεv dεm we swεl: Sɔm nerv dεm kin swεla εn fil tεnd we dεn tɔch dεm.
• Wik ɔ paralayz: di mɔsul dɛn kin wik, ɛn sɔm tɛm dɛn, di limb dɛn nɔ kin wok fayn (paralayz).
• Aybrɔw ɔ aylid ia we de lɔs: Dis na sayn bak we sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt.
• Prɔblɛm fɔ si: Yu kin si smɔl ɛn ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin na yu yay.

Aw lɛprɔsi kin pas?

Wan baktri we dɛn kɔl Mycobacterium leprae kin mek pɔsin gɛt lɛprɔsi. Dɔktɔ dɛn stil nɔ shɔ 100% aw i kin skata frɔm pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. Bɔt i go mɔs bi se i kin pas tru drɔp dɛn we kin go insay di briz we pɔsin we gɛt di sik kɔf ɔ sniz .

Yɛs, lɛprɔsi na sik we pɔsin kin pas. Bɔt i nɔ kin izi fɔ mek i skata pas aw yu go tink. Fɔ mek yu gɛt lɛprɔsi, yu fɔ de nia pɔsin we gɛt di sik fɔ sɔm mɔnt . Dɔn bak, bɔku pipul dɛn imyun sistɛm kin fɛt di bɔdi ɛn kip am ɔnda kɔntrol.Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, wans yu bigin fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt fɔ lɛprɔsi, yu nɔ go ebul fɔ spre di sik to ɛni ɔda pɔsin.

Nɔ wɔri! I nɔ kin izi fɔ mek pɔsin gɛt lɛprɔsi. We dɛn dɔn trit am, di transmishɔn kin stɔp kpatakpata.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit lɛprɔsi?

Pipul dɛn we de na say dɛn usay lɛprɔsi bɔku na dɛn kin gɛt di prɔblɛm pas ɔl. Dis inklud sɔm pat dɛn na Eshia, Afrika, ɛn Sawt Amɛrika. Wan wan tɛm bak, dɛn kin ripɔt pipul dɛn we gɛt lɛprɔsi na Sri Lanka, so i fayn fɔ go to dɔktɔ if yu notis ɛni chenj na yu skin.

Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i gɛt lɛprɔsi?

If dɛn nɔ trit lɛprɔsi fayn, difrɛn prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin. Sɔm pan dɛn tin ya kin de fɔ ɔltɛm:

• Paralayz we go de sote go.
• Di an ɛn fut kin pwɛl ɔltɛm: Dis kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ yuz dɛn.
• Chenj fɔ ɔltɛm na di we aw pɔsin de luk: I kin chenj na di fes ɛn di skin.
• di finga dεm we sכt: di finga dεm na di limb dεm kin sכt εn difכm.
• Wund dɛn we nɔ de wɛl: Wund dɛn, mɔ di wan dɛn we de na say dɛn we nɔ gɛt trɛnk, kin kɔntinyu fɔ de we i nɔ wɛl.
• Blaynd pɔsin.
• Pen we nɔ de dɔn.

Dis na di rizin we mek wi se i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛn bigin tritmɛnt jɔs lɛk aw yu notis di sayn dɛm .

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no if pɔsin gɛt lɛprɔsi?

If yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ lɛprɔsi, dɔktɔ go chɛk yu. Dɛn go men wan fɔ:

• Fɔ chɛk yu bɔdi: Dɛn go tek tɛm chɛk yu skin, ɛn dɛn go chɛk yu fɔ si if yu gɛt swɛlin ɛn yu nerv dɛn dɔn swel.
• Fɔ tek smɔl pat pan di skin ɔ di nerve (Biopsy): Fɔ kɔnfirm di diagnosis, dɛn kin tek smɔl pat pan di skin (skin biopsy) ɛn chɛk am ɔnda maykroskɔp. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin tek wan pat pan di nerv bak.
• Ɔda tɛst dɛn: Dɛn kin du blɔd tɛst ɛn nerve kɔndɔkshɔn tɛst bak.

