Yu smɔl pikin sɛf dɔn gɛt (COVID-19)? Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

Bɔku mama ɛn papa dɛn go mɔs de wɔnda wetin fɔ du if dɛn pikin gɛt COVID-19. Infakt, COVID-19 nɔ kin rili bad fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn pas fɔ big pipul dɛn. Bɔt fɔ sɔm pikin dɛn, i kin rili bad. So, i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dis.

Us simptom yɔŋ pikin dɛn kin sho we dɛn gɛt `(COVID-19)`?

Dis vayrɔs kin mek yu gɛt difrɛn sayn dɛn we i kam insay di bɔdi. Di sayn dɛm wae kin mɔna yu na fiva, kɔf, yu nɔr kin blo fayn, ɛn yu bɛlɛ kin pwɛl. We yu bɛlɛ de pwɛl na yu bɛlɛ pen, yu nɔs, yu de vɔmit, ɛn yu gɛt dayarɛa. Apat frɔm dat, ed we de at, bɔdi we de at (mɔsul dɛn we de at), we yu nɔ de te, ɛn di sayn dɛm we de sho se yu gɛt kɔmɔn kol kin apin bak. Fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn, dis kin tranga pasmak. Dɔn bak, sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt `(COVID-19)` we nɔ gɛt ɛni sayn.

Lɛ wi lan bak bɔt di spɛshal kɔndishɔn we dɛn kɔl `(MIS-C)`

Sɔm pikin dɛm, sɔm wiks afta dɛn dɔn gɛt di vayrɔs, kin gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ inflamɛns ɔlsay na dɛn bɔdi. dis dεn kכl am ``Mכltisistεm Inflammatory Syndrome in Children'' כ ``MIS-C''. Dis kin afɛkt bɔku ɔgan sistɛm dɛn, lɛk di lɔng, at, bren, kidni, blɔd vesel, skin, yay, ɛn gastrointestinal sistɛm.

Tink bɔt am dis we, `(MIS-C)` tan lɛk di bɔdi in imyun sistɛm we de ɔva riak to di vayrɔs.

Bɔrku tɛm, pikin dɛm wae gɛt `(MIS-C)` kin wɛl wit spɛshal kia na ɔspitul. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn nid fɔ trit dɛn na di `(ICU)`, dat na di intensiv kia yunit.

Wetin a fɔ du if mi pikin gɛt dɛn sik ya?

If yu pikin gɛt fiva, kɔf, i nɔ izi fɔ blo, in trot de at, in bɛlɛ de pen, i de vɔmit, i gɛt dayarɛa, i de rɔsh, i de tɔn diziz, ɔ if i nɔ fil fayn, kɔl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Tɛl yu dɔktɔ bak if yu pikin dɔn de nia pɔsin we gɛt COVID-19 ɔ we dɔn travul go na say usay COVID-19 kin bɔku.

Tɔk to di dɔktɔ bɔt if dɛn fɔ tɛst yu pikin fɔ COVID-19. Dɔn di dɔktɔ go disayd if yu pikin fɔ:

• A kin trit am na os?
• Yu wan kam sho mi?
• A kin si yu ova vidio kol, dat na, via ``Telehealth''?

Wit `(Telehealth)`, yu kin si yu pikin frɔm os bay vidio kɔl to dɔktɔ. If i pɔsibul, tray fɔ gɛt `(Telehealth)` savis frɔm dɔktɔ we de si yɔŋ pikin dɛn. If di dɔktɔ tink se yu pikin nid tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan, i go tɛl yu usay fɔ go.

If yu pikin gɛt dɛn sik ya, i go nid fɔ go to mɔ dɔktɔ. Go na di ɔspitul in Imejɛnsi Tritmɛnt Yunit (ETU) wantɛm wantɛm!

Tek tɛm bad bad wan bɔt dɛn sayn ya. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, nɔ delay.

• If yu si se di pikin de gɛt prɔblɛm .
• If i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ blo , luk gud wan fɔ si if di skin de pul bitwin di chɛst bon dɛn ɔ if di nos dɛn de flay we yu de blo.
• If i tan lɛk se di pikin kɔnfyus ɔ i de slip bad bad wan .
• If yu gɛt pen na yu chɛst.
• If di skin kol, swet, pale, ɔ gɛt blɔk skin.
• If yu fil se yu de tɔn diziz.
• If yu gɛt rili bad bɛlɛ pen .

Dɔn bak, if yu pikin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm fɔ blo, i nɔ ebul fɔ tɔk ɔ waka bikɔs i nɔ izi fɔ blo, i tɔn blu, ɔ i fɔdɔm, kɔl 911 (ɔ yu lokal imejensi nɔmba) wantɛm wantɛm. Dis na imejensi.

Aw a go protɛkt di ɔda pipul dɛn na di famili we mi pikin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn?

