Nɔto jɔs fiva we mɔskito kin gɛt: Lɛ wi lan bɔt Wɛst Nayl Vayrɔs

Mɔskito na wan kayn animal we rili kɔmɔn ɛn we de mek pɔsin vɛks na wi kɔntri. Frɔm we wi smɔl, wi dɔn yus fɔ mek mɔskito bit wi skin ɛn mek wi gɛt smɔl blista. Pan ɔl we wi kin rili fred fɔ gɛt dengue, wi nɔ kin tink tumɔs ɛvri tɛm we mɔskito bit wi. Bɔt yu no se ɔda vayrɔs dɛn de we mɔskito kin pas, lɛk dengue, we kin denja mɔ? Wan pan dɛn kayn vayrɔs ya na di ‘Wɛst Nayl vayrɔs’. Pan ɔl we di nem nyu smɔl, i rili impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dis.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na Wɛst Nayl Vayrɔs?

Wɛst Nayl na wan vayrɔs we kin pas to mɔtalman tru mɔskito bayt. Dɛn bin no am fɔ di fɔstɛm na di Wɛst Nayl rijɔn na Yuganda. Na so i gɛt in nem. Bɔrku pipul dɛm wae gɛt dis vayrɔs nɔr kin gɛt ɛni sayn . Na dat na di gud nyus. Bɔt lɛk wan pan ɛvri fayv pipul dɛn we gɛt di sik (lɛk 20%) kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm fɔ wan kɔmɔn vayral fiva, lɛk fiva, ed we de at, ɛn bɔdi we de at. Wi kin kɔl dis bak "Wɛst Nayl fiva."

Bɔt nɔto ɔltɛm, pan lɛs dan 1% pan di wan dɛn we gɛt di sik (lɛk wan pan ɛvri 150 pipul dɛn), dis vayrɔs kin afɛkt wi nervɔs sistɛm . Na da tɛm de di tin kin rili siriɔs. Sivεr inflammatory kכndyushכn dεm we de rilet to di bren כ spεnal kכd, lεk εnεfalaytis כ mεningaytis, kin apin.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ dis vayrɔs?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, dis kin kam insay tu lɛvul fɔ simptom dɛm. Wan na nɔmal fiva. Di ɔda wan na siriɔs nyurolɔjik kɔndishɔn. Lɛ wi ɔndastand klia wan di difrɛns bitwin dɛn tu.

Aw dis vayrɔs kin pas?

Dis na tin we rili simpul fɔ ɔndastand. Wɛst Nayl na wan vayrɔs we de pan di grup we dɛn kɔl `(Arbovirus)`. Dat min se, na vayrɔs we insɛkt dɛn kin pas. Vayrus dεm we de mek sik lεk dengi, yכlכ fiva, εn Zika de insay di grup dεm we dεn kכl `(Flavivirus).`

di infεkshכn prכsεs na dis:

1. Fɔs, mɔskito kin bit bɔd we gɛt dis vayrɔs.

2. Dɔn di vayrɔs de divɛlɔp insay di mɔskito in bɔdi.

3. Naw da mɔskito de we dɔn gɛt di vayrɔs, de kam ɛn bit mɔtalman .

4. Na da tɛm de di vayrɔs de go insay mɔtalman bɔdi.

Tink bɔt am lɛk pɔsin we de wok na post. I tek di lɛta we dɛn kɔl di vayrɔs frɔm di bɔd ɛn di mɔskito kam wit am to yu.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na, .Dis sik nɔ kin pas dairekt frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin . Dis min se yu nɔ go ebul fɔ gɛt di sik bay we yu tɔch, tɔk to, ɔ yuz sɔntin we pɔsin we gɛt Wɛst Nayl Vayrɔs dɔn yuz.

Bɔt, na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, dɛn dɔn ripɔt kes dɛm fɔ transmit tru ɔda we dɛm:

• Frɔm mama we gɛt bɛlɛ to di pikin we de na di bɛlɛ.
• Tru di mama in milk.
• Frɔm wan blɔd we dɛn transfyushɔn.
• Wit wan ɔgan transplant.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik?

Mɔskito kin bit ɔlman, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt siriɔs sik if dɛn gɛt dis vayrɔs. Lɛ wi si udat dɛn bi.

• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 60 ia .
• Pipul dεm we dεn bin gεt כgan transplant (biכs fכ ridyus di imyuniti).
• Di wan dɛn we gɛt kansa.
• Pipul dɛn we gɛt dayabitis.
• Pipul dɛn we gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn (Hypertension).
• Pipul dɛn we gɛt sik na dɛn kidni.