Bay di sayn dɛm we yu gɛt, yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu us kayn lɛprɔsi yu gɛt. Bɔku men kayn dɛn de:

• Tuberculoid leprosy / Paucibacillary leprosy: Di sayn dɛm kin shɔt pan dis kayn. Sɔm pat dɛn we de shayn ɔ rɛd na di skin, di mɔsul dɛn we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ trɛnk, ɛn sɔm tin dɛn we kin mek yu nɔ fil fayn na tin dɛn we kin apin. di nכmba fכ di baktri dεm de sכm pan dis kayn.
• Lepromatous leprosy / Multibacillary leprosy: Dis kayn sik gɛt mɔ sayn dɛm. Lɛsin ɛn lumps kin apia ɔlsay na di bɔdi. Di nerv dɛm, di skin, ɛn di ɔgan dɛm we de insay kin pwɛl. Dis kin bi bikɔs ɔf bɔku bɔku baktri dɛm.
• Bɔdalayn lɛprɔsi / Dimɔrfɔs lɛprɔsi: Dis kin gɛt miks pan di tin dɛn we de kɔmɔt frɔm ɔl tu di kayn dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt.

Aw dɛn kin trit lɛprɔsi?

Dis na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl: lɛprɔsi kin wɛl kpatakpata!Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz wan kɔmbayn antibayɔtik, we na wan tritmɛnt we dɛn kɔl Multidrug Therapy (MDT), fɔ kil di bɔdi.

Di men antibayɔtik dɛn we dɛn kin gi na:

• `Dapsone`
• `Rifampin`
• `Klofazimin`

Yu go nid fɔ tek dis mɛrɛsin ɔltɛm fɔ 6 to 12 mɔnt (lɛk wan ia) . Ivin if yu sik dɛn dɔn bɛtɛ, yu fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin jɔs fɔ di ful tɛm we yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu. Nɔr nid fɔ de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛm wae yu de gɛt tritmɛnt.

Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ dɛn kin se dɛn fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di bɔmp dɛn na di skin ɛn ɛp fɔ mek di nerv dɛn pwɛl.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu notis ɛnitin we de na yu skin, yu gɛt swɛt, ɔ yu mɔsul dɛn wik, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Yu dɔktɔ kin no if na lɛprɔsi ɔ ɔda sik. If yu no am kwik kwik wan, i kin mek i izi fɔ trit am ɛn i kin mek di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mit am nɔ bɔku.

Imajin, wan pɔsin de we nem Nilanthi. I notis wan ples we nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ ɛn we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ trɛnk na in an. I nɔ bin pe atɛnshɔn to am. Afta sɔm dez, di skin we de rawnd di ples bigin fɔ tik. I bin fred ɛn go to dɔktɔ, bɔt i kam fɔ no se na di biginin fɔ lɛprɔsi. Bɔt gud tin bin apin, dɛn bin no se i gɛt di sik kwik kwik wan ɛn i bin wɛl kwik kwik wan we dɛn gi am tritmɛnt.

Yu tink se dɛn go ebul fɔ avɔyd lɛprɔsi?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, lɛprɔsi nɔ kin izi fɔ pas. Bɔt if yu de nia pɔsin we gɛt lɛprɔsi (fɔ ɛgzampul, we de na di sem os), yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ du tɛst wan tɛm insay di ia. Dis we ya, if yu gɛt infekshɔn, dɛn kin no am ɛn trit am bifo di sayn dɛn sho.

Wetin kin apin if a gɛt lɛprɔsi?

If dɛn kam fɔ no se yu gɛt lɛprɔsi, bigin fɔ trit yu wantɛm wantɛm. Di kwik we yu bigin fɔ tek tritmɛnt, na di mɔ yu nɔ go gɛt siriɔs sik ɔ yu go gɛt sɔm kayn sik dɛn we go de sote go. Yu dɔktɔ go de wach yu fɔ sɔm ia afta yu dɔn gɛt tritmɛnt.

Antibayɔtik kin mɛn di infekshɔn. Bɔt di nerve damej ɛn disabled we lɛprɔsi dɔn ɔlrɛdi mek kin de sote go. Sɔntɛnde, dis damej kin wɔs ivin sɔm ia afta dɛn dɔn trit am. Na dat mek i impɔtant fɔ no am kwik kwik wan ɛn fɔ trit am.

