Yu pikin kin gɛt dɛn blista ya we kin it? Mek wi tok abaut (Poison Ivy)!

We yu go waka na bush, ɔ ple na gadin, sɔntɛnde yu kin gɛt bɔmp dɛn we kin it ɛn blista dɛn na yu bɔdi wantɛm wantɛm, nɔto so? Sɔntɛm yu ɔ yu smɔl pikin dɔn gɛt dis ɛkspiriɛns. Di tin we kin mek dis apin kin bi wan plant lɛk `(Poison Ivy)`. Nɔ wɔri, dis nɔto so big tin, bɔt i nɔ kɔmfyut smɔl. Lɛ wi no bɔt dis simpul wan ɛn kɔrɛkt wan.

Wetin na `(Poyzin Ayvi)`?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, `(Poison Ivy)` na wan kayn plant. Nɔto dis nɔmɔ, ɔda kayn dɛn de we dɛn kɔl `(Poison Oak)` ɛn `(Poison Sumac)`. כl dεn tin ya gεt wan כyl, stika tin we dεn kכl `(Urushiol)` (ອີ-ອົ-ກາ-ສົນ-ອາຍ). Dis na ɔyl we nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ ɛn we nɔ gɛt wan smel.

Naw nɔ tink se dis `(Urushiol)` na pɔyzin. Nɔ, i nɔto pɔyzin. כltu, i de akt lεk `( allergen )`. Dat min se we bɔku pipul dɛn gɛt dis ɔyl na dɛn bɔdi, dɛn bɔdi kin riak to am, jɔs lɛk aw sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt `(allergy)` we dɛn it spayda ɔ we dɛn gɛt dɔst. So, wan `(allergic reaction`` de apin we de mek yu it εn iritashכn na di bכdi.

Us sayn dɛn kin apin we dɛn put dis pan di bɔdi?

Di men sayn dɛm fɔ alɛji we ``Poison Ivy'' kin mek na:

• I de it: Dis na di sayn we nɔr kin fil fayn pas ɔl.
• Rash ɛn blista: I kin tan lɛk rɛd, smɔl smɔl blista. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn blista ya kin ful-ɔp wit wata we gɛt wata.
• Swel: Sɔntɛnde, di say we di sik afɛkt kin swel smɔl.

Imajin se yu pikin, we i de rɔn na fɔrɛst, gɛt lif we gɛt chukchuk na in an ɔ in leg. Dɔn, da skata de kin kɔntinyu fɔ gro. I tan lɛk se sɔmbɔdi dɔn drɔ layn .

Dɛn sayn ya kin bigin insay sɔm awa afta yu tɔch di plant, ɛn sɔm tɛm dɛn kin bigin lɛk 5 dez. Insay sɔm dez, di blista dɛn we ful-ɔp wit wata go dray, mek wan krɔst, dɔn dɛn go fɔdɔm. Bɔt i kin tek tu to tri wiks fɔ mek ɔl dis wɛl.

Wetin dɛn kin du na os fɔ mek dɛn gɛt tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan? `(Tritmɛnt na os)`

If yu tink se plant lɛk ``Poison Ivy,'' dɔn bit yu pikin, nɔ panik ɛn du dɛn tin ya:

Tin dɛn fɔ du fɔs:

1. Rimov ɛn was yu klos: Tek tɛm pul ɔl di klos dɛn we yu bin de wɛr da tɛm de ɛn was dɛn fayn fayn wan wit sop. Dis na bikɔs di `(Urushiol)` ɔyl kin dɔn de pan yu klos bak.

2. Wash di skin ɛn di nel dɛn: Wash di pikin in skin, mɔ di nel bed dɛn, fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn kol wata. Nɔ yuz ɔt wata , bikɔs dis kin push di ɔyl dɛn dip dip wan insay di pores dɛn na di skin. Di kwik we yu du dis, na di mɔ i go bɛtɛ.

