Lassa Fever chungchanga hriat tur zawng zawng! Hlau lovin chhiar zel rawh!

Ram dangah natna mak tak tak leh hripui leng darh zel chungchang hi i hre tawh ngei ang. Ṭhenkhat chuan hlauhna tlem a siam che a ni lawm ni? Awle, he "Lassa Fever" hi viral fever a ni a, a bik takin West Africa ram hrang hrangah chuan report a ni. Kan vanneihthlak takin Sri Lanka ramah hian kan zingah hetiang hri leng hi report a la awm lo. Mahse chuti chung pawh chuan chutiang thilte chu fimkhur a pawimawh hle. Tuin nge hria, nangmah emaw, i hriat emaw, chutiang hmuna kal a ngai a nih chuan he hriatna hi a tangkai hle mai thei. Chuvangin, he Lassa Fever chungchang hi tlem kan sawi belh dawn em ni?

Lassa Fever hi eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin Lassa fever hi virus natna a ni. West Africa ramah hmuh tur a tam ber. Lassa fever hi virus pawl pakhat ``Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF)`` tih zinga mi a ni. Chumi awmzia chu he hripui chi hi a kai chuan taksain thunun theih loha thisen a chhuah theihna a awm tihna a ni.

Mahse, Lassa fever vei zawng zawng hian thisen chhuahna nasa tak an nei vek lovang. Mi tam zawk (mi 100 zinga 80 vel) chuan natna chi hrang hrang, khawsik, lu na, leh taksa na te chauh an nei ang. Mahse, mi 20% vel tan chuan a na thei hle. Nau pai leh harsatna lian tham dang a thlen theihna a tipung thei a, a bik takin naupai tan chuan a tipung thei a ni.

He natna hi hri kai rat te ek (`poop and pee`) atanga kai a ni ber. Tin, hri kai taksa tui nena inhnaih atanga kai theih a ni bawk.

Lassa fever hi engtiang chiahin nge a awm?

Kan sawi tawh ang khan West Africa-ah pawh hetiang hi hmuh tur a awm. Statistics atanga a lan dan chuan West Africa ram hrang hrangah kum tin mi sangkhat (100,000) atanga nuai thum (300,000) inkar velin Lassa fever an vei thin. He natna hi America ang ram emaw khawvel hmun dangah emaw a darh tih report a la awm lo. Chuvangin, kan ramah hian he thil hi kan hlau em em a ngai lo, mahse fimkhur a pawimawh hle.

Lassa fever natna lan chhuah dan chu engte nge ni?

Lassa fever vei zinga 80% vel chuan symptoms na lo, na lo tak tak an nei a, chung zingah chuan:

• Khawsik
• Chau
• Khuh
• Hrawk thip
• Lu na

Mahse, a hmaa kan sawi tawh ang khan mi 20% velin natna lanchhuahna na tak an nei thei a ni. Hengte hi a pawi deuh hlek a ni:

• Chhung, kawng emaw, pum na emaw
• Thâwk harsa
• Luak chhuak nasa tak emaw, luak chhuak emaw
• Kawng, hnar, mit emaw, mucous membrane dang emaw atanga thisen chhuak
• Seizures ( fit -like) a awm thei.
• Buaina, rilru buai

Eng thilin nge Lassa fever hi a thlen?

He natna thlentu hi Lassa virus (LASV) a ni. He virus hi West Africa ram hrang hranga awm , `Mastomys` (mi thenkhat chuan `multimammate rats` an ti bawk) tih hming pu rat chi khat bik hian a phur ber a ni.He Lassa virus hian i thisen kalna kawng a tichhe thei a ni. I thisen zam theihna a ti tlem thei bawk. Chuvang chuan thunun theih lohvin thisen i chhuak tan thin.

Engtin nge Lassa fever hi a kai theih?

Lassa fever hi i vei theih dan tlangpui engemaw zat a awm a:

1. Hri kai rats bawlhhlawh emaw zun emaw nena inzawmna neiin. Hei hian ei leh in, tui, a nih loh leh kan khawih chunglam a tibawlhhlawh thei a ni.

2. LASV virus vei mi pakhat taksa tui nena inzawm hian. Hei hian mipat hmeichhiatna hmanpui te, chubakah an ek, zun emaw, thisen emaw nena inzawmna te a huam a ni.

Ngaihtuah teh, mi emaw, rannung emaw hian he hri hi a kai chuan an zun chhungah rei tak a awm thei a ni.

Chu bâkah, he natna hi damdawi in ang chi healthcare facility aṭangin faina kalphung ṭha taka zawm a nih loh chuan, emaw, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) hman loh (a nih loh leh hman loh) a nih chuan a darh thei bawk.

Tute nge Lassa fever vei theihna hlauhawm?

West Africa-a natna hluarna hmuna awm emaw, i zin emaw chuan Lassa fever vei theihna i nei a ni. Chung ram thenkhat chu:

• Nigeria ram a ni
• Benin-ah a awm a
• Guinea ram a ni
• Liberia ram a ni
• Mali
• Sierra Leone ram a ni

Lassa fever hian eng harsatna nge a thlen theih?

