Yu no bɔt di Afrikan Slip Siknɛs – Trypanosomiasis? | Nirogi Lanka we de na di wɔl

Yu dɔn ɛva yɛri bɔt di sik we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm ɛn we kin rili siriɔs we dɛn kin si na sɔm say dɛn na Afrika? Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl dis Trypanosomiasis . Bɔrku pipul kin kɔl am “African Sleeping Sickness” bikɔs wan pan de mak wae de sho am na wae pɔrsin kin want fɔ slip pasmak, ɔltɛm as de sik de go bifo. Fɔ tru, dis na bad bad infɛkshɔn we wan parasayt kin kam wit. Na Nirogi Lanka , wi want fɔ ɛp yu fɔ ɔndastand gud gud wan aw dis sik de woke ɛn wetin yu fɔ no bɔt am.

Wetin na Trypanosomiasis?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, Trypanosomiasis na siriɔs parasayt infɛkshɔn we kin skata ɔlsay na difrɛn pat dɛn na yu bɔdi. I kin afɛkt:

• Yu skin
• Yu blɔd
• Yu limf no dɛm
• yu bren εn di wata we de rawnd yu bren εn spεnal kכd , we dεn kכl sεribrospεnal fכluid.

Dis sik kin pas tru di bayt we wan patikyula kayn flay we dɛn kin si na Ikwetorial Afrika , we dɛn kɔl Tsetse flay. Tsetse flay na big, yɔlɔsh-brawn ɔ dak brawn insɛkt dɛn we de it blɔd, dɛn kin lɔng frɔm 0.2 to 0.6 inch (lɛk 6 to 16 mm). Ikwetorial Afrika de tɔk bɔt di rijyɔn we de krɔs di ekweta dɔŋ di Sahara Dɛzat. Di sayn dɛm kin sho ɛnisay frɔm sɔm wik to sɔm mɔnt afta yu gɛt di sik.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, pan ɔl we Trypanosomiasis na sik we pɔsin kin mɛn , i kin kil pɔsin if dɛn nɔ trit am .

Dɛn kin kɔl dis sik bak wit sɔm ɔda nem dɛm:

• Afrikan slip sik
• Afrikan tripanosomiasis we dɛn kin gɛt
• Mɔtalman Afrikan tripanosomiasis (HAT) .

Wetin mek dɛn kɔl am “Afrikan slip sik”?

Tu men rizin dɛn de we mek dɛn gi dis nem. Fɔs, di Tsetse flay we kɔmɔt na Ikwetorial Afrika de transmit di parasayt dɛn. Sɛkɔn, wan mak fɔ dis sik na aw i kin afɛkt yu slip saykl , bɔku tɛm i kin mek yu slip ɔltɛm ɛn yu kin slip pasmak.

Aw dis sik kin bɔku?

Frɔm trade trade, Trypanosomiasis bin rili bɔku. Di Wol Ɛlth Ɔganayzeshɔn (WHO) bin tɔk se dɛn bin ripɔt lɛk 30,000 pipul dɛn we gɛt di sik insay di ia 1990 ɛn di ia 2000. Bɔt bikɔs ɔf di strɔng kɔntrol we dɛn dɔn du fɔ di las tu dikɔs, di nɔmba fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt di sik dɔn go dɔŋ bad bad wan . Bay 2020, i nɔ bin rich 700 pipul dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn ripɔt ɔlsay na di wɔl.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ Trypanosomiasis?

Di sayn dɛm kin kam smɔl smɔl. Pan ɔl we dis sik nɔr de na wi rijyɔn, i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dɛn sayn ya:

• Wan swɛlin, we dɔn chenj in kɔlɔ (rɛd, pepul, ɔ brawn) na di say we di flay bit, we kin mek i fil pen.
• Fiva we kin kam bak .
• Chills we de mek pɔsin kol .
• Ɛd we de at .
• Mɔsul dɛn kin at .
• Jɔyn pen .
• Skin rash we de rɔsh .
• Anemia (we di rɛd blɔd sɛl dɛn nɔ bɔku).
• Swel na di fes ɛn/ɔ di limf no dɛm .
• I kin slip ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ lɛ i wek.
• Kɔnfyushɔn ɔ i nɔ kin izi fɔ pe atɛnshɔn pan sɔntin.
• I nɔ izi fɔ waka ɔ fɔ tɔk .

If yu nɔ gɛt di rayt mɛrɛsin , Trypanosomiasis kin mek yu gɛt sik, yu go na kɔma, ɛn ivin day .

Wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt Trypanosomiasis?

dis kכndyushכn de kכz fכ tu kayn maykroskכpik, wan sεl protozoa :

• Trypanosoma brucei gambiense : I de rispansabl fɔ pas 90% pan di kes dɛm.
• Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense : I de rispansabl fכ less dan 10% pan di kes dεm.

Aw dis sik kin pas to mɔtalman?

Mɔtalman kin gɛt Trypanosomiasis tru di bayt we wan Tsetse flay we gɛt di sik kin bit . Dɛn flay ya kin gɛt di parasayt frɔm animal dɛn we gɛt di sik (lɛk kaw, ship, got, pig, ɔs, ɔ kamɛl) ɔ frɔm ɔda mɔtalman dɛn we gɛt di sik.

Yu tink se Trypanosomiasis kin pas?

I kin pas tru tru flay bayt. Bɔt if yu gɛt bɛlɛ, di sik kin pas to yu pikin .

Apat frɔm dat, pan ɔl we i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm, di sik kin apin tru blɔd transfyushɔn . Duya mɛmba se di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs de fala strikt sefty protɔkol fɔ mek shɔ se dɛn de chɛk ɔl di blɔd we dɛn de gi ɛn sef.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik pas ɔlman?

Tsetse flay dɛn na diurnal , we min se dɛn kin aktif insay di de. Dɛn kin de mɔ na say dɛn we gɛt tik dɛn ɛn savana (wan land we de jɔyn fɔrɛst ɛn gras land kwaliti dɛn) na di ekwetorial Afrika. If yu spɛn tɛm na dɛn patikyula rijyɔn ya, yu risk fɔ gɛt Trypanosomiasis kin bɔku.

Aw dɛn kin no se pɔsin gɛt Trypanosomiasis?

Yu dɔktɔ kin no se yu gɛt Trypanosomiasis bay we i de luk yu mɛdikal histri, tɔk bɔt yu sik dɛn ɛn yu travul istri we yu jɔs dɔn travul, ɛn du wan gud ɛgzam pan yu bɔdi.

Fɔ fala dis, yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ du sɔm patikyula tɛst fɔ no if yu gɛt di sik.

Us tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt sik?

Dɛn tɛst ya kin ɛp fɔ no di sik we dɛn kɔl Trypanosomiasis:

• Blɔd tɛst: Pɔsin we de kia fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs go yuz wan tin nidul fɔ gɛda smɔl blɔd sɛmpul frɔm wan vein na yu an. afta dat dεn kin egzamin dis sεmpl כnda maykroskכp fכ chεk fכ di prεsεns fכ parasayt dεm.
• Limf node fluid test: Dɔktɔ kin yuz nidul fɔ pul wata frɔm wan limf node we dɔn swel fɔ skan fɔ parasayt.
• Spinal tap (Lumbar pancture): Insay dis prosidur, dכkta de put nidul bitwin di vεrbra dεm na yu lכw bכk fכ kכlekt sεribrospaynal fluid . Dɛn kin analayz dis wata fɔ si if parasayt dɛn de ɔ sayn dɛn fɔ inflamɛns, lɛk we di wayt blɔd sɛl dɛn bɔku.

Yu tink se dɛn kin mɛn Trypanosomiasis?

Yɛs, if dɛn no di sik kwik kwik wan ɛn gɛt di rayt tritmɛnt, dɛn kin mɛn Trypanosomiasis ful wan. Yu tritmɛnt plan de dipen pan di patikyula kayn Protozoa we mek yu gɛt di sik ɛn if di parasayt dɔn skata to ɔda pat dɛn na yu bɔdi, mɔ yu bren.

• If di infekshɔn nɔ dɔn spre to yu bren ɔ yu sɛribrospaynal fluid , yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu:
• If yu gɛt (Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense) : Suramin .
• If yu gɛt (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense) : Fɛksinidazɔl ɔ Pɛntamidin .
• If di infekshɔn dɔn rich yu bren ɔ yu sɛribrospaynal fluid , yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu:
• If yu gɛt (Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense) : Mɛlarsoprol .
• If yu gɛt (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense) : Fɛksinidazɔl , Ɛflɔrnitin , Nifurtimoks , ɔ Mɛlarsoprol .

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin gi kɔtikosterɔyd fɔ ridyus inflamɛns, jɔyn pen, ɛn mɔsul pen.

Dɛn kin gi dɛn mɛrɛsin ya as pils we dɛn kin it ɔ we dɛn kin put dɛn na dɛn bɛlɛ. I rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu dɔn di ful kɔs fɔ di mɛrɛsin we yu dɔktɔ gi yu, ilɛksɛf yu bigin fɔ fil fayn. If yu nɔ du dat, dat kin mek yu gɛt di sik bak, ɛn dis kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ tek di tritmɛnt tumara bambay.

