Nu naupai te u, he Zika virus rapthlak tak lakah hian i inveng ang u! A chipchiar zawng kan zir dawn em ni?

Naupai emaw, nau neih thuai tur emaw i nih chuan hei hi i tan a pawimawh hle dawn a ni. ``Zika'' tih thumal hi i hre tawh mai thei. Mahse vawiinah hian eng nge a nih tak tak a, engvangin nge a hlauhawm tih sawi ila, a bik takin naupai tan chuan. I thian tha ber nena inbiakna ang mai a ni a, chuvangin awlsam taka hriatthiam tum ila.

Zika hi eng nge ni? Khawi atanga lo chhuak nge?

A awlsam zawngin Zika hi virus atanga lo chhuak natna a ni . Dengue leh chikungunya ang bawkin thosi atanga kai a ni ber. A bik takin, rulhut chi hnih, `(Aedes aegypti)` leh `(Aedes albopictus)` te hian he hri hi an keng tel a ni . Heng rulhut te hian nitin an seh tam ber.

Zika vei tam zawk chuan symptoms an nei lo , a nih loh leh a na lo hle chauh. Chuvangin natna i vei tih pawh i hre lo mai thei. Mahse, naupaiin he hri hi a kai a nih chuan nausen piang lai thluak thanna chu nasa takin a tichhe thei a ni. Chu chu a hlauhawm ber a ni.

Zika virus kengtu thosi hi khawvel ram tam takah hmuh tur a awm a. He natna hi a bik takin America ramah te, Caribbean-ah te, Africa ram thenkhatah te, Asia ram thenkhatah te a darh nasa hle a ni. Tun hma chuan hripui lian tham tak tak pawh a awm thin. Tunah chuan hri kai tam zawk hi ram pawna zin mite zingah an awm tawh a ni.

Zika natna lan chhuah dan chu engte nge ni? Mi zawng zawngin kan hmu em?

Mak tak maiin Zika vei zawng zawng hian symptoms an nei vek dawn lo. A vaiin hri kai mi panga zinga pakhat vel chauhvin symptoms an nei ang. Tin, chutiang symptoms chu ni hnih atanga kar khat chhung a awm tlangpui bawk.

A lan chhuah dan tlangpui chu:

• Khawsik
• Lu na
• Joint na (a bik takin kut leh ke ruh te te) .
• Mit sen (conjunctivitis nen a inang) .
• Vun tichhe thei(Hei hi ``Maculopapular'' type of rash a ni a, chu chu hmun thenkhat a sang a, hmun thenkhat chu flat leh red a ni tihna a ni. A chang chuan heng rash te hi a itchy thei bawk.)

Heng symptoms te hi viral fever tlanglawn leh dengue fever te nen a inang avangin Zika a ni thei tih pawh kan ngaihtuah lo mai thei. Chuvangin at-risk area-a i kal tawh chuan heng symptoms te hi hriat a pawimawh hle.

Zika hi a hlauhawm em? Tu nge a tuar ber?

Puitling leh naupang tan chuan Zika hi natna khirh tak a ni lo. Mi tam zawk chu ni rei lote chhungin an dam leh a, natna lanchhuahna an nei lo emaw, natna lanchhuahna na lo tak tak emaw chauh an nei.

Amaherawhchu Zika hi naupai tan chuan natna hlauhawm tak a ni. Hei hi kan hriat reng tur a ni.

Naupai laia Zika hi a kai a nih chuan nu atanga naute hnenah hri kai theih a ni a, naupang nervous system, a bik takin thluak hmasawnna a tibuai thei a ni. Hei hian pian tirh lamah pianpui natna chi hrang hrang a thlen thei a ni.

Engtin nge Zika hi kan taksaah a luh? A inkaichhawn theih dan kawng hrang hrang a awm!

Zika virus hi kan taksaah a luh theih dan tlangpui engemaw zat a awm a:

1. Through mosquito bites: Hei hi a tlangpui leh hman tlanglawn ber a ni . Aedes rulhut hian Zika virus vei mi a seh a, chutah mi hrisel a seh chuan chu mi pawh chu a kai thei bawk. Dengue virus hi a kai theih ang bawkin.

2. Nu naupai atanga naute thlengin: Hei hi kan ngaihtuah ber tur a ni . Nuin naupai laiin Zika a kai a nih chuan he hri hian nausen (placenta) a paltlang thei a, nausen pum chhunga naute chu a kai thei a ni. Hei hian nauteah hian natna khirh tak a thlen thei a, chu chu ``Microcephaly`` (lu te tak te) te hi a ni.

3. Sex kaltlangin: Hei hi mi tam takin an hriat loh thil dang a ni. He virus hi Zika virus kai tawh mi pakhat semen leh vaginal fluid-ah kar tam tak, thla tam tak chhung pawh a thawk chhunzawm thei a ni. Symptoms awm lo mahse, natna a reh hnuah pawh hetiang sex hmang hian mi dangin a kai thei a ni. Chuvangin, oral, vaginal, anal sex hmanga kai theih a ni.

4. Thisen pek hmanga: Hei hi thil thleng tlem tak a ni . Brazil leh France ang ramah thisen pek hmanga Zika kai hi mi eng emaw zat an awm tawh a ni. Amaherawhchu, United States ang ramah chuan thisen pek hmanga Zika inkaichhawn nia report erawh a la awm lo.

Zika hi eng chen nge a kai theih?

