Yu no bɔt Trypanosomiasis, we na di sik we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de slip na Afrika?

Yu dɔn ɛva yɛri bɔt wan strenj sik we denja smɔl, we kin apin na sɔm pat dɛn na Afrika? Dɔktɔ dɛn kɔl am trypanosomiasis. Sɔm pipul kin kɔl am bak "African sleeping sickness" bikɔs i kin mek yu fil fɔ slip mɔ ɛn mɔ. Na rili siriɔs infɛkshɔn we parasayt kin mek. Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt ɔltin ditayli tide.

Wetin na dis Trypanosomiasis?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, trypanosomiasis na wan rili siriɔs parasayt infɛkshɔn. I kin skata to difrɛn pat dɛn na wi bɔdi. Lɛ wi si usay i de afɛkt:

• Fɔ yu skin
• Fɔ yu blɔd
• To 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 we wan spɛshal kayn flay we dɛn kin bit na Ikwetorial Afrika . Dɛn kɔl dɛn flay ya tsetse flay . Dɛn tsetse flay ya na big, yɔlɔsh-brawn ɔ dak brawn flay dɛn we de sok blɔd. Tink bɔt am, dɛn flay ya kin lɔng lɛk 0.2 to 0.6 inch (dat na lɛk 6 to 16 milimita). Ikwetorial Afrika na di pat na Afrika we de rɔn along di ekweta, dɔŋ di Sahara Dɛzat. Di sayn dɛm kin sho insay sɔm wik ɔr mɔnt afta yu gɛt di sik.

Di impɔtant tin na dat trypanosomiasis na sik we pɔsin kin mɛn . Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit am fayn, i kin ivin mek pɔsin day .

Dɛn kin kɔl dis sik sɔm ɔda nem dɛm:

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

Wetin mek dɛn kɔl dis "African sleeping sickness"?

Bɔrku pipul kin kɔl dis sik trypanosomiasis "African sleeping sickness" fɔ tu rizin. Wan pan dɛn na dat di parasayt dɛn we kin mek i gɛt am, na di tsetse flay dɛn we de na Ikwetorial Afrika kin pas am. Wan ɔda tin na dat wan pan di men tin dɛn we de sho se yu gɛt dis sik na dat i kin afɛkt yu slip . Dat min se yu kin fil slip ɔltɛm.

Aw dis sik kin bɔku?

Trypanosomiasis bin de bi wan sik we kin rili kɔmɔn. Di Wol Ɛlth Ɔganayzeshɔn (WHO) se na lɛk 30,000 pipul dɛn bin gɛt di sik insay di let 1990 ɛn di fɔs 2000. Bɔt bikɔs ɔf di kɔntrol we dɛn dɔn tek fɔ di pas 20 ia, di nɔmba fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt di sik dɔn go dɔŋ bad bad wan .As of 2020, i nɔ rich 700 pipul dɛn we gɛt trypanosomiasis.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ Trypanosomiasis?

De sayn dɛm fɔ dis sik kin sho wan afta di ɔda wan. Si if yu sabi dis sik (bikɔs dis sik nɔr rili de na wi kɔntri, i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dɛn tin ya):

• Wan swɛlin, chenj in kɔlɔ (rɛd, pepul, ɔ brawn) kin kam na di say we di bayt. Dis kin mek yu fil pen.
• Fiva we kin kam ɛn go (fiva we kin kam bak) .
• Di bɔdi de kol (Chills) .
• Ed de at .
• Mɔsul dɛn kin pen .
• Jɔyn pen .
• Skin rash we de rɔsh .
• Di rɛd blɔd sɛl dɛn we de na di blɔd we de go dɔŋ, dat na , we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ blɔd .
• Swel na di fes ɛn/ɔ di limf no dɛm .
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ mek yu wek, yu kin slip ɔltɛm .
• Inability to concentrate, wan stet we yu nɔ de no natin (Kɔnfyushɔn) .
• I nɔ izi fɔ waka ɔ fɔ tɔk .

If dɛn nɔ trit am fayn , trypanosomiasis kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik , kɔma, ɛn ivin day .

Wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt trypanosomiasis?

Dis sik kin kam frɔm tu kayn maykroskɔpik parasayt dɛn we gɛt wan sɛl we dɛn kɔl protozoa .

