Tek tɛm na di si! Lɛ wi lan bɔt aw sand flea kin bit.

Yu dɔn ɛva go na di si, ple na di san, ɔ we yu de waka na wata we shalo ɛn wantɛm wantɛm yu leg ɛn yu an dɛn bigin fɔ it? Sɔntɛm yu dɔn ivin notis smɔl smɔl rɛd spat dɛn. Dis kin bi di wok we sand flay dɛn kin du. Bɔt pan ɔl we wi se "sand fleas," sɔm kayn animal dɛn de we dɛn kɔl dis nem. Pan ɔl we sɔm bayt dɛn nɔ kin denja so, sɔm kin denja smɔl. So, tide wi go lan ekzakli wetin na dis sand flea bit.

Wetin na "Sand Flea Bites"?

Bɔku tɛm, we wi tink bɔt "sand fleas," wi kin tink bɔt ɛni smɔl animal we de liv na di san ɛn bit dɛn. Sɔm bayt frɔm dɛn animal ya nɔ rili bad so. Di wan dɛm we wi kin kɔl "sand fleas," ɛn di wan dɛm we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ denja, nɔto rili flea ɔ insɛkt. Dɛn tan lɛk smɔl krab ɛn shrimps, ɛn dɛn de pan di grup fɔ animal dɛn we dɛn kɔl ``krɔstas.'' Dɛn gɛt dɛn nem frɔm di tru tin we se dɛn de jomp. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl dɛn bak sand jomp ɔ bich flea. We dɛn bit dɛn, dɛn kin lɛf rɛd ɛn it blista dɛn na di skin. Bɔt dɛn kin wɛl insay sɔm dez, so natin nɔ de fɔ wɔri bɔt.

כltu, wan kayn fכs de bak we dεn k כl "sand flea" . Dɛn kɔl am di "Tunga penetrans". Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl am bak "chigoe flea" ɔ di "jigger flea". Yu no se dis na di smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl. Bɔt pan ɔl we i smɔl, i kin du bɔku wok. Dis flea kin pas yu skin ɛn go dip insay. We dis kin apin, i kin mek pɔsin gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl "tungiasis". Sɔntɛnde dis kin mek yu swel bad bad wan ɛn yu skin kin gɛt lɛsin. Dɛn chigoe flea ya kin bɔku na kɔntri dɛn we gɛt wam ples lɛk Sɛntral Amɛrika, Sawt Amɛrika, Afrika, ɛn di Karibian. Dɛn nɔ kin bɔku na kɔntri dɛn lɛk Amɛrika.

Yu tink se sand flay ɛn sand flay na di sem tin?

Dis na sɔntin bak we bɔku pipul dɛn kin kɔnfyus. San flay ɛn san flay na tu difrɛn kayn animal dɛn. Mek wi no mek dem konfuz, okay? Bɔku kayn sand flay dɛn de. We dɛn bit, dɛn kin mek smɔl smɔl blista dɛn we kin wɛl insay sɔm dez, lɛk we mɔskito bit.

Bɔt wan kayn sand flay de we denja. Dɛn kin kɛr wan parasayt we dɛn kɔl `(Leishmania)`. dis kin mek wan siriכs sik we dεn kכl `(leishmaniasis).` Dis kin mek di skin lεsin, damej pan di insay כgan dεm, εn ivin day. Dɛn flay ya kin de mɔ na say dɛn we wam. Bɔt dɛn ripɔt se naw dɛn dɔn rich na eria dɛn lɛk Flɔrida ɛn Tɛksas na Amɛrika.

Yu tink se dɛn sand flay ya difrɛn frɔm di rɛgyula flea dɛn we de na wi os?

Dɛn sand flay ya difrɛn smɔl frɔm di rɛgyula flea dɛn we wi kin si pan wi animal dɛn, lɛk dɔg ɛn pusi. Dɛn ɔl tu kin liv pan wayl ɔ domestik animal ɛn dɛn kin pas sik.