Bikɔs dɛn imyun sistɛm wik, i kin tranga fɔ mek dɛn fɛt di vayrɔs. Na dat mek di risk kin bɔku.

Aw dɛn kin trit am?

I sɔri fɔ no se, no patikyula antivayral mɛrɛsin nɔ de we go kil di Wɛst Nayl vayrɔs. So, di tritmɛnt de aim fɔ kɔntrol di sayn dɛm.

Fɔ nɔmal fiva

If yu jɔs gɛt jenɛral simptom lɛk fiva ɛn bɔdi pen, yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ rɛst na os, jɔs lɛk aw yu de trit kɔmɔn kol.

• Una fɔ rɛst fayn fayn wan .
• Drink bɔku wata lɛk wata ɛn frut jus .
• Yu kin tek wan mɛrɛsin we yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ tek, lɛk paracetamol, fɔ fiva ɛn pen.

Fɔ siriɔs tin dɛn we kin apin

If pɔsin de sho siriɔs sayn dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit in nervɔs sistɛm, dɛn fɔ rili put am na ɔspitul ɛn trit am . Wetin dɛn kin du na ɔspitul na fɔ ɛp di bɔdi fɔ fɛt di vayrɔs ɛn win.

• If i fil lɛk se i fit, dɛn kin gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ am.
• If i nɔ izi fɔ blo, dɛn kin gi ɔksijɛn ɔ kɔnɛkt ventilatɔ.
• Saline `(IV fluids)` dεn gi am fכ stכp di bכdi fכ dεhydrate.
• Dɛn kin gi mɛrɛsin lɛk kɔtikosterɔyd fɔ mek di bren nɔ swel.

Dɛn tritmɛnt ya na fɔ protɛkt di pɔsin in layf ɛn gi di bɔdi di trɛnk ɛn sɔpɔt we i nid fɔ kɔntrol di vayrɔs.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na: Aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm mɔskito?

Bikɔs no vaysin nɔ de fɔ dis, di bɛst tin we wi kin du na fɔ avɔyd fɔ mek mɔskito it am. Dis kin rili fiba wetin wi kin du fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt dengue na wi kɔntri.

• Avɔyd di tɛm dɛn we mɔskito dɛn kin du mɔ: Ɛspɛshali we di san de kɔmɔt ɛn we di san de go dɔŋ , we mɔskito dɛn kin du mɔ. I bɛtɛ fɔ mek yu nɔ spɛn bɔku tɛm na do insay dɛn tɛm dɛn ya.
• Yuz insekt repelent: If yu de go na do, put insekt repelent loshan ɔ ɔntmɛnt na di say dɛn we de na di skin we de na do.
• Wear klos we de kɔba di skin: We yu wɛr klos we de kɔba yu bɔdi, lɛk lɔng pant ɛn lɔng sliv shit, dat de mek di chans fɔ mek mɔskito bit yu nɔ bɔku.
• Put wata we tinap: Dis tan lɛk dengue. Nɔ mek wata gɛda na say dɛn lɛk kokonat shɔɛl, ol taya, yogɔt kɔp, sosa ɔnda flawa pɔt, ɛn ren gɔta . Dis na ples dɛn we mɔskito dɛn kin put dɛn eg.
• Mek mɔskito nɔ go insay yu os: Instɔl skrin na domɔt ɛn winda dɛn. Ɔltɛm, kip di domɔt dɛn lɔk.
• Yuz mɔskito nɛt: If yu yuz mɔskito nɛt we yu de slip na nɛt, na fayn tin fɔ protɛkt yu.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn lɛk fiva ɛn ed we de at insay tu to 14 dez afta we mɔskito bit yu, di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ fɔ advays. I kin chɛk yu ɛn rifer yu fɔ tɛst if nid de.

Bɔt if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn siriɔs sayn ya , nɔ delay ivin wan minit . Go na di ɔspitul we de nia yu in Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) kwik kwik wan.

• Wan ed we nɔ go ebul fɔ bia
• Ay fiva
• Nek stiffness
• Kɔnfyushɔn ɔ we pɔsin nɔ de mɛmba fayn
• Di mɔsul dɛn we wik ɔ we de shek shek
• Fɔ gɛt wan sik we de mek pɔsin sik

If dis kayn tin apin, if pɔsin gɛt tritmɛnt kwik kwik wan, i kin sev pipul dɛn layf ɛn i kin mek i nɔ gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn we kin de fɔ lɔng tɛm.