Wali weebuuzizzaako ani anoonyereza ku virus zino ezireeta endwadde nga omusujja ne ssennyiga, n'oluusi n'ensi yonna, nga coronavirus ? Ani anoonyereza ku ngeri akawuka kano gye katondebwamu, engeri gye kasaasaana, kiki ky’olina okukola okwekuuma okuva ku buwuka buno, n’engeri y’okufunamu eddagala? Abakugu mu by’obuwuka be bantu abakola obuweereza obw’omuwendo bwe butyo. Kale leero tugenda kwogera ku musawo w’akawuka y’ani, bye bakola, n’engeri omuntu gy’ayinza okufuuka omusawo w’akawuka.
Ani omukugu mu by’akawuka? Mu ngeri ennyangu...
Mu ngeri ennyangu, omukugu mu by’akawuka y’omuntu asoma akawuka mu bujjuvu era ng’alina okumanya kungi ku kawuka. Kiba nga detective, naye subject yaabwe ya virus. Ebiramu bino ebitonotono ebitalabika ebiyitibwa akawuka tebisobola kukwata bantu bokka, naye n’ebisolo, ebimera, ne bakitiriya . Kale, abantu bano basoma engeri akawuka kano gye gasaasaana ( reproduce ), engeri gye gakwatamu ekifo ekikyaza (i.e. omuntu, ekisolo), engeri gye busaasaana okuva mu kifo ekimu okudda mu kirala, oba engeri y’okuziyiza n’okujjanjaba yinfekisoni zino.
Abantu bano oluusi bayinza okuba abanoonyereza ku by’obujjanjabi, oboolyawo bapulofeesa abasomesa mu yunivasite, oba abasawo abajjanjaba abalwadde. Ekitiibwa “omusawo w’akawuka” kisobola okuzingiramu emirimu egy’enjawulo egy’emirimu.
Kale, kiki ddala omukugu mu by’akawuka akola?
Jjukira nti omusawo w’akawuka si muntu akola omulimu ogw’ekika kimu. Waliwo ebintu bingi bye basobola okukola. Ka tulabe bye bakola:
- Okukola mu malwaliro: Abamu ku ba virologists bakolera mu hospital labs. Bakebera sampuli (omusaayi, amalusu n’ebirala) eziggyibwa ku balwadde okuzuula ekika ky’akawuka akaliwo. Olwo ne bateesa ku bujjanjabi.
- Okujjanjaba abalwadde n’okukola okunoonyereza ng’omusawo: Abantu abamu bajjanjaba abalwadde butereevu ng’abasawo. Naddala bazuula n'okujjanjaba endwadde ezisiigibwa . Era zijjanjaba endwadde z’akawuka ezitawona (ez’ekiseera ekiwanvu) nga siriimu oba Hepatitis.Omulimu gwabwe kwe kuddukanya abalwadde abaliwo. Abamu era bakola okunoonyereza ku bujjanjabi.
- Okukola ng’omusawo-ssaayansi: Ono muntu wadde ng’ajjanjaba abalwadde ng’omusawo, naye amala ebiseera mu kunoonyereza. Omulimu omukulu ennyo!
- Okunoonyereza okusookerwako: Kino kiringa okuteekawo omusingi. Abamu ku bakugu mu by’akawuka bakolera mu bitongole ebinoonyereza oba mu yunivasite ne banoonyereza mu bujjuvu engeri akawuka akalala gye keeyisaamu, engeri gye kazaala, engeri gye kakwatamu abantu, ebisolo, ebimera ne bakitiriya, n’engeri gye kasaasaanamu. Kino era kiyitibwa “okunoonyereza ku ntebe.”
- Okunoonyereza mu kuvvuunula oba okukozesebwa: Kino kizingiramu okukozesa ebizuuliddwa mu kunoonyereza okusookerwako okuzuula eby’okugonjoola ekizibu ekimu . Okugeza okukola eddagala eppya erigema oba eddagala eritta akawuka. Kino kiyinza okukolebwa mu matendekero g’ebyenjigiriza wamu ne mu bibiina by’obwannannyini nga kkampuni ezikola eddagala.
