Flu i vei tawh em? He test chungchang hi i zawng chhuak vek ang u!

Khawsik, natna leh khuh kan neih hian, "Aw... hei hi khawsik pangngai mai a ni," tiin kan ngaihtuah fo thin. Mahse a chang chuan he dinhmun hi a na deuh thei bawk. Taksa tan a harsa hle a, taksa na tak tak, khawsik leh khuh te nen chuan ni tam tak chhung chu khum atangin i tho thei lo. Hetiang hunah hian, "Hei hi khawsik mai a ni lo em ni, flu a ni mai thei?" Chuvangin hei hi flu a ni tak tak em tih chiang taka hriat theih dan a awm em? Ni e, a awm. Chuvang chuan 'flu test' kan ti thin. Hemi chungchang hi vawiin hian han sawi ila.

A hmasa berin influenza chu eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, flu hi thawkna lam natna, influenza an tih virus avanga lo awm a ni. Khawsik aiin a na deuh deuh a ni. He virus hi mi pakhat atanga mi dangah pawh awlsam takin a kai theih a ni. Miin a khuh emaw, a hnim emaw laia boruaka droplet hmanga kai theih a ni a, a chunga virus awmna hmun khawih a, a hnua an hnar, hmui emaw, an mit emaw khawih emaw hmangin a kai theih bawk.

Thla vawt deuhah a hluar deuh tlangpui a, mahse kum engtik lai pawhin a awm thei. A tha ber chu kum tin flu vaccine lak hian he natna khirh tak vei theihna hi nasa takin a tihziaawm thei a ni.

Chuvangin mi zawng zawng hian he flu test hi an neih a ngai em?

Ni lo, chu chu a ngai lo. Flu symptoms nei mah la, thalai hrisel tak i nih chuan i doctor chuan test ti lovin i symptoms a zirin enkawlna a pe thei mai thei. Mi tam zawk chu ni engemaw zat chawlh hnuah an dam leh thin.

Mahse, risk group thenkhata mite chuan flu an vei chuan harsatna an nei tam zawk. Entirnan, pneumonia ang chi natna a awm thei. Chutiang mite tan chuan flu a ni tih finfiah a, a rang thei ang bera enkawl tan a pawimawh hle.

Heng zinga pakhata i tlak chuan i doctor chuan flu test nei turin a ti thei che a ni:

• Immune system a chak lo a nih chuan: cancer vei te, HIV vei te, immunosuppressive damdawi ei te ang chi te.
• Diabetes ang chi natna khirh tak i neih chuan: Diabetes, heart disease, asthma ang chi natna nei te chuan flu hi an vei nasa zawk thei.
• Nu naupai i nih chuan: Naupai laia taksa hriselna (immune system) tihdanglam vangin flu complication a awm thei.
• Kum 65 aia upa emaw naupang kum 5 hnuai lam emaw i nih chuan.
• Damdawi lam harsatna dang avanga damdawi ina awm i nih chuan.

Flu test chi hrang hrang nge awm?

Flu test hi chi hnih a awm a. An pahnih hian i hnar atanga secretion sample (respiratory sample) test a huam a ni.

Engtin nge test hi tih a nih? A na em?

Thil ngaihtuah tur i nei lo. Hei hi thil awlsam tak a ni a, minute tlemte chauh a ni. Inbuatsaih nan thil danglam bik tih a ngai lo.

Doctor-in a tih thuai tur test

A tlangpuiin doctor chuan heng zinga pakhat hi a hmang ang:

• Nasal swab: Hei hi hmanraw hman tlanglawn ber a ni. Doctor emaw nurse emaw chuan i hnar kawngkhar chhungah cotton swab sei tak a dah ang a, i hnar bang atanga thil chhuak chu a la khawm ang. A chang chuan, swab hi i hnar chhung thuk takah dah a ni (nasopharyngeal swab). Hei hi rapid test tih nan emaw, lab-a thawn nan emaw hman theih a ni.
• Nasal Wash / Aspirate: Hetiang hmanrua hi nausen leh naupang tê tê tan a bik takin hman a ni. Hetah hian hnar chhungah tui saline tlem dahin a chhuak chu aspirated a ni.Chumi hnuah chuan suction device hmangin an la chhuak leh thin. Chumi hnuah sample chu lab-ah thawn a ni.

Hetih lai hian eng nge i hriat?

I hnar chhunga cotton swab i dah hian i hnar a tickling emaw, gagging sensation emaw tlem i nei thei . I khuh pawh a ni thei. Mahse he hrehawmna hi second tlemte chauh a ni a, rei lo teah a bo ang.

In lama flu test neih a ni

Tunah chuan damdawi dawr aṭangin home flu test kit a awm tawh a ni. Heng ah hian mahni hnar atanga sample lak a ngai a ni. Chuvangin package-a instruction awmte hi ngun taka chhiar a, zawm dik a pawimawh hle.

In lama tih theih test chi hnih a awm a, chungte chu:

1. Rapid Antigen: Minute 30 vel chhungin result a lang chhuak thin.

2. Laboratory Test: Sample chu i la a, kit nena rawn kal package-ah i dah a, lab-ah i thawn a. Results a lo let leh theih nan ni engemaw zat a ngai a ni.

Test result hi engtin nge kan hriatthiam ang?

Test atanga lo chhuak thei result lian pathum a awm.

Engtikah nge doctor nen inbiakna neih a ngaih?

I test result emaw, i symptoms chungchangah zawhna emaw, ngaihtuahna emaw i neih chuan i doctor nen inbiakna neihpui ngei ang che. A bik takin hetiang thil hi zawh hi a tha hle:

• Ka test result min hrilhfiah thei ang em?
• He result hi a dik i ti em?
• Test dang neih belh ka ngai dawn em ni?
• Eng enkawlna nge min rawt?

Flu symptoms hi rang takin a na thei tih hre reng ang che, a bik takin high-risk group-a awmte tan chuan. Chuvangin rinhlelhna nei suh. Doctor nen thurawn dil rawh.