Aw lɔng pɔsin we gɛt lɛprɔsi kin liv?

If dɛn trit am fayn, pɔsin we gɛt smɔl lɛprɔsi kin tink se i go liv di sem layf we pɔsin we gɛt wɛlbɔdi kin liv. Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit am fɔ lɔng tɛm, lɛprɔsi kin mek i gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn ɛn i kin ivin day.

Yu tink se pipul dɛn we gɛt lɛprɔsi stil de?

Yɛs, sɔm lɛprɔsi kɔloni dɛn stil de. Trade, pipul dɛn bin de tink se pipul dɛn we gɛt lɛprɔsi fɔ de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn bikɔs dɛn nɔ ɔndastand dɛnsɛf ɛn dɛn de fred di sik. Bɔt naw wi no se dat nɔto tru.Naw dɛn de trit bɔku pasɛnt dɛn na ɔutpatient, we min na os. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn stil de liv na dɛn kɔmyuniti dɛn de, sɔntɛm bikɔs dɛn de kɔl dɛn bad we dɛn de pul dɛn kɔmɔt na ɔda kɔntri, ɔ bikɔs i dɔn bi dɛn os fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm.

Insay Sri Lanka, dɛn bin de yuz lɛprɔsi ɔspitul dɛn na ples dɛn lɛk Ɛndala ɛn Manthivu. Bɔt naw, bikɔs di we aw dɛn de trit am dɔn bɛtɛ, dɛn nɔ nid fɔ de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn da kayn we de igen.

Yu tink se lɛprɔsi na sik we pɔsin kin gɛt we i du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit ɔda pɔsin (STD)?

Nɔ, lɛprɔsi nɔto sik we pɔsin kin gɛt we i du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit ɔda pɔsin (STI). Dɛn tink se i kin infɛkt di we aw pɔsin de blo mɔ.

Yu tink se armadilɔ kin mek pɔsin gɛt lɛprɔsi?

Yɛs, sɔm armadillo dɛn kin ebul fɔ du dat. Sɔm kayn armadillo dɛn we de na di sawt pat na Amɛrika ɛn Mɛksiko kin kɛr di lɛprɔsi baktri na dɛn bɔdi ɛn pas am to mɔtalman. Bɔt dis nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm.

Trade, pipul dɛn bin de fred di wɔd lɛprɔsi ɛn dɛn bin de avɔyd di wan dɛn we gɛt am. Di rizin fɔ dis na bikɔs dɛn nɔ bin ɔndastand di sik fayn fayn wan da tɛm de. Bɔt tide wi no wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt lɛprɔsi, i kin mɛn am, ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ mek i pas am.

I sɔri fɔ no se sɔm pipul dɛn stil gɛt di rɔŋ we bɔt dis sik. Di wan dɛn we de wok fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs ɔlsay na di wɔl de wok ɔltɛm fɔ pul dis bad bad tin ɛn chenj di we aw pipul dɛn de tink bɔt lɛprɔsi.

So, wetin na di tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba frɔm dis stori?

• Lɛprɔsi na baktri infɛkshɔn, nɔto siriɔs sik we nɔ izi fɔ ɔndastand.
• dis kin kכmplit kכl wit wan tritmεnt we dεn kכl ``Multidrug Therapy (MDT)''.
• Leprɔsi nɔ kin izi fɔ pas frɔm pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. I nid fɔ gɛt tayt kɔntakt fɔ lɔng tɛm.
• Wae yu bigin fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt, yu nɔ go ebul fɔ gɛt ɛni ɔda pɔsin di sik.
• Go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan if yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn lɛk we yu skin de chenj, yu nɔ de fil fayn, ɔ yu mɔsul dɛn wik. If yu no am kwik kwik wan, dat kin mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn.
• No rizin nɔ de fɔ mek pipul dɛn nɔ gɛt lɛprɔsi ɔ fred. Dɛn nid wi lɔv, gud, ɛn sɔpɔt.

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