Bɔt tu men tin dɛn de we difrɛn:

1. Nɔmal flea nɔ de liv pan pipul dɛn bɔdi. Bɔt dɛn denja ``chigoe'' sand flay kin liv insay pipul dɛn skin.

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Udat dɛn go mɔs mɔna dɛn sand flay dɛn ya?

Dɛn smɔl smɔl sand flay dɛn we nɔ de du bad (dɛn smɔl smɔl krɛs dɛn lɛk di wan dɛn we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt) kin apin to ɛnibɔdi. Dɛn kin bit yu if yu de waka barefut na di si, ple na di san, ɔ na wata we shalo ɛn wam. Dɛn lɛk ples dɛn we wet.

Bɔt di sik we dɛn kɔl `(tungiasis)`, we di `(chigoe)` flea kin kam wit, kin bɔku na po, ɔnda divɛlɔp rural eria. Pipul dɛn we de waka barefut na bich, fam, ɛn dɔti na dɛn kin gɛt di prɔblɛm pas ɔl. Na yɔŋ pikin dɛn, ol pipul dɛn, ɛn di wan dɛn we gɛt disabled kin gɛt dis sik mɔ. Dɛn flay dɛn ya kin bɔn mɔ na di dray sizin, lɛk Ɔgɔst ɛn Sɛptɛmba. Turist dɛm we kin kam na dɛn kayn eria ya kin briŋ dɛn `(chigoe)` fleas ya bak na dɛn kɔntri we dɛn nɔ no.

Dis sik we dɛn kɔl `(tungiasis)` kɔmɔn?

Insay sɔm po, rural kɔntri dɛm, dis parasayt infɛkshɔn we dɛn kɔl ``tungiasis'' na in kin bɔku pas ɔl. Jɔs imajin, risach dɔn sho se na sɔm ples dɛn, i kin rich 60% pan di jenɛral pipul dɛn ɛn te to 80% pan di pikin dɛn kin gɛt am.

Bɔt dɛn kɔmɔn, sand flea bit dɛn we nɔ de du bad, na sɔntin we yu kin si bɔku tɛm na di kɔstal eria dɛn na wi kɔntri bak.

Wetin mek dɛn sand flay ya de bit wi?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ɔl di san flay dɛn kin bit bikɔs dɛn angri. If yu tek di dreaded sand flea we dem kol `(chigoe),` di uman wan de pier yu skin en enta. I go ɛn sok yu blɔd. Afta i dɔn drink da blɔd de, i kin gro te i rich lɛk 2000 tɛm pas di sayz we i bin gɛt fɔs! Imajin dat! Dɔn i kin le eg insay yu skin. Afta sɔm tɛm, dɛn eg dɛn de kin fɔdɔm na yu skin, dɔn di pikin dɛn kin kɔmɔt. Dat uman `(chigoe)` flea de liv insay yu skin fכ lεk fכ to siks wik, εn afta dat i de day de.

Usay na di bɔdi mɔskito dɛn kin bit mɔ?

Ɔl kayn sand flawa kin bit yu anklɛ ɛn yu fut dɛn fut. Dɛn lɛk say dɛn we saf lɛk bitwin yu fut finga dɛn, na yu il dɛn, ɛn ɔnda yu nel dɛn. Sɔntɛnde, yu kin gɛt bayt bak ɛn yu skin kin rɛd na yu shɔl, yu an, yu groin, ɛn yu bɔdi.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we de sho se pɔsin gɛt sand flea?

Na di fɔs tɛm, ilɛksɛf wan kɔmɔn sand flea ɔ wan denja ``chigoe'' flea bit yu, di sayn dɛm kin fiba sɔm kayn we, ɛn dɛn nɔr kin so bad.

• I de it ɛn rɛd di skin. (Dεn kin kכl dis bak `(pruritus)` insay mεdikal sayns.)
• Rɛd, rayz spat dɛn we tan lɛk blista.
• I dɔn swel smɔl.