Lassa fever vei na lo tak takah pawh mi 3 zinga 1 vel chuan hriatna hloh a nei tlem emaw, a pum emaw an nei thei . Hei hi hun eng emaw chen atan emaw, chatuan atan emaw pawh a ni thei.

Lassa fever na tak nei te hian nunna atana hlauhawm harsatna an nei thei a, chung zingah chuan:

• Naupai hloh/Nau pai : Nu naupai chu Lassa virus kai a nih chuan naupai zinga 75% aia tam chu nau paiah a tawp thin.
• Thinlung chhehvel membrane a inflammation (pericarditis) .
• Pleural effusion a awm thin
• Infection leh taksa peng hrang hrang, liver (Hepatitis) .
• Thisen platelet count hniam (Thrombocytopenia): Hei hian thunun theih loh thisen a chhuah tir thei a ni.
• Kal chak lohna (Acute Kidney Injury) .
• Thluak hnathawh that lohna (Encephalopathy) .
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Hei hian taksain oxygen a hmuh tlem phah thei.
• Thisen zam natna nasa tak `(Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/DIC)`
• Sepsis: Infection a awm chuan taksain a chhanna na tak a ni.

Nu naupai te hian a bik takin hemi chungchangah hian fimkhur a ngai hle a, a chhan chu Lassa fever an vei chuan nausen pum chhunga naute dam theihna chance a tlem hle a ni.

Engtin nge Lassa fever hi an hriat theih?

Doctor chuan Lassa fever hi i taksa tui sample te enfiahin virus chhinchhiahna a awm em tih a enfiah thin. Heng sample te lak a, test kalpui tur hian hetiang hi an ti mai thei:

• Thisen test a ni
• Thlalak swab lak
• Urinalysis tih a ni
• A châng chuan test hi ruhro aṭanga tui tlemte lak chhuah a ni (Lumbar Puncture / Spinal Tap) .

Lassa fever hi a natna dang, malaria, dengue leh Ebola te nen a inang avangin hriat a harsa thei hle. Chuvangin Lassa fever vei tamna hmuna i zin tawh a nih chuan, emaw, hri kai tawh nia i ngaih chuan i doctor hnenah i hrilh ngei tur a ni.

Lassa fever enkawlna tur engte nge ni?

Healthcare provider, doctor leh nurse te pawhin Lassa fever hi antiviral drug `(Ribavirin) .` an tih hmangin an enkawl tlangpui a. Chu bakah, i doctor chuan enkawlna dang a pe thei bawk a, i dinhmun a zirin. Entir nan:

• Kal a chhiat chuan dialysis hmanga enkawl a ni
• Thâwk a harsat chuan oxygen supplemental pek tur a ni
• Taksa chhunga electrolyte inthlauhna siamthat nan saline (IV fluids), damdawi emaw supplement emaw pek

Lassa virus leh naupai lai

Kan sawi tawh ang khan naupai te hian a bik takin an ngaihven a ngai a ni. A tam zawkah chuan nausen pum chhunga awm chu Lassa fever infection atanga damchhuah a harsa hle. I doctor chuan nau pai chhinchhiahna a awm leh awm loh a enfiah reng ang che. Nau pai a awm chuan nausen tissue chu a rang thei ang bera lak chhuah tur a ni. Hei hian nu dinhmun a ṭhat theihna chance a tipung ang.

Naupai lai hi eng chen nge a hlat tih leh nu leh naute hriselna a zirin doctor-te chuan naute hi nau neih hma turin an rawt thei a ni. Hei hian nu leh naute tan pawh damchhuah theihna a tipung thei a ni.

Lassa fever ka neih chuan eng nge thleng ang?

Lassa fever i neih chuan i healthcare provider leh midang enkawltu chein fimkhur bik a ngai dawn a ni. Hei hian invenna thawmhnaw (mask, gloves, goggles, leh apron ang chi) vuah leh mi dangte laka inthiarfihlim a huam a ni .

Naupai i nih chuan antiviral damdawi hmanga enkawl tan nghal tur a ni. Health care worker ten uluk takin an lo vil reng ang che. I doctor nen eng nge i beisei tur tih leh i hriselna leh i naupai atana enkawl dan tur tha ber berte sawipui rawh.

Eng chen nge a dam leh theih ang?

Lassa fever vei tam zawk hi chu a na lo hle. Recovery hian kar khat emaw vel a daih thei. Hriatna hloh zinga a chanve vel chuan kar tlemte chhungin an hriatna an nei leh ta a ni.

Engtikah nge hna/sikul ka kal leh theih ang?

Symptoms na lo tak tak nei mah la, midangte hnena natna i kai darh theih chhung hian midang nena inhnaih loh tur a ni. Midang bula awm leh hi engtikah nge a him tih doctor zawt rawh.

