Lɛ wi lan di rayt tin bɔt nyumonia.

Yu dɔn gɛt fiva wit kɔf fɔ sɔm dez? Yu kin fil pen na yu chɛst we yu de blo? Yu kin tink se dis na jɔs kɔmɔn kol ɔ kol. Bɔt, i kin bi sɔntin we rili siriɔs smɔl. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt nyumonia . Natin nɔr de fɔ frayd, if dɛn tɛl wi fayn fayn wan bɔt dis, i kin izi fɔ protɛkt wisɛf frɔm dis kɔndishɔn.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na nyumonia?

Nyumonia na infεkshכn na wi lכng . Imajin, wi lכng dεm gεt sכm sכm sכm εya sak dεm (alveoli) usay di briz de kכlekt εn di ay tכb dεm (bronchioles) we de kכnekt to dεm. Nyumonia kin apin we dɛn ay sak ya ful-ɔp wit wata ɔ pus bikɔs ɔf sɔm jem. Dɔn i kin at fɔ lɛ wi gɛt di ɔksijɛn we wi nid.

Ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt am. Bɔt pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 2 ia yet ɛn big pipul dɛn we pas 50 ia kin gɛt mɔ risk. Dis na bikɔs dɛn imyun sistɛm nɔ strɔng fɔ fɛt dɛn jem ya . Pipul dɛm wae de smok ɛn drink pasmak kin gɛt nyumonia bak.

Nyumonia kin afɛkt wan ɔ ɔl tu di lɔng dɛn. we i de afekt di tu lכng dεm, sכmtεm dεn kin kכl am ``baylatarכl nyumonia.'' Sכm pipul dεn nכ kin ivin no se dεn gεt nyumonia. Dɛn kin kɔl dis bak ``walking pneumonia.'' Dis min se di sayn dɛm nɔr kin so bad dat dɛn kin kɔntinyu fɔ woke nɔrmal wan.

Wetin na di men kayn nyumonia?

Nyumonia kin sheb to sɔm men kayn dɛn dipen pan di kɔz.

Yu gɛt dɛn sik ya bak?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ nyumonia kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay yu ej, wɛl bɔdi, ɛn wetin mek yu gɛt di sik. Dɛn sayn ya kin apin insay sɔm dez.

• Kɔf: Bɔku tɛm, kɔf we gɛt mɔk kin apin.
• Fiva, swet , ɛn kol.
• I nɔ izi fɔ blo : Fɔ fil se yu nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ briz ivin we yu taya smɔl.
• Chɛst pen: Na pen we yu de chuk yu na yu chɛst we yu de tek dip briz ɔ we yu de kɔf.
• Taya ɛn nɔ want fɔ it .
• Nɔs , vɔmit , ɔ dayarɛa.
• Blu lip ɔ finga nel: Dis de sho se di ɔksijɛn nɔ de na di blɔd.
• Fɔ ol pipul dɛm: Sɔntɛnde, pipul dɛm wae dɔn ol nɔr kin gɛt fiva, bɔt bifo dat, dɛn kin gɛt kɔnfyushɔn ɔr bɔdi wam kin smɔl pas aw i kin bi.
• Fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn: Yɔŋ pikin dɛn nɔ kin sho klia sayn dɛn, bɔt yu fɔ wɔri if dɛn nɔ de rɛst ɔltɛm, taya, nɔ gri fɔ drink milk, vɔmit, ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo.

Wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt nyumonia ɛn i kin pas?

Nɔmal wan, wi imyun sistɛm kin fɛt ɛn kɔntrol di jem dɛn we de kam insay wi bɔdi. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, we dɛn jem ya strɔng, dɛn kin win di imyun sistɛm ɛn infɛkt di lɔng dɛn.

Di men kayn jem dɛm wae kin mek pɔrsin gɛt nyumonia na vayrɔs ɛn baktri dɛm.

Yu tink se nyumonia kin pas?

Yɛs, nyumonia we baktri ɛn vayrɔs kin kam wit kin mek pɔsin gɛt am. I kin pas tru drɔp dɛm we kin kɔmɔt na di ays we pɔsin we gɛt di sik de tɔk, kɔf, ɔ sniz. Yu kin kech di sik bak bay we yu tɔch say we gɛt dɔti ɛn afta dat yu tɔch yu nos ɔ yu mɔt.

Yu tink se flu ɔ COVID kin mek yu gɛt nyumonia?

Yɛs. Di `Influenza` vayrɔs (we kin mek di flu) ɛn di `SARS-CoV-2` vayrɔs (we kin mek Covid-19) kin afɛkt di lɔng dɛn dairekt wan ɛn mek nyumonia. Dɛn vayrɔs ya kin mek di imyun sistɛm wik bak, ɛn dis kin mek i izi fɔ mek pipul dɛn gɛt ɔda baktri dɛm.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm fɔ gɛt nyumonia?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, pan ɔl we ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt am, sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm.

• Pipul wae gɛt lכng sik lεk asma ɔr COPD.
• Pipul wae gɛt ɔda siriɔs sik lɛk at sik ɛn shuga.
• Pipul dɛm wae de tek kemotɛrapi fɔ kansa ɔr gɛt wikɛd imyun sistɛm bikɔs ɔf tin dɛm lɛk AIDS.
• Pipul dɛn we kin spɛn tɛm na ɔspitul ɔ say usay dɛn de kia fɔ ol pipul dɛn.
• Pipul dɛn we nɔ kin izi fɔ swɛla.
• Pipul dɛn we de smok ɔ we de nia sigrɛt smok.
• Pipul dɛn we de drink rɔm ɔ tek drɔgs bad bad wan.

Aw di dɔktɔ kin no ɛn trit dis?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, i go aks yu bɔt di sik dɛn we yu gɛt, if yu de smok, ɛn if ɛni ɔda pɔsin na os ɔ na wokples sik. Dɔn dɛn go lisin to yu lɔng dɛn wit stetɔskɔp. If yu gɛt nyumonia, yu kin yɛri wan difrɛn "krak krak" sawnd frɔm yu lɔng dɛn we yu de blo.

Dɛn kin du dɛn tɛst ya fɔ no if yu gɛt di sik:

• Chɛst X-ray: Fɔ si usay di infekshɔn de na di lɔng ɛn aw fa i dɔn skata.
• Blɔd tɛst: Fɔ no if baktri infɛkshɔn de.
• Pulse Oximetry: I de mכsu di כksijεn lεvεl na di bכdi bay we i de put sכmtin lεk klip pan di finga.
• Sputum test: Fɔ no di rayt jem we de mek di infekshɔn.

Di tritmɛnt dipen pan wetin mek yu gɛt nyumonia, aw i kin tranga, ɛn yu ɔl wɛl bɔdi.

• Fɔ baktriyal nyumonia: Dɛn kin gi antibayɔtik. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin jɔs fɔ di nɔmba fɔ di de dɛn we di dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du, ilɛksɛf yu fil fayn.
• Fɔ vayral nyumonia: Antibayɔtik nɔ go ɛp. Di wangren tin we yu nid fɔ du na fɔ rɛst bɔku, drink wata, ɛn tek mɛrɛsin fɔ di fiva.
• Fɔ fungal nyumonia: Dɛn kin gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ antifungal.

If yu sik tranga ɔr yu gɛt ɔda wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm, yu kin nid fɔ go na ɔspitul. Insay ɔspitul, dɛn kin gi yu salin ɛn antibayɔtiks insay yu bɛlɛ (IV), dɛn kin gi yu ɔksijɛn, ɛn sɔntɛm dɛn kin pul wata na yu lɔng.

Yu kin du dɛn tin ya we yu de wɛl frɔm os

Bɔku tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os we yu de wɛl.

• Rɛst na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. Gɛt bɔku rɛst as yu ebul. Nɔ go wok.
• Drink bɔku wata we yu kin drink. If yu drink wata, ɔt ti, ɛn sup, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku bɔku wata ɛn ɛp am fɔ kɔmɔt.
• Aks yu dɔktɔ bifo yu tek kɔf mɛrɛsin. Bikɔs fɔ kɔf na rili we fɔ mek di bɔdi pul di mכkus ɛn klin di lכng. Nɔto ɔltɛm i fayn fɔ stɔp am.
• Nɔ smok kpatakpata ɛn nɔ de nia pipul dɛn we de smok.
• If yu gɛt fiva, yu kin gɛt fridɔm bay we yu rɔb yu fɔɛd wit wet klos.

Aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm nyumonia?

Di bɛst we fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt nyumonia na fɔ fala dɛn simpul tin ya.

• Wash yu an fayn fayn wan wit sop ɔltɛm.
• Stay away frɔm pipul dɛn we sik. If yu sik, nɔ de nia ɔda pipul dɛn.
• Kɔba yu kɔf ɔ sniz wit tisu ɔ yu ɛlb.
• Nɔ smok.
• If yu gɛt ɔda sik dɛn lɛk dayabitis ɔ at sik, kɔntrol dɛn fayn fayn wan.
• Gɛt vaysin: Dɛn kin gi yu vaysin fɔ nyumonia ɛn influenza. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt aw fɔ gɛt dɛn vaysin ya, mɔ fɔ pipul dɛn we de na grup dɛn we gɛt ay risk (yɔŋ pikin dɛn, ol pipul dɛn, pipul dɛn we gɛt ɔda mɛrɛsin).
• Kip yu imyun sistɛm strɔng wit fayn it, slip fayn, ɛn ɛksesaiz.