Bɔt di prɔblɛm kin wɔs afta di uman flea dɔn le eg. Di blista dɛn kin swel ɛn tɔn wayt. Yu kin si wan smɔl blak ples na di midul pan di wayt. Dis na di bak pat pan di flea. Di prɛshɔn we di flawa we de insay de mek di tisu we de rawnd am swel, we kin mek pɔsin fil pen bad bad wan.I kin kam. sכmtεm, di εria dεm we dεn `(chigoe)` fכs dεm dכn bit kin tכn blak, kכst ova, כ ivin krak krak εn sכl (`(ulcers)`).

Wonin: we wund dεm na di skin lεk dis kin apin, i kin izi fכ infεkt wit baktri dεm, lεk ``tetanus'' (lockjaw) כ ``gangrene'' (tissue death). So nɔ delay if yu notis dɛn sayn ya.

Aw dɔktɔ go no fɔ tru se dis na bin sand flea bayt?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, dɛn go tek tɛm luk yu skin fɔs. Dɛn go luk mɔ na yu fut, bitwin yu fut finga dɛn, ɛn ɛni ɔda say we yu tink se yu go gɛt prɔblɛm wit. Dɛn go aks bak bɔt yu sik dɛn we yu bin dɔn gɛt trade, alɛji, ɛn infɛkshɔn.

di spat dεm we de sho afta wan tכpik sand fכs bayt, כ di fכs stej dεm fכ ``chigoe'' flea bayt, kin lεk כda skin kכndishכn dεm. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• (Contact dermatitis) (Na alɛji we kin apin we sɔm tin dɛn kam nia di skin)
• Di kɔmɔn tin dɛn we flea kin bit
• Hiv (ɔtikaria) ɛn swɛlin (angioedema) .
• Spɔt dɛn we kin apin afta we mɔskito dɔn it am

So, i impɔtant fɔ mek yu tɛl yu dɔktɔ di rayt tin dɛn tin ya:

• Yu dɔn de nia pɔsin we gɛt infɛkshɔn na in skin?
• Yu dɔn spɛn tɛm na di si, na fɔrɛst, ɔ na ɔda say we de na do?
• Yu dɔn travul go na say dɛn, ilɛksɛf na di kɔntri ɔ ɔda kɔntri dɛn, mɔ di say dɛn we sand flay dɛn kin bɔku? (e.g. Afrika, Sawt Amɛrika kɔntri dɛn)

No blɔd tɛst nɔ de we go ebul fɔ no kɔrɛkt wan if sand flay dɔn bit yu. Bɔt yu dɔktɔ kin du tɛst fɔ si if di bayt dɔn mek ɔda infekshɔn ɔ sik dɛn.

Wetin dɛn kin du fɔ trit dis?

Fɔ kɔmɔn, we nɔ kin rili bad fɔ sanflay, sɔm tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os:

• (Antihistamines) (mɛrɛsin we de ridyus it - ilɛksɛf na ɔr ɔ topical, bɔt nɔto ɔl tu di sem tɛm, i bɛtɛ fɔ go to dɔktɔ bifo yu yuz dɛn)
• Fɔ put kol wata (kol pak).
• Fɔ put krim we nɔ de it, lɛk kalamin loshan.
• Dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ yuz kɔtikosterɔyd we yu kin put pan yu bɔdi ɔ we yu kin it fɔ mek yu nɔ swel.

Bɔt if yu gɛt wund dɛn we opin ɔ yu de pan big risk fɔ gɛt di sik, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ. I kin gi am antibayɔtik. Dɛn kin gi yu bak wan tetanɔs shot. Dɛn kin yuz sɔm lays krim dɛn bak fɔ dis. If di flawa dɛn dɔn dig insay di skin, di dɔktɔ go tek tɛm pul di flay dɛn bay we i yuz ɔspitul inschrumɛnt dɛn.