- Okukola mu bibiina by’ebyobulamu: Abamu ku bakugu mu by’akawuka bakolera mu bibiina bya gavumenti oba eby’ensi yonna eby’ebyobulamu (nga ekitongole ky’ebyobulamu mu nsi yonna). Bakola okunoonyereza, okuzuula ssennyiga omupya nga bwe bibaawo, okunoonyereza ku buwuka obugenda okuvaayo, n’okuwabula ku ngeri y’okufuga okusaasaana kw’akawuka.
Lowooza ku buweereza bano abakugu mu by'akawuka bwe bakoze mu kiseera kino ekya coronavirus! Bafubye nnyo okuzuula akawuka kano, okutegeera engeri gye kasaasaana, n’okukola eddagala erigema.
Ng’oggyeeko kino, waliwo emikisa emirala mingi eri abakugu mu by’akawuka, gamba ng’okuwandiika bannamawulire mu by’obujjanjabi, okuwandiika ensimbi z’obuyambi, n’okwebuuza ku bantu.
Bitiibwa ki ebirala eby’emirimu abakugu mu by’akawuka bye balina?
Si bonna abakugu mu by’akawuka nti balina ekitiibwa ky’omulimu “omusawo w’akawuka.” Era bayinza okuba n’ebitiibwa ebirala, gamba nga:
- Lab oba omukugu mu kunoonyereza
- Lab, omunoonyereza oba ssaayansi w’abakozi
- Munnaffe/omunoonyereza ow’oluvannyuma lw’obusawo
- Dayirekita wa Laabu (Lab dayirekita) .
- Omunoonyereza omukulu (PI) .
- Pulofeesa
- Dayirekita wa pulogulaamu
- Omukugu mu ndwadde ezisiigibwa
- Omukugu mu by’obusimu obuziyiza endwadde
- Pathologist (omukugu eyeekenneenya ebitundu by’omubiri n’obutoffaali okuzuula endwadde) .
Olina okugenda mu ssomero ly’obusawo okufuuka omusawo w’akawuka?
Abakugu mu by’akawuka abasinga balina diguli mu by’obusawo (MD) oba diguli y’obusawo (PhD). Abamu bayinza okuba nga balina byombi. MD diguli okuva mu ssomero ly’obusawo. PhD diguli ya waggulu ng’essira lisinga kulissa ku kunoonyereza mu mulimu ogw’enjawulo.
Wabula wadde abantu bangi bagenda mu ssomero ly’obusawo, tekitegeeza nti lirina kuba ssomero lya busawo, okusinziira ku ky’oyagala okukola mu mulimu guno. PhD ekuwa obumanyirivu obw’omuwendo mu kunoonyereza n’okugonjoola ebizibu. Diguli y’obusawo ekuweereza obumanyirivu mu kukola n’abalwadde n’okussa essira ku kuzuula n’okujjanjaba endwadde. Kale, ddala kisinziira ku by’oyagala n’ebiruubirirwa byo.
Kale ofuuka otya omusawo w’akawuka? Ekkubo lye liruwa?
Bye weetaaga okusoma okufuuka omukugu mu by’akawuka kisinziira ku ky’oyagala okukola mu mulimu gwo. Ekifo ekirungi okutandikirako kwe kuba ne diguli ya bbasale mu mulimu ogukwata ku ssaayansi. Okugeza, mu ssomo nga Biology, Chemistry, oba Medical Laboratory Science. Olwo, osobola okusoma diguli eya waggulu okusinziira ku biruubirirwa byo.
Ka tulabe ebyokulabirako ebimu:
- Bw’oba oyagala okugenda mu kunoonyereza: Oyinza okwetaaga PhD mu virology oba ekitundu ekikwatagana nayo, oba Master’s degree mu science (MS). Wabula ku bifo ebimu ebya laboratory, diguli ya bachelor emala. Ku kunoonyereza ku bujjanjabi, diguli y’obusawo (MD) eyamba, naye si bulijjo nti kyetaagisa. Mu nsi ezimu, era kiyinza okwetaagisa okuyita ekigezo kya gavumenti eky’okuweebwa layisinsi okukola mu laboratory y’abasawo.