Sexal transmission chungchang sawi ila, zirchianna thenkhatah chuan he virus hi semen-ah hian symptoms a lan tan atanga kar 6 thleng a awm thei tih hmuhchhuah a ni. Chuvangin Zika tamna hmunah i kal tawh a nih chuan thla 3 tal i hlat tur a ni , symptoms i neih emaw nei lo emaw pawh nise.Sex hman lai hian invenna hmanrua condom hman a tha a, a nih loh leh sex hman loh tur a ni.

Naupai laiin Zika hi a kai a nih chuan naute chungah eng nghawng nge a neih?

Hei hi kan ngaih pawimawh ber tur a ni. Nu naupaiin Zika a vei chuan he hri hi a naute hnenah a kai thei a, naute hmasawnna a nghawng thei a ni. Statistics atanga a lan dan chuan Zika vei nu zinga 5% vel (chu chu mi 20 zinga pakhat vel a ni) chuan harsatna engemaw zat (`(Congenital conditions)`) neiin an naute an piang ang.

Harsatna lo awm thei ber chu:

• Lu lian zawng pangngai aia te (Microcephaly) : Chumi awmzia chu naute thluak a thang tha lo tihna a ni. Hei hian naupang rilru leh taksa thanlenna nasa takin a nghawng thei a ni.
• Congenital Zika syndrome : Hei hi lu compression nasa tak, luruh a tlak hniam, thluak tissue tlahniam, mit chhiatna, ruh natna, leh taksa ruh rigidity lutuk (hypertonia) te a ni.
• Thluak hmasawnna dik lo : Hei hian natna khirh tak tak, neural tube defects, lissencephaly (thluak nem tak), hydrocephalus (lu chhunga tui), thluak hmun thenkhat hloh, leh thluak atrophy te a huam thei.
• Cerebral palsy : Hei hian hun rei tak chhung chu naupang coordination leh muscle control-ah nghawng a nei a.
• Mit emaw hriatna lama harsatna nei
• Nau piang rit lo

A pawimawh ber chu, heng harsatnate hi a lo awm dawn nge, ven theih a nih leh nih loh chu doctor-in chiang takin a sawi thei lo. Mahse, rilru lamah an buatsaih thei che a, naute pian hnua nang leh i naute hmachhawn tur harsatnate chu a tul angin puihna an pe thei che a ni.

Engtin nge Zika i vei tih chiang taka i hriat theih ang? Enkawlnate chu engte nge ni?

Zika natna i neih leh neih loh hriat chian nan doctor hnenah test i neih a ngai a ni . A tlangpuiin, i thisen emaw, i zun emaw chu virus a awm leh awm loh enfiah thin a ni. Mahse, he test hi Zika vei theihna hmuna i zin tawh a, symptom i neih chuan chauh tih thin a ni.

Vanduaithlak takin Zika virus tihlum tur emaw, natna tidam vek tur damdawi bik a la awm lo . Doctor-te chuan i natna lan chhuah dan (khawsik leh taksa na ang chi) te enkawl turin an pui thei che a, midang kai loh dan tur an zirtir thei bawk.

• In lamah chuan `(Acetaminophen)` (e.g. Panadol) ang chi damdawi hmangin khawsik leh taksa na tihziaawm theih a ni.
• Mahse hei hi hre reng ang che: Damdawi lam thurawn tel lovin aspirin emaw nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) dang (e.g., ibuprofen, diclofenac) emaw ei suh .A chhan chu, natna dang dengue ang chi, Zika ang chi natnaah chuan he damdawi hian thisen chhuah theihna a tipung thei a ni.

Zika natna hi ni engemaw zat atanga kar khat chhungin a mah chauhin a reh tlangpui. Mahse, a hmaa kan sawi tawh ang khan naupai laiin a kai a nih chuan nausen piansualna (congenital conditions) a neih theih te chu a awm reng a, tihdam theih a ni lo.

Chuti a nih chuan engtin nge Zika virus lakah hian kan inven theih ang? Invenna hi a pawimawh ber!

Zika virus enkawlna bik a awm loh avangin a tha ber chu him taka awm hi a ni . Chutiang ti thei tur chuan thil tlemte kan tih theih a awm a:

1. Thosi lakah inveng rawh: Hei hi thil hmasa ber leh pawimawh ber a ni .

• Zika hlauhawmna hmuna zin i nih chuan thawmhnaw sei tak, khuh tha tak ha la.
• EPA-a registered insect repellent chu vun langsar takah hnawih thin ang che.
• A theih ang angin in chhungah awm la, window-ah screen dahin, air-conditioned room-ah emaw awm rawh.
• Mut laiin mosquito net hmang thin ang che.
• A pawimawh ber: Zika hlauhawmna hmuna i kal hnuah kar 3 tal chu rulhut seh loh tur a ni . Hei hi a chhan chu natna lanchhuahna nei lo mahse i taksaah hri hi i la nei thei a, rulhut in a seh che a, midang a seh che chuan natna hi i kai darh thei a ni.

2. Sex hman laiin him takin awm rawh:

• Nangmah emaw i kawppui emaw Zika vei theihna hmunah i zin a nih chuan thla 3 tal i sex hman apiangin condom dik hmang la , a nih loh leh chutih chhung chuan sex hman loh vek rawh. Hei hi symptoms i neih leh neih loh pawh a pawimawh hle.
• Sex toys hi midang nen insem suh, Zika pawh a kai thei bawk.

3. Naupai i nih chuan Zika hluarna hmuna zin chhuah loh tur:

• Hei hi tih tur a ni ngei ang. Chutiang zin chu a theih ang angin pumpelh rawh.
• I kal a ngai a nih chuan doctor hriattir la, a thurawn la rawh. Symptoms a awm chuan fimkhur reng ang che.
• I naupai tawh a, i awmna hmuna Zika hri leng a awm chuan, thosi laