Wetin yu nid fɔ no bɔt COVID-19 Testing!

Pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ de tek di COVID-19 pandemik as global wɛlbɔdi imejensi igen, pipul dɛn stil de gɛt dis sik. Fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn, e kin tranga smɔl ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ mek dɛn sik. So, tide wi go tɔk mɔ bɔt di COVID-19 sityueshɔn, mɔ di tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ no di sik. Na bikɔs fɔ no gud gud wan bɔt dis kin rili impɔtant to yu ɛn yu famili.

Yu tink se i stil impɔtant fɔ mek wi gɛt tɛst fɔ COVID-19?

Yɛs, dis na rili kwɛstyɔn we bɔku pipul dɛn gɛt. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, yes, i stil impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn tɛst yu. Yu no wetin mek?

Imajin se yu gɛt kol, fiva, ɛn yu ed de at. Di onli we fɔ no fɔ tru if na jɔs kɔmɔn kol ɔ COVID-19 na fɔ gɛt tɛst. Bɔku bɛnifit dɛn de we wi no dis:

• Yu kin mek di vayrɔs nɔ pas to ɔda pipul dɛn: If yu kam fɔ no se yu gɛt COVID-19, yu kin ɛp fɔ protɛkt yusɛf bay we yu de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn, mɔ di wan dɛn we dɔn ol na yu os ɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt ɔndalayn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm (lɛk dayabitis ɔ at sik). Yu kin wɛr mask bak, we go rili ridyus di risk fɔ spre di vayrɔs to ɔda pipul dɛn.
• Ɛspɛshali fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt ay risk: As wi bin dɔn tɔk, sɔm pipul dɛn de we kin gɛt siriɔs sik if dɛn gɛt COVID-19. If pɔsin lɛk dis tɛst pɔsitiv, we min se i gɛt di vayrɔs, i kin go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm ɛn bigin fɔ tek antivayrɔs mɛrɛsin. If yu du dat, i go ɛp fɔ mek di sik nɔ wɔs ɛn nɔ go nid fɔ go na ɔspitul.
• Pis na yu maynd: If yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm fɔ COVID-19 ɛn afta dat yu tɛst negatif, we min se yu nɔ gɛt di vayrɔs, i kin bi big rilif fɔ yu ɛn yu famili. Dɔn bak, if yu tɛst negatif afta yu dɔn wɛl, i kin mek yu no se yu nɔ de gɛt di sik igen to ɔda pipul dɛn.

So yu si? Fɔ gɛt tɛst fɔ COVID-19 stil nɔto jɔs chans, i de ɛp wi fɔ du rispɔnsibul ɛn protɛkt di wan dɛn we wi lɛk.

Us kayn COVID-19 tɛst de?

Tu men kayn tɛst de fɔ chɛk fɔ si if pɔsin gɛt COVID-19 infɛkshɔn. Wan na test we de chɛk if yu gɛt di vayrɔs naw na yu bɔdi (current infection). Di ɔda wan na tɛst we de chɛk if yu dɔn gɛt COVID-19 bifo (pas infection). Lɛ wi luk dɛn tu tin ya wan bay wan.

Vayral Tɛst fɔ No wan Infɛkshɔn we De Naw

Dɛn kin yuz dɛn vayral tɛst ya, ɔ ``vayral tɛst,'' fɔ no fɔ shɔ if yu gɛt COVID-19 naw. Dɛn tɛst ya kin luk fɔ sɔm pat dɛn pan di vayrɔs na wan sɛmpul pan yu mכkus ɔ saliva. Dɛn kin tɛl yu if yu gɛt di sik di de we dɛn du di tɛst. Na dat mek sɔmtɛm dɛn kin kɔl dɛn ``diagnostic tests.''

Tu men kayn ``Vayral tɛst`` de:

1. Mכlikul tεst - fכ egzampl, PCR tεst

dis kayn tεst dεm de luk fכ di jεnεtik mεtirial insay di vayrus, we dεn kכl RNA. Tink bɔt dis RNA lɛk finga prɛnt we de sho di vayrɔs. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin du dɛn tɛst ya na dɔktɔ dɛn ɔfis, say dɛn we dɛn kin kia fɔ pipul dɛn kwik kwik wan, na famasi dɛn, ɔ na lɛbɔretri dɛn. Di PCR tɛst na wan tɛst we pipul dɛn lɛk fɔ du dis kayn. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tin ya kin rili kɔrɛkt, bɔt dɛn kin tek sɔm tɛm fɔ gɛt rizɔlt, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin tek sɔm awa ɔ wan de.