Wetin kin apin afta dɛn dɔn trit am? Aw wi kin wach aw wi de wɛl?

Nɔr wan tɛst nɔ de we de pruv klia wan se di parasayt dɔn klin frɔm yu bɔdi ɔltogɛda. So, yu dɔktɔ go de wach yu fɔ lɛk tu ia afta yu dɔn gɛt tritmɛnt fɔ wach fɔ ɛni sik we de kam bak. If di sik kam bak, dɛn go ripit blɔd ɛn sɛribrospaynal fluid tɛst fɔ chɛk fɔ si if di parasayt de.

Aw kwik a go wɛl afta dɛn dɔn trit mi?

Yu wɛlbɔdi tim na di bɛst say fɔ gɛt dis infɔmeshɔn. Bay di kayn we aw yu patikyula infɛkshɔn siriɔs, dɛn kin gi yu wan ɛstimat tɛmlayn fɔ mek yu wɛl.

Wetin kin apin if a gɛt Trypanosomiasis?

If yu no di sik kwik kwik wan ɛn gi yu di rayt tritmɛnt, yu tink se yu go wɛl kin fayn. Bɔrku pan di sik pipul dɛm wae gɛt tritmɛnt insay tu to tri wiks afta dɛn gɛt di sik kin gɛt wɛl wɛl bɔdi.

Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit am, Trypanosomiasis kin kil pɔsin. pan ɔl we di tritmɛnt stil pɔsibul afta di parasayt dɔn rich di bren ɛn di sɛribrospaynal fluid, i kin bi bɔku mɔ kɔmpleks ɛn di prɔgnosis fɔ liv de dɔŋ.

Wetin na di rεt wae de liv fɔ Slip Siknɛs?

We dɛn trit dɛn kwik ɛn kɔrɛkt wan, pas 95% pan di pipul dɛn we gɛt Trypanosomiasis kin liv.

Wetin na di Outlook fɔ Trypanosomiasis?

Di tray we dɛn dɔn tray fɔ ridyus di nɔmba fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt Trypanosomiasis fɔ di pas 20 ia dɔn rili wok fayn. Di Wol Wɛlbɔdi Ɔganayzeshɔn (WHO) dɔn sɛt wan tarɛj fɔ pul Trypanosomiasis as pɔblik wɛlbɔdi trɛt bay 2030 . Dɛn aim fɔ ajɔst dis tru sɔm impɔtant strateji dɛn:

• Fɔ mek dɛn gɛt mɔ mɔni fɔ du risach.
• Divεlכp impruv diagnostik tεst mεtכd dεm.
• Fɔ gi tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan ɛn we go wok fayn.
• Fɔ stɔp di kɔntakt bitwin Tsetse flay ɛn mɔtalman.

Yu tink se dɛn kin ebul fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt Trypanosomiasis?

Yɛs. If yu de travul go na say dɛn we dis sik bɔku, yu kin protɛkt yusɛf frɔm Tsetse flay bayt bay we yu fala dɛn advays ya frɔm Nirogi Lanka:

• Nɔ travul go na say dɛn we gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm.
• Wear ebi ebi klos we de protɛkt yu, lɛk lɔng pant ɛn lɔng sliv shit, bikɔs Tsetse flay dɛn kin bit tru tin klos.
• Pik klos dɛn we gɛt nyutral kɔlɔ. Tsetse flay dɛn kin lɛk fɔ gɛt brayt ɛn dak kɔlɔ dɛn. Pik fɔ wayt, grey, krim, ɔ beij tɔyn dɛn.
• Nɔ rɛst nia bush ɔ shrub dɛn insay di de. Pan ɔl we Tsetse flay dɛn kin wok insay di de, bɔku tɛm dɛn kin luk fɔ shed na dɛn say dɛn ya di tɛm we di ples kin wam pasmak.
• Instɔl skrin dɛn na winda ɛn domɔt dɛn.
• Stay indoor durin di pik awa dem fo Tsetse flay aktiviti.
• Put tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn gri fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt insɛkt ɔ kemikal dɛn na yu klos, tɛnt, ɛn nɛt.
• Slip insay tɛnt we gɛt fayn mɛsh ɔ ɔnda nɛt we de protɛkt yu. Mek shɔ se yu tɛnt ful-ɔp wit zip ɔltɛm.
• Chek motoka dɛn(kar ɔ trak) fɔ Tsetse flay bifo dɛn go insay, as dɛn kin atrak muvmɛnt ɛn dɔst.