- Bw’oba oyagala okukulira laabu y’okunoonyereza oba okukola okunoonyereza kwo: Oboolyawo ojja kwetaaga ``PhD.`` Badayirekita ba laabu abamu bayinza okuba ne diguli y’obusawo mu kifo ky’okufuna oba okugatta ku ``PhD.``.
- Bw’oba oyagala okujjanjaba abalwadde butereevu: Ojja kwetaaga okumaliriza okutendekebwa mu by’obujjanjabi. Kino kitegeeza okugenda mu ssomero ly’obusawo, okumaliriza residency, n’oluvannyuma kirabika n’omaliriza fellowship mu kitundu eky’enjawulo, gamba ng’endwadde ezisiigibwa oba immunology.
Ekisinga obulungi kwe kunoonyereza ku mirimu gy’oyagala n’omanya ebisaanyizo by’obuyigirize ebigwetaagisa. Mu ngeri eyo, ojja kuba n’obulagirizi obutegeerekeka obulungi.
Olugendo luno lutwala bbanga ki?
Oba ogenda mu ssomero ly'obusawo oba okola ``PhD'', osobola okusuubira okumala emyaka emirala 10 ng'otendekebwa omulimu gwo oluvannyuma lwa A-levels. Laba ebbanga lye kiyinza okutwala ng’omaze okufuna diguli yo esooka (ebiseera ebisinga emyaka ena):
- Emyaka emirala etaano oba mukaaga ku pulogulaamu ya `(PhD)`.
- Bw’oba oyagala okujjanjaba abalwadde, weetaaga okutendekebwa mu by’obusawo waakiri emyaka musanvu.
- Enteekateeka ya MD-PhD erimu diguli y’obusawo n’obusawo etwala emyaka nga munaana ku kkumi.
Wadde nga kino kiyinza okulabika ng’okwefiiriza okunene, kirungi bw’olowooza ku mpeereza eyinza okuweebwa mu mulimu guno.
Masomo ki g’olina okusoma okusobola okufuuka omukugu mu by’akawuka?
Bw’oba oloota okufuuka omukugu mu by’akawuka, kirungi okwagala amasomo gano:
- Biology: Kuno kw’ogatta eby’obulamu obutonotono, Cell Biology, ne Molecular Biology.
- Chemistry: Kuno kw’ogatta ebintu nga Biochemistry ne Organic Chemistry.
- Ensengekera y’obuzaale: Okuyiga ku buzaale bwa akawuka kikulu nnyo.
- Immunology: Okumanya ku nkola erwanyisa endwadde mu mubiri gwaffe.
- Endwadde ezisiigibwa: Okuyiga mu bujjuvu ku yinfekisoni ez’enjawulo.
- Kookolo/Oncology: Akawuka akamu kasobola okuleeta kookolo, n’olwekyo okumanya ku nsonga eno nakyo kikulu.
Abakugu mu by’akawuka batera okukola wa?
Bino bye bimu ku bifo abakugu mu by’akawuka mwe basobola okukolera:
- Yunivasite ne laboratory z’okunoonyereza ku by’ensoma
- Gavumenti oba ebitongole by’ebyobulamu eby’olukale (okugeza, ekitongole ekivunaanyizibwa ku kulwanyisa endwadde (CDC) mu Amerika, ekitongole ky’ebyobulamu mu nsi yonna (WHO))
- Amalwaliro
- Yunivasite n’amatendekero aga waggulu (Amatendekero ne yunivasite – ez’okusomesa n’okunoonyereza)
- Laabu ez’obwannannyini ez’okunoonyereza ku by’obujjanjabi
- Kkampuni ezikola eddagala (zikola eddagala eppya n’okugema)
Abakugu mu by’akawuka beetaagibwa?