Lassa fever vei damchhuah zat hi engzat nge ni?

Mi tam zawkin Lassa fever an vei nasat loh avangin damchhuahna rate a tha hle. Mahse, thihna rate hi i natna nasat dan leh thil dang engemaw zatah a innghat a ni.

• Case zawng zawng (normal leh severe) thihpui zat hi 1% vel a ni. (Chu chu Lassa fever vei mi 100 zinga pakhat vel an thi tihna a ni).
• Damdawi ina dah ngai khawpa na lutuk thihna rate hi 15% vel a ni. Hei hi hri leng lai hian a sang zawk thei hle.
• Hmeichhe naupai thihpui zat hi 33% vel a ni (chu chu pathum zinga pakhat a ni).

Lassa fever hi a veng thei ang em?

Ni e, i ti thei. I awmna hmun chu rulhut awm lohnaah dahin leh damlo enkawl hunah fimkhur takin Lassa fever vei theihna i tihziaawm thei a ni. I tih theih ṭhenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Rats nena inhnaih loh tur, a bik takin Lassa fever awmna hmunah chuan.
• I chenna hmun chu fai leh thianghlim takin vawng reng ang che. Ei leh in tur chu khuh vek tur a ni. Hei hian rat ang chi rannung lo lut zat a tihtlem phah dawn a ni.
• Lassa fever vei emaw, natna nei thei nia i ngaih emaw i enkawl hunah , invenna khuhna bun rawh. Hei hian mask, gloves, gown, non-fogging goggles, leh boots te a huam a ni. Doctor (a nih loh leh healthcare lama i awm chuan i pawl) hnenah eng fimkhurna nge i tih tur tih zawt rawh.
• Lassa virus i vei a nih chuan midang hnena a darh loh nan midang atanga inthiarfihlim a ngai a ni.

Engtikah nge Doctor ka hmuh ang?

West Africa ram pakhata awm i nih chuan, emaw, tun hnaia ram pakhata i zin tawh a, Lassa fever symptoms i neih chuan doctor pan nghal rawh. Naupai i nih chuan, a nih loh leh naupai i nih i ring a nih chuan doctor-in a enkawl ang che a, uluk takin a lo en reng tur che a ni.

Engtikah nge Emergency Department (ETU) ah ka kal ang ?

Heng symptom na tak tak te hi i neih chuan emergency room hnai ber pan nghal rawh. Tin, Lassa fever i vei theih thu hrilh bawk ang che:

• Chhung, kawng emaw, pum na emaw
• Thâwk harsa
• Luak chhuak nasa tak emaw, luak chhuak emaw
• Seizures hi fit ang mai a ni.
• Buaina, rilru buai

Doctor hnenah eng zawhna nge ka zawh ang?

Doctor hnenah hetiang zawhnate zawh hi a \angkai hle mai thei:

• Engtin nge hri darh zel tur ven theih ang?
• Eng enkawlna kawng nge ka neih?
• Engtin nge ka in enkawl ang?
• Eng chen nge a dam leh theih ang?
• Eng symptom thar emaw, a zual zel emaw nge ka en tur?

Lassa fever hi West Africa ram a cheng emaw, zin emaw, a vei thei a ni. A tlangpuiin a pawi lo hle. Mahse, harsatna na tak a thlen thei a, a bik takin hmeichhe naupai tan chuan. Rat awmna hmunte pumpelh a, Lassa fever vei enkawl hunah personal protective equipment (PPE) vuah hian i hlauhawmna chu i tihtlem thei a ni. Lassa natna vei tamna ramah i zin a nih chuan i kal hmain doctor emaw public health official emaw nen i ngaihtuahnate sawipui hmasak phawt a tha.

Take-Home Thuchah a ni

Okay, chuti a nih chuan tunah chuan kan sawi tawh Lassa Fever chungchang hi ngaihtuahna tha tak i nei ta. Kan ramah hian he natna hi a darh zel loh vang a ni. Mahse, fimkhur hi a tha reng a ni.

• Lassa fever hi virus fever a ni a, West Africa-ah chuan a hluar hle.
• A kai ber chu hri kai rats bawlhhlawh atanga kai a ni. Tin, hri kai taksa tui hmanga kai theih a ni bawk.
• Mi tam zawk chuan khawsik na lo leh taksa na ang chi symptoms an nei a, mahse tlemte erawh chu a na zawk thei.
• Hmeichhe naupai hi an hlauhawm zawk. Nau pai pawh a awm thei.
• Enkawlna ber chu damdawi `Ribavirin` an tih hi a ni.
• A ven dan tha ber chu rodents control leh faina vawn hi a ni. Hri kai awmna bulah hian personal protective equipment (PPE) hmang thin ang che.
• West Africa-a i zin tawh a, flu ang chi natna i neih chuan doctor hnenah hrilh nghal rawh.

Chuvangin, he thu hi i tan a tangkai ngei kan beisei. Hrisel takin awm rawh!

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