• Trypanosoma brucei gambiense we gɛt di sik . dis parasayt de rispansabl fכ mכr dan 90% pan di kεys dεm fכ trypanosomiasis.
• Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense we gɛt di sik . dis parasayt de rispansabl fכ less dan 10% pan di kes dεm.

Aw pipul dɛn kin gɛt dis sik?

Trypanosomiasis kin pas to mɔtalman bay we di tsetse flay dɛn we gɛt di sik de bit am . Tsetse flay kin gɛt dɛn parasayt ya frɔm animal dɛn we gɛt di sik (lɛk kaw, ship, got, pig, ɔs, ɛn kamɛl) ɔ frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn we gɛt dis sik.

Yu tink se Trypanosomiasis na sik we pɔsin kin pas?

Trypanosomiasis kin kכz am bכku tεm we wan tsetse flay we gεt di sik de bit am. Bɔt if yu gɛt bɛlɛ, yu kin pas di sik to yu pikin .

Wan ɔda tin na dat di chans rili smɔl fɔ mek dis sik pas tru blɔd transfyushɔn . Bɔt i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. Na bikɔs di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs kin tek bɔku tin dɛn fɔ mek i nɔ gɛt wan prɔblɛm fɔ gi blɔd.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik pas ɔlman?

Tsetse flay na diurnal flay we de aktif insay di de.Wan kayn flay. Dɛn de liv na say dɛn we gɛt tik ɔ savana (we dɛn jɔyn fɔrɛst ɛn dɛzat) na Ikwetorial Afrika. So, if yu spɛn tɛm pan dɛn say ya, yu go gɛt trypanosomiasis.

Aw dɛn kin no se pɔsin gɛt Trypanosomiasis?

Dɔktɔ kin no if yu gɛt trypanosomiasis bay we i tek yu mɛdikal histri, aks bɔt yu sik ɛn travul istri we yu jɔs dɔn travul, ɛn du yu bɔdi ɛgzam.

Afta dat, di dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du sɔm spɛshal tɛst dɛn fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt di sik.

Wetin na di tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt sik?

Dɛn tɛst ya kin ɛp fɔ no if yu gɛt trypanosomiasis:

• Blɔd tɛst : Insay dis, di dɔktɔ kin tek smɔl blɔd frɔm wan vein na yu an we i de yuz wan tin nidul. Dɔn dɛn kin chɛk am ɔnda maykroskɔp fɔ si if parasayt dɛn de.
• Limf node fluid test : Di dɔktɔ de yuz nidul fɔ tek sɔm wata frɔm wan limf node we dɔn swel ɛn chɛk am fɔ si if i gɛt parasayt.
• Spinal tap / Lumbar pancture : pan dis, di dכkta de put nidul bitwin tu vεrbra dεm na yu lכw bכk (lumbar rijyכn) εn i de pul sכm sכm s כm sεribrospεnal fכluid . Dɛn kin chɛk am fɔ si if i gɛt parasayt, di wayt blɔd sɛl dɛn bɔku, ɛn ɔda sayn dɛn we de sho se i gɛt di sik.

Yu tink se dɛn kin mɛn trypanosomiasis?

Yɛs, if dɛn no di sik kwik kwik wan ɛn trit am fayn, di trypanosomiasis kin wɛl ɔl. Di tritmɛnt dipen pan di kayn protozoa we dɔn infɛkt yu, ɛn if di infekshɔn dɔn spre to ɔda pat dɛn na yu bɔdi, mɔ di bren.

• If di trypanosomiasis infεksh כn nכ spre to yu bren כ sεribra spεnal fluid , yu dכkta kin gi yu mεdikeshכn dεm lεk:
• Yu gɛt Suramin, we na wan parasayt we dɛn kɔl Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.
• If yu gɛt `(Trypanosoma brucei gambiense)`, tek Fexinidazole ɔ Pentamidine .
• If di trypanosomiasis infekshɔn dɔn afɛkt yu bren ɔ yu sɛribrospaynal fluid , yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu mɛrɛsin lɛk:
• Yu gɛt Mɛlarsoprol, we dɛn kɔl `(Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense)`.
• If yu gɛt `(Trypanosoma brucei gambiense)`, yu fɔ tek Fexinidazole , Eflornithine , Nifurtimox ɔMelarsoprol we gɛt di sik.