Okwetaaga abakugu mu by’akawuka kuyinza okwawukana okusinziira ku kitongole kye bakolera (naddala oba mu bitongole by’obwannannyini oba mu by’ensoma), obumanyirivu bwo, n’ekitundu ky’obukugu. Wabula obukulu bw’omulimu guno bweyongedde olw’ekirwadde kya ssennyiga omukambwe gye buvuddeko. N’olwekyo, kiyinza okugambibwa nti waliwo ebiseera eby’omu maaso ebitangaavu eri abakugu mu by’akawuka abalina ebitone.
Njawulo ki eriwo wakati wa Virologist ne Epidemiologist?
Wadde bano bombi bantu bakulu mu by’obulamu, emirimu gyabwe gya njawulo katono.
- Omukugu mu by’akawuka y’omuntu asoma, okuzuula n’okujjanjaba akawuka. Essira baliteeka ku biology ya virus, engeri gye yeeyisaamu n’ebirala.
- Omukugu mu by’endwadde y’omuntu anoonyereza ku bivaako obulwadde era ng’asinga mu bulabe bw’okubufuna.Era be basalawo engeri y’okuziyiza obulwadde buno n’okubukomya okusaasaana. Kino tekikwata ku ndwadde ezisiigibwa zokka nga akawuka ne bakitiriya, wabula n’endwadde z’abaserikale b’omubiri, kookolo oba obubenje. Abakugu mu by’endwadde tebatera kukola ddagala oba ddagala erigema, oba okujjanjaba abalwadde butereevu. Kye bakola kwe kutunuulira ekifaananyi ekinene ne bayambako okufuga okusaasaana kw’endwadde.
Teebereza, ekirwadde kya `COVID-19` bwe kyajja, abakugu mu by'akawuka baali banoonyereza ku kawuka kano n'eddagala erigema, ate abakugu mu by'endwadde nga banoonyereza ku ngeri gye kasaasaana, ani asinga okubeera mu bulabe, n'engeri y'okukafuga nga bayita mu bintu nga social distancing. Omulimu gwa bombi mukulu nnyo.
N’ekisembayo, ebintu by’olina okujjukira (Take-Home Message) .
Olw'ekirwadde kya coronavirus, wabaddewo okwagala kungi mu by'obulwadde bwa virology, si bwe kiri? Nga abasinga obungi ku ffe tufuuse "abanoonyereza ku ntebe" nga tunoonyereza ku kino nga tuli waka, abantu abamu basazeewo ddala okussa essira ku mulimu guno ogw'okunoonyereza ku kawuka.
Amawulire amalungi gali nti abakugu mu by’akawuka tebakoma ku kika kya mulimu kimu. Basobola okukola ebintu bingi omuli okunoonyereza, okusomesa, okukola eddagala erigema n’eddagala eritta akawuka, okukola mu by’obulamu bw’abantu, okuzuula obulwadde bw’akawuka, n’okujjanjaba abalwadde. W’onoosalawo okussa essira ku mulimu gwo kijja kusinziira ku maanyi go n’ebyo by’oyagala.
Ate era, tewali “ngeri emu” ey’okufuuka omukugu mu by’akawuka. Naye tosobola kukikola ng’oli mu maka go, olina okwewaayo! Abakugu abasinga obungi mu by’obuwuka balina PhD oba MD, naye ebyetaago bisobola okwawukana okusinziira ku kitundu ky’obukugu ky’olonze.
Ka kibeere nti amaanyi go gali ga ki, tewerabira nti okusoma ku bulumbaganyi buno obutonotono obutalabika obw’akawuka kiyinza okukosa ennyo ensi!
N’olwekyo, bw’oba olowooza ku ky’okukola omulimu mu mulimu guno ogw’omuwendo, gezaako okufuna obuyigirize n’okwewaayo bye weetaaga. Ani amanyi, oyinza okuba nga ggwe azuula eddagala erijja okutaasa ensi mu biseera eby’omu maaso!
` Virologist, Virus, Infection, Okunoonyereza, Omulimu gw'obusawo, Ebyenjigiriza, Eddagala, Scientist, Public Health











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