Dis na impɔtant tin bak, bikɔs if wan pɔsin na di os sik, chans de fɔ mek ɔda pipul dɛnsɛf gɛt di sik.

• As yu ebul, kip di pikin fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn ɛn animal dɛn we yu de mɛn na di os.
• Tray fɔ mek na wan pɔsin nɔmɔ de kia fɔ di pikin we sik. Dis go mek di sik nɔ go bɔku to ɔda pipul dɛn.
• If di pikin dɔn pas 2 ia ɛn i kin wɛr `(mask)` we i nɔ at fɔ blo, di pikin fɔ wɛr `(mask)` we di pɔsin we de kia fɔ am de na di rum. Di pɔsin we de kia fɔ dɛn fɔ wɛr `(mask)` bak.
• If i pɔsibul, lɛ di pikin we sik yuz wan sɛpret batrum. If nɔto so, was am dɔŋ ɛn klin di bafa ɔltɛm.
• Ɔlman na yu famili fɔ was dɛn an ɔltɛm ɛn fayn fayn wan. Wash yu an wit sop ɛn wata fɔ at le 20 sɛkɔn. Ɔ yuz wan tin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ was yu an we gɛt rɔm.
• Klin say dɛn we yu kin tɔch bɔku tɛm lɛk domɔt knob, layt switch, tɔys, rimot kɔntrol, ɛn fon ɛvride wit tin dɛn we yu kin yuz fɔ klin ɔ wayp na yu os.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin tɛst fɔ `(COVID-19)`?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, fɔ tɛst fɔ COVID-19, dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz smɔl kɔtɔn swab (we dɛn kin kɔl bak Q-tip ɔ swab) fɔ tek sɛmpul pan di vayrɔs ɛn sɛn am na lab. Naw, dɛn de du tɛst na os fɔ COVID-19. Bɔt i go fayn fɔ mek yu du tɛst ɔnda dɔktɔ we de gayd yu.

Aw dɛn kin trit `(COVID-19)`?

Bɔrku pipul dɛm, ivin smɔl pikin dɛm, wae nɔr kin sik bad bad wan nɔr nid patikyula tritmɛnt. Dɛn kin wɛl if yu rɛst bɔku, it bɔku wata (lɛk wata, sup, frut jus), ɛn mɛrɛsin fɔ ridyus fiva.

Bɔt, na smɔl nɔmba pan pikin dɛn we gɛt ay risk fɔ gɛt siriɔs COVID-19, dɛn kin gi dɛn sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn, lɛk antivayrɔs drɔgs, fɔ mek dɛn nɔ sik bad bad wan ɛn fɔ mek dɛn go na ɔspitul.

Sɔm pipul dɛn nid ɔspitul kia if dɛn sik bad bad wan wit COVID-19. Dɛn kin nid bak fɔ admit dɛn na di intensiv kia yunit (ICU). Na de, dɔktɔ dɛn kin wach dɛn gud gud wan, gi dɛn ɔksijɛn ɔ IV wata if nid de, ɛn trit ɛni prɔblɛm. Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ dɛn kin gi dɛn bak antivayrɔs drɔgs ɔ stɛroyd. Pipul wae nid ekstra ɛp fɔ blo kin kɔnɛkt to ventilator.

Wetin bak wi nid fɔ no?

Dis na tin bak we rili impɔtant. Ɔlman we ol 6 mɔnt ɔ pas dat fɔ gɛt di ɔpdet COVID-19 vaysin fɔ di 2023-24 sizin. Dis nyu vaysin de protɛkt frɔm di vayrɔs we dɛn kin yuz mɔ. So, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt fɔ gɛt dis vaysin fɔ yu pikin ɛn di ɔda pipul dɛn na yu famili.

Fɔ dɔn, sɔm tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so a op se yu kin mɛmba sɔm pan di impɔtant pɔynt dɛn frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt.

• Nɔ panik, bɔt na fɔ no: Bɔku tɛm, yɔŋ pikin dɛn nɔ kin gɛt ɛni big prɔblɛm we dɛn gɛt COVID-19, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin.
• No di sayn dɛm: Wach fɔ fiva, kɔf, ɛn i nɔ izi fɔ blo. Mɛmba bak di kɔndishɔn `(MIS-C)`.
• Kɔl dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm: If yu pikin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn, kɔl dɔktɔ ɛn nɔ de te.
• Rikognayz imejensi: If di pikin de fil pen bad bad wan, ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo, kɛr am go na ɔspitul wantɛm wantɛm.
• Protɛkt yu famili: Tek di tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ du fɔ mek di pikin we sik nɔ go pas di sik to ɔda pipul dɛn.
• Gɛt vaysin: Di (COVID-19) vaysin de gi protɛkshɔn to pikin ɛn big pipul dɛn.

Wi de wish yu, yu pikin, ɛn yu wan ol famili gud wɛlbɔdi!

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