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin gi kɔtikosterɔyd fɔ ridyus di swɛlin ɛn di joyn ɛn mɔsul dɛn pen.

Dɛn kin gi yu dis mɛrɛsin as pil (wit wata) ɔ as wata we dɛn kin gi insay vein (intravenously). Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ tek di ful kɔs fɔ di mɛrɛsin we yu dɔktɔ dɔn tɛl yu, ilɛksɛf yu bigin fɔ fil fayn. If nɔto dat, di trypanosomiasis kin kam bak, we kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ trit.

Wetin kin apin afta dɛn dɔn trit am? Aw a go chɛk if a stil de wɛl?

Nɔr difinitiv tɛst nɔr de fɔ kɔnfirm se yu nɔr gɛt trypanosomiasis igen. So, dɔktɔ dɛn go de wach yu fɔ lɛk tu ia so afta dɛn dɔn trit yu fɔ si if di sik dɔn kam bak. If yu gɛt di sik bak, dɛn kin du blɔd ɛn sɛribrospaynal fluid tɛst fɔ chɛk fɔ si if yu gɛt parasayt.

Aw kwik a go wɛl afta dɛn dɔn trit mi?

Yu dɔktɔ na di bɛst pɔsin fɔ ansa dis. Dipen pan aw yu infekshɔn tranga, i kin ɛstimat aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek yu bigin fil fayn afta yu dɔn trit yu.

Wetin kin apin if a gɛt trypanosomiasis?

If dɛn no am kwik ɛn trit am fayn, di chans fɔ wɛl frɔm trypanosomiasis rili gud. Bɔrku pipul dɛn kin wɛl if dɛn gɛt tritmɛnt insay tu to tri wiks afta dɛn gɛt di sik.

Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit dɛn fayn, bɔku pipul dɛn kin day bikɔs dɛn gɛt trypanosomiasis. di tritmεnt kin bi ivin afta di parasayt dכn afekt di bren εn di sεribrospεnal fכluid. Bɔt di chans fɔ sev pipul dɛn layf nɔ bɔku.

Wetin na di chans fɔ sev we pɔsin sik we i de slip?

If dɛn trit dɛn fayn, pas 95% pan di pipul dɛn we gɛt trypanosomiasis kin liv.

Wetin na di lukin-grɔn fɔ trypanosomiasis?

Insay di las 20 ia, di tray we dɛn dɔn tray fɔ ridyus di nɔmba fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt trypanosomiasis dɔn rili wok fayn. Di Wol Wɛlbɔdi Ɔganayzeshɔn (WHO) dɔn sɛt gol fɔ pul trypanosomiasis as pɔblik wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm bay 2030. Dɛn op fɔ rich dis gol bay we dɛn:

• Gi mɔ mɔni fɔ du risach.
• Fɔ divɛlɔp bɛtɛ we fɔ tɛst.
• Fɔ gi tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan.
• Fɔ stɔp di kɔntakt bitwin tsetse flay ɛn mɔtalman.

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

Yɛs, yu kin du dɛn tin ya fɔ protɛkt yusɛf fɔ mek tsetse flay nɔ bit yu (especially if yu de travul go na say dɛn we dis sik bɔku):

• Tray nɔ fɔ travul go na say dɛn we di sik gɛt.
• Wear tik klos , lɔng pant, ɛn lɔng sliv, bikɔs tsetse flay kin bit ivin tin klos.
• Wear klos we gɛt nyutral kɔlɔ. Tsetse flay dɛn kin lɛk dak ɛn brayt kɔlɔ dɛn. Pik klos dɛn we gɛt kɔlɔ lɛk wayt, grey, krim, brawn, ɔ bij.
• Nɔ hang rawnd bush ɛn shrub dɛn insay di de. Pan ɔl we tsetse flay dɛn kin wok tranga wan insay di de, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin luk fɔ shed bitwin bush dɛn di tɛm we di ples kin wam pas ɔl.
• Instɔl skrin dɛn na winda ɛn domɔt dɛn.
• Stay insay os di tɛm we tsetse flay dɛn kin wok mɔ.
• Put sprɛy ɔ kemikal pan klos, tɛnt, ɛn nɛt kɔva we de drɛb tsetse flay.
• Slip na tɛnt we gɛt tint mɛsh, ɔ yuz nɛt we de protɛkt yu we yu de slip. Mek shɔ se yu zip yu tɛnt kɔmplit wan.
• Bifo yu go insay motoka ɔ trak, chɛk insay fɔ si if tsetse flay dɛn de. Dɛn kin lɛk fɔ muv ɛn di dɔst we motoka dɛn kin mek.