3. Trim yu nel: We yu pikin it, i kin skrach in skin we i nɔ no. Dis kin mek di skin pwɛl frɔm di nel dɛn, we kin mek baktri dɛn go insay ɛn mek yu gɛt infekshɔn. So, kip yu nel dɛn trim shɔt.

4. 4. .Put kol kɔmprɛs: If yu put kol kɔmprɛs na di say dɛn we it, i kin mek yu fil fri. Sok klin klos insay kol wata ɛn put am na di say fɔ lɛk 15-20 minit. Yu kin du dis bɔku tɛm insay di de.

Bring rilif frɔm it:

• Oatmil bat: If yu put smɔl kol ɔtmil (ɔ sɔm grɔn oats) we yu kin gɛt na famasi dɛn insay di wata we yu de was ɛn lɛf di pikin fɔ sidɔm na di wata fɔ 15-20 minit, i go ridyus di it bad bad wan.
• Calamine lotion: Yu kin bay dis na famasi. Put am na di say dɛn we i de it. Bɔt, nɔ put am na di fes ɔ rawnd di say we di uman in bɛlɛ de.

Ɛp fɔ slip fayn na nɛt:

Sɔmtɛm di it kin wɔs na nɛt ɛn yu pikin nɔ kin ebul fɔ slip. If na so i bi, na if dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du am , yu kin gi yu wan mɛrɛsin we dɛn kɔl antihistamine we yu nɔ kin bay (lɛk Benadryl ɔ ɔda kayn brand). Dis go mek yu pikin nɔ it fɔ sɔm tɛm, i go mek yu pikin slip, ɛn ɛp am fɔ slip fayn na nɛt. Bɔt yu fɔ rili gi di rayt doz we di dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ gi yu . Aks yu dɔktɔ ɔ fama fɔ di rayt doz fɔ yu pikin in ej.

Ustɛm yu nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Bɔku tɛm, yu kin trit pɔyzin ayvi wit mɛrɛsin we yu kin yuz na os. Bɔt yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ pan dɛn kayn tin ya:

• If di pikin gɛt fiva wit di rash.
• If di skin luk ``infεkt``, i min se:
• If di rɛdnɛs de bɔku.
• If i fil wam we yu tɔch am.
• If di pen de bɔku.
• If di swɛlin de bɔku.
• If wata we tan lɛk pus de kɔmɔt.
• If di rash dɔn spre oba wan big eria na di bɔdi .
• If lɛsin de na di fes ɔ di say dɛn we di uman in bɔdi gɛt .
• Ivin afta dɛn dɔn trit am na os, i kin tan lɛk se i kin wɔs afta sɔm dez .

Mɛmba se if smɔl pikin wund ɛni we, mɔ we i gɛt fiva, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin trit dis?

If di alɛji kin tranga mɔ, lɛk we i bɔku ɔ we i rili bad, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi yu wan stɛroyd krim ɔ mɛrɛsin we yu kin it. Yu nɔ tink se dɛn tin ya nɔto di sem stɛroyd dɛn we pipul dɛn we de bil bɔdi kin yuz? Dɛn stɛroyd ya kin ridyus di it, rɛd, ɛn swel kwik kwik wan.

If di dɔktɔ tink se di skin gɛt di sik, i kin gi am antibayɔtik fɔ kil di bɔdi.

Dis `(Poison Ivy)` de pas?

Na sɔntin we bɔku pipul dɛn nɔ ɔndastand. Pɔyzin Ayvi nɔ kin kɔmɔt dairekt frɔm di sos ɔ blista dɛn we de apia na di skin to ɔda pɔsin.Dat min se di wata, lɛk di wata we de insay dɛn blista dɛn de, nɔ go ambɔg ɔda pɔsin if i kam pan dɛn bɔdi.

Bot, di problem na di oil we dem kol ``Urushiol'' we a bin tok abaut.

• Da ɔyl de kin pas frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin tru in skin ɔ klos.
• we pikin dεn de ple, enitin we dis כyl tכch (e.g. tכy, bכl) kin rכb כf pan dεn skin bak.
• If yu animal (dɔg, pusi) kam na os frɔm we yu waka na bush, dis ɔyl kin de pan in fut ɛn kam insay di os. We yu tɔch am, i kin kam to yu bak.
• Wan ɔda tin we denja na dat if pɔsin bɔn dɛn `(Poison Ivy)` plant ya, da `(Urushiol)` ɔyl de go insay di ays wit di smok. Dɔn, ivin if dɛn inhal ɔ tɔch da smok de, `(alɛji)` kin apin. So we pɔsin de klin di fɔrɛst, i fɔ rili tek tɛm fɔ bɔn dɛn kayn plant dɛn de.

Aw wi go protɛkt wi pikin dɛn frɔm dis?

Pɔyzin Ayvi plant dɛn nɔ jɔs de na di wildanɛs, bɔt dɛn kin gro bak na wi gadin, na wi prɔpati, ɛn nia rodsayd. I kin at fɔ no dɛn bikɔs dɛn miks wit ɔda plant dɛn. Difrɛn kayn dɛn de, ɛn di we aw dɛn de luk kin chenj dipen pan di tɛm insay di ia. So una fɔ no bɔt dɛn tin ya:

• Tich yu pikin dɛm: If i pɔsibul, tich yu pikin dɛm fɔ no di ``Poison Ivy'' plant (bɔku tɛm i kin gɛt lif dɛm na grup dɛm we gɛt tri pipul dɛm). If nɔto so, at least tich dɛn fɔ nɔ tɔch, pik, ɔ put plant dɛn we dɛn nɔ sabi na dɛn mɔt .
• Klos fɔ protɛkt yusɛf: If yu de go na di fɔrɛst ɔ ples dɛn we gɛt bɔku bush wit yu pikin dɛn, drɛs dɛn wit lɔng pant, lɔng sliv shit, sus, ɛn sɔks .
• Kip am klin: Afta yu dɔn ple na do, mɔ na say dɛn we tik dɛn de, mek yu pikin was fayn fayn wan. Wash ɛni klos we dɔn de na di bed wantɛm wantɛm.
• Tink bɔt yu animal dɛn bak: If yu animal go na do, dɛn kin briŋ Urushiol ɔyl bak insay di os. So, if dɛn kɔmɔt na wan waka na di bush, i fayn fɔ was dɛn bak.
• Tek tɛm we yu de klin yu gadin: If yu gɛt dɛn kayn plant ya na yu gadin, yuz glɔv we yu de pul dɛn. Nɔ ɛva bɔn dɛn plant ya.

Mek wi memba `(Tek-Home Message)`

Wel, a op se yu naw geht beta andastan fo `(Poison Ivy)`.

Fɔ tɔk smɔl: Pɔyzin Ayvi na alɛji we wan ɔyl we dɛn kɔl Urushiol kin mek pɔsin gɛt. I kin mek di skin it, it, ɛn blista.

• Kwik akshɔn: If yu tink se yu dɔn gɛt di plant, was yu skin wantɛm wantɛm wit sop ɛn wata ɛn chenj yu klos.
• Tritmɛnt na os: Yu kin du tin lɛk fɔ put kalamin loshan ɛn ɔtmil bat fɔ mek yu nɔ it.
• Mɛdikal advays: If yu gɛt fiva, sayn dɛn fɔ se yu gɛt infekshɔn, sos na yu fes/genital eria, sos we de ɔlsay, ɔ it bad bad wan, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ.
• Di sik we dɛn kin gɛt:Nɔto fleas de pas am, bɔt na urushiol ɔyl kin pas am.
• Sef: Tich pikin dɛn fɔ nɔ tɔch plant dɛn we dɛn nɔ sabi ɛn wɛr klos we go protɛkt dɛn.

Poison Ivy nɔto natin fɔ fred, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ no. If yu du sɔntin kwik kwik wan ɛn go to dɔktɔ if nid de, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ fil fayn. Stay sef ɔlman!

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