Yu tink se vaysin de fɔ Trypanosomiasis?

Nɔ, naw, no vaysin ɔ prɛvɛntiv mɛrɛsin nɔ de fɔ Trypanosomiasis.

Aw a fɔ tek kia ɔf misɛf if a gɛt Trypanosomiasis?

If yu nɔ fil fayn afta yu dɔn kam bak frɔm say usay Trypanosomiasis kin bɔku, i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm . Ivin if yu nɔ mɛmba se dɛn bit yu, tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt yu travul istri. Fɔ mek shɔ se yu wɛl ɔl, fala di tritmɛnt plan we dɛn dɔn tɛl yu fɔ du.

Apat frɔm dat, fɔ rɛst fayn ɛn fɔ gɛt wata bay we yu de drink bɔku wata go sɔpɔt yu fɔ wɛl.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu dɔn spɛn tɛm na say dɛn we gɛt prɔblɛm wit Tsetse flay bayt ɛn yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn fɔ Trypanosomiasis, go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan.

Afta yu dɔn gɛt tritmɛnt, yu fɔ go de chɛk-ap ɔltɛm —bɔku tɛm ɛvri siks mɔnt fɔ at le tu ia. If ɛni sayn de fɔ se yu gɛt di sik we de kam bak, yu dɔktɔ kin du tɛst pan blɔd ɛn wata we de na di sɛribrospaynal.

Ustɛm a fɔ go na Imejɛnsi Rum (ER)?

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn bad bad sayn ya, go na di imejensi dipatmɛnt we de nia yu wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ kɔl 911 (ɔ yu lokal imejensi savis nɔmba):

• Fiva we pas 103°F (40°C).
• Kɔnfyushɔn ɔ disorienteshɔn.
• Di sik dɛn we kin mek pɔsin sik.

Kwɛstyɔn dɛn we yu fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ

We yu go to yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs, yu kin aks dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya:

• Aw ɛksaktɔli a bin gɛt Trypanosomiasis?
• If dis nɔto Trypanosomiasis, us ɔda kɔndishɔn dɛn go ɛksplen mi sik dɛn?
• Aw siriɔs mi sik de?
• Us tɛst yu go du fɔ no if yu gɛt Trypanosomiasis?
• Us tritmɛnt yu kin advays?
• Sɔm sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn de we gɛt fɔ du wit di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin gi?
• Ustɛm a fɔ tink se a go bigin fɔ fil fayn?
• Wetin bak a go du fɔ mek a wɛl kwik kwik wan?
• A fɔ wach fɔ ɛni nyu ɔ we de wɔs?
• Ustɛm a fɔ go bak fɔ mek dɛn du mi tɛst fɔ fala mi?

Yu kin gɛt Trypanosomiasis pas wan tɛm?

Yes, yu kin gɛt Trypanosomiasis pas wan tɛm. If yu wɛl frɔm wan infɛkshɔn we yu bin dɔn gɛt trade, dat nɔ de gi yu imuniti, we min se yu stil ebul fɔ gɛt di sik bak.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin Afrikan Trypanosomiasis ɛn Amɛrikan Trypanosomiasis?

Dɛn kin kɔl di American Trypanosomiasis mɔ Chagas sik . dis na difrεnt parasayt infεkshכn we di parasayt Trypanosoma cruzi de kכz. I kin pas mɔ to mɔtalman bay we i tɔch di fes fɔ di Triatomine bɔg dɛn we gɛt di sik , we dɛn kin kɔl bɔku tɛm “kissing bugs.”

Ki Takeaways (Mɛsej fɔ Tek-Om) .

Lɛ wi sɔma di impɔtant pɔynt dɛm bɔt Trypanosomiasis fɔ yu wɛl bɔdi:

• Na parasayt infεkshכn we de skata we di Tsetse flay dεm de bit , we dεn kin fכnshכn na spεshal rijyכn dεm na Afrika.
• Pan ɔl we dɛn kin trit am if dɛn kech am kwik , i kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja if dɛn nɔ adrɛs am.
• Di fɔs sayn dɛm kin bi fiva, mɔsul dɛm we kin at, ɛn di limf no dɛm we kin swel, we kin go bifo te yu slip bad bad wan na de ɛn kɔnfyus.
• If yu de travul go na say dɛn we di sik de, i impɔtant fɔ tek tɛm mek flay nɔ bit yu .
• If yu gɛt ɛni sik afta yu dɔn go na dɛn kayn say dɛn de, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .

Wi op se dis infɔmeshɔn go ɛp yu fɔ no mɔ. Stay sef ɛn wɛlbɔdi wit Nirogi Lanka!

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