Yu tink se vaysin de fɔ Trypanosomiasis?

Nɔ, naw, no vaysin ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin nɔ de we go mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt trypanosomiasis.

Aw a go tek kia ɔf misɛf if a gɛt trypanosomiasis?

If yu bigin fɔ fil bad afta yu dɔn travul go na say usay trypanosomiasis kin bɔku, i impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm . Ivin if yu nɔ mɛmba se tsetse flay bin bit yu, tɛl yu dɔktɔ if yu dɔn de na say we yu bin de pan denja. Fɔ fala dɛn tritmɛnt plan ɛksaktɔli fɔ mek yu wɛl ful wan.

Dɔn bak, if yu rɛst bɔku ɛn drink bɔku wata, dat go ɛp yu fɔ wɛl kwik kwik wan.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu dɔn spɛn tɛm na say dɛn we de pan denja fɔ mek tsetse flay bit yu ɛn gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn fɔ trypanosomiasis, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Afta tritmɛnt, yu go nid fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu ɔltɛm - bɔku tɛm ɛvri siks mɔnt fɔ tu ia. If yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ se yu gɛt di sik bak, yu dɔktɔ go tek blɔd ɛn sɛribrospaynal fluid sɛmpul.

Ustɛm a fɔ go na Imejɛnsi Tritmɛnt Yunit (ETU) ?

If yu gɛt dɛn kayn bad bad sik ya, go na di Imejɛnsi Rum (ER) we de nia yu, ɔ kɔl 911 (ɔ yu lokal imejensi nɔmba):

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

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn yu fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

We yu go to yu dɔktɔ, yu kin aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Aw ɛksaktɔli a bin gɛt trypanosomiasis?
• If a nɔ gɛt trypanosomiasis, us ɔda kɔndishɔn a go gɛt?
• Aw siriɔs mi sik de?
• Us tɛst yu kin du fɔ no if yu gɛt trypanosomiasis?
• Us tritmɛnt dɛn yu kin advays?
• Ɛni bad tin de we kin apin to di tritmɛnt dɛn we yu kin advays?
• Ustɛm a go bigin fɔ fil fayn?
• Wetin bak a go du fɔ mek a wɛl kwik kwik wan?
• A fɔ wɔri bɔt nyu sik dɛn ɔ di sik dɛn we de wɔs?
• Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔ mek dɛn du ɔda tɛst dɛn?

A kin gɛt trypanosomiasis pas wan tɛm?

Yes, yu kin gɛt trypanosomiasis pas wan tɛm. Sakses tritmεnt fכ trypanosomiasis nכ de gi yu imyuniti fכ gεt am bak.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin Afrikan Trypanosomiasis ɛn Amɛrikan Trypanosomiasis?

American Trypanosomiasis na ɔda nem fɔ Chagas sik . Na ɔda kayn parasayt infɛkshɔn. Na wan parasayt we dɛn kɔl Trypanosoma cruzi kin mek am. di Trypanosoma cruzi parasayt kin kכmכn fכ spre bay di bayt fכ di infεkt Triatomine bכg dεm (dεn kכl am bak "kissing bugs").

Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os

Okay, so lɛ wi rikap di impɔtant tin dɛm we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt bɔt trypanosomiasis:

• Dis na parasayt infεkshכn we dεn kin pas we di tsetse flay dεm de bit dεm εn dεn kin si am na sכm pat dεm na Afrika.
• If dɛn no am ɛn trit am kwik, i kin mɛn , ɔ i kin kil pɔsin .
• Di sayn dɛm kin bi fiva, bɔdi pen, limf no dɛm we swel, ɛn afta dat yu kin slip bad bad wan ɛn kɔnfyus.
• If yu de travul go na say dɛn we dis sik bɔku, i rili impɔtant fɔ tek stɛp fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm flay .
• If yu si di sayn dɛn afta yu dɔn kam bak frɔm da kayn trip de, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .

A op se dis infɔmeshɔn go yusful to yu. Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!

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