2. Antijen tɛst dɛn

dis ``Antigen test`` de luk fכ protin dεm na di sεf fכ di vayrus. Bɔku tɛm dɛn tin ya na tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du kwik kwik wan we dɛn kin du na os . Dɛn tin ya kin gi rizɔlt insay lɛk 15-30 minit. Bɔt dɛn ``Antigen tɛst`` ya nɔ de no di vayrɔs kɔrɛkt wan lɛk ``Mɔlikul tɛst.`` Dis min se we di vayrɔs de insay smɔl smɔl na di bɔdi, i pɔsibul fɔ mek dis tɛst bi ``nɛgitiv``, ivin if di vayrɔs rili de.

Aw fɔ tek sɛmpul dɛn?

fכ dεn `(Viral tests)` dεm ya, dεn kin tek di sεmpl mכst frכm insay di nos. Dɛn kin tek am frɔm insay di nos wit smɔl kɔtɔn. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin tek am dip smɔl insay di nos. apat frכm dat, dεn kin tek sεmpl frכm di trot, insay di chεk, gכm כ tכng. Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ dɛn kin aks fɔ gɛda wan saliva sɛmpul insay smɔl kɔntena.

Aw fɔ ɔndastand di tɛst rizɔlt?

• If yu gɛt ‘positiv’ rizɔlt , dat min se yu dɔn gɛt di COVID-19 vayrɔs.
• ‘Negativ’ rizulyt min se yu nɔ gɛt di vayrɔs.

Bɔt wan tin de we dɛn kin kech: sɔm tɛm dɛn di tɛst rizɔlt nɔ kin kɔrɛkt 100%.

• Falz Negativ: Sɔntɛnde, tɛst kin bi negatif pan ɔl we pɔsin rili gɛt di vayrɔs. Dɛn kɔl dis lay lay negatif. Dis kin apun, mɔr lɛk di fɔs tɛm wae pɔrsin de sik, wae di vayrɔs na di bɔdi nɔr bɔku. Dis kin apin mɔ wit antijen tɛst.
• Falz Pozitiv ɔ Lɔng Tɛm Pozitiv:Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, di vayrɔs kin bi ‘pɔzitiv’ we i nɔ rili gɛt am. Dɔn bak, sɔm pipul dɛn kin stil ‘positiv’ pan PCR tɛst fɔ sɔm wiks afta dɛn dɔn sik, wɛl, ɛn nɔr kin gɛt di sik igen to ɔda pipul dɛm. Dis na bikɔs i kin no di pat dɛn we dɔn day pan di vayrɔs.

Na dat mek i impɔtant ɔltɛm fɔ tɔk to dɔktɔ bɔt di tɛst rizɔlt. Da we de, yu go no gud gud wan wetin di rizɔlt min ɛn wetin fɔ du nɛks.

Antibodi Testing fɔ Detekt Past Infɛkshɔn

Naw lɛ wi tɔk bɔt di tɛst we dɛn kin du fɔ no if yu bin dɔn gɛt COVID-19 bifo . dis dεn kכl am ``Antibodi tεst''.

Dis tɛst de luk fɔ antibodi dɛm na yu bɔdi we dɛn dɔn mek agens di COVID-19 vayrɔs. di imyun sistεm na wi bכdi de mek dεn antibodi dεm ya fכ fεt wan infεkshכn. If yu gɛt COVID-19, i kin tek 2-3 wik fɔ mek dɛn antibodi ya bigin fɔ fɔm na yu bɔdi. So, dis tɛst kin no if yu dɔn gɛt COVID-19 at least tu to tri wiks bifo .

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat dis ``Antibody test`` nɔ kin no if yu gɛt di sik naw. So, dɛn nɔ de yuz dis tɛst fɔ si if pɔsin gɛt simptom fɔ COVID-19 ɔ nɔ gɛt am.

Dis na blɔd tɛst. dεn kin du am bay we dεn tek sכm bכdi frכm wan vein כ sכm bכdi frכm wan finga tכp (a `fingerstick`). Di rizɔlt kin kam bak di sem de, ɔ i kin tek te to wan wik. No hom kit nɔ de fɔ dis `(Antibody testing)`.

Wan ɔda tin, if yu dɔn gɛt di COVID-19 vaysin, i go mek yu bɔdi prodyuz antibodies bak. sכm antibodi tεst dεm kin כnli no di antibodi dεm we infεkshכn de mek. Ɔda wan dɛn kin no di antibodi dɛm we di vaysin de mek. Sɔm tɛst dɛn kin no ɔl tu.

Naw, wɛlbɔdi masta sabi pipul dɛn nɔ de se yu fɔ yuz ``antibody testing'' fɔ si aw pɔsin protɛkt am frɔm COVID-19 ɔ aw vaysin de wok fayn. Dat stil de na di risach stej.

Wetin bak wi nid fɔ no bɔt dis?

Okay, naw yu get rough idea abaut COVID-19 testing. Sɔm ɔda tin dɛn de we yu fɔ mɛmba:

• Mɛdikal advays: If yu ɔ yu pikin dɛn gɛt tɛst, mek shɔ se yu tɔk bɔt di rizɔlt wit yu dɔktɔ so dat yu go ɔndastand gud gud wan aw di rizɔlt go afɛkt yu ɛn yu famili.
• If ‘positiv’: If di test na ‘positiv’, i go mɔs bi se yu gɛt di sik ɛn i kin mek di sik go to ɔda pipul dɛn. So, yu fɔ tek tɛm.
• Tek tɛm wit antijen tɛst: Dɛn kin du kwik kwik wan na os ``antijen tɛst'' we kin gi sɔm tɛm ‘nɛgitiv’ rizɔlt pan ɔl we pɔsin gɛt di sik. Dis kin apin mɔr pan di fɔs tɛm wae de sik kin kam.
• Ripit wan tɛst: If yu gɛt di sik bɔt di `(Antigen test)` nɔ fayn, i impɔtant fɔ kɔnfɔm if dɛn simptom dɛn de rili bi bikɔs ɔf COVID-19, so i fayn fɔ du ɔda `(Antigen test)` afta lɛk tu dez. Dɔn i kin bi `(positiv)`.
• Test afta yu wɛl: If yu test pɔsitiv di biginin fɔ yu sik, ɛn den test yu nɔr gɛt di sik afta yu wɛl, i go mɔs min se yu nɔr de pas ɔda pipul dɛn igen.

So, wetin na di tin dɛn we wi nid fɔ mɛmba frɔm ɔl dɛn tin ya? (Mɛsej we dɛn kin tek go na os)

Okay, so lɛ wi sɔma di tin dɛn we wi nid fɔ mɛmba frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt:

1. COVID-19 nɔ dɔn dɔn yet: so nɔ tek am layt if yu gɛt di sik.

2. Fɔ du tɛst impɔtant: Fɔ du tɛst de ɛp yu fɔ no if yu gɛt dis sik, protɛkt ɔda pipul dɛn, ɛn gɛt tritmɛnt kwik if nid de.

3. Tu kayn tεst de: `(Viral tests)` (PCR, Antigen) fכ chεk fכ wan infεkshכn we de naw εn `(Antibody tests)` fכ chεk fכ infεkshכn we bin de bifo.

4. Antijen tεst dεm kin kwik, bכt: kin bi lay lay nεgεtiv insay di fכs de dεm. If yu gɛt dawt, ripit am insay tu dez.

5. `PCR test` na akכrd, bכt: di rizulεt dεm de tek tεm fכ kam in, εn i pכsibul fכ bi `positiv' ivin afta i rεkכv.

6. Antibodi test de onli teik if yu don get dis sik bifo: dem nor kin no if yu get di sik naw.

7. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ: I nɔ mata wetin di tɛst rizɔlt bi, i bɛtɛ fɔ tɔk to dɔktɔ bɔt am ɛn gɛt advays.

Mɛmba se fɔ no na di bɛst tin fɔ protɛkt yusɛf. A op se naw una dɔn ɔndastand mɔ bɔt COVID-19 ɛn aw fɔ gɛt tɛst. Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!

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