Mɛmba dis: Nɔ ɛva tray fɔ pul dɛn flay ya yusɛf wit shap tin (lɛk nidul ɔ pin), okay?Dis kin mek di risk fɔ gɛt mɔ injuri ɛn infɛkshɔn.

Wetin yu kin du fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt sand flay?

Dɛn se: “Prɛvenshɔn bɛtɛ pas fɔ mɛn am.” So, fɔ mek wi nɔ gɛt dɛn sand flay ya, sɔm tin dɛn de we wi kin du:

• If yu de travul go ɔda kɔntri, mɔ na kɔntri usay bɔku bɔku sik dɛn we insɛkt kin kam wit, tɔk to dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we sabi bɔt mɛrɛsin na tropik bifo yu go fɔ no di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin.
• Put insekt repelent pan yu skin. Yu kin yuz tin dɛn we gɛt DEET, natura l tin dɛn lɛk kokonat ɔyl, ɔ sɔm impɔtant ɔyl dɛn. Dɛn tin ya fayn fɔ yuz we yu de go na bich ɔ na di bush.
• Afta yu dɔn waka barefut na di san ɔ dɔti, was yu fut fayn fayn wan wit sop.
• Wear shuz ɛn sɔks we gɛt klos fut ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul, mɔ we yu de go na say dɛn we dɛn tink se sand flay de.

Aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek dis bɛtɛ? Yu tink se di tin dɛn we go apin go kɔntinyu?

Wan tipik sand flea bayt go wɛl insay sɔm dez. ivin wit di `(chigoe)` fleas, di infεkshכn go klin bכku tεm insεf biכs dεn de day εn fכl pan di skin afta sכm tεm (4-6 wik). Bɔrku pipul nɔr kin gɛt siriɔs sik ɔr kin gɛt lɔng tɛm kɔmplikeshɔn frɔm dɛn `(chigoe)` flawa ya, mɔ if dɛn trit dɛn kwik kwik wan.

Bɔt if di wund dɛn rili bad ɔ if infekshɔn kam, sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn kin kam:

• I nɔ izi fɔ waka.
• Di nel dɛn we de fɔdɔm.
• Skin we de pul di skin.
• Skaring we de mek pɔsin gɛt skata.
• Di skin ɔ di nel dɛn we de tik.

Ustɛm a fɔ tɛl dɔktɔ bɔt dis?

If yu notis ɛni nyu blista, rɛd spat, ɔ it na yu skin, kip yu yay pan am. Bɔrku tɛm i kin bɛtɛ fɔ tɔk to dɔktɔ if i nɔr wɛl insay sɔm dez. Bɔrku tɛm na smɔl tin wae go bɛtɛ insay sɔm dez ɔr wik.

Bɔt if yu gɛt opin sos, ɔlsa, ɔ sayn dɛn fɔ se yu gɛt infekshɔn (e.g., yu de fil bad bad wan, yu de swel mɔ ɛn mɔ, yu de rɛd rɛd, pus, ɔ fiva), yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Nɔ delay.

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba

So, fɔ dɔn, fɔ bayt sand flea kin simpul, smɔl, ɔ i kin siriɔs, ɛn i kin nid fɔ pe atɛnshɔn. Dɛn smɔl smɔl krɔs, lɛk krab, nɔ kin du bad bad tin ɛn dɛn kin wɛl kwik kwik wan. Bɔt dɛn chigoe flea dɛn de (we dɛn kin si bɔku pan dɛn na rural, say dɛn we nɔ de divɛlɔp) kin mek pɔsin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm wit in skin, gɛt baktriyal infɛkshɔn, ɛn sik dɛn.

So if yu gɛt wan say we nɔ kɔmɔn, it, ɔ blista na yu skin we nɔ de bɛtɛ insay sɔm dez, ɔ if i tan lɛk se i de wɔs, yu go mɔs go to dɔktɔ.Ɛspɛshali if yu dɔn de na say usay sand flay kin de. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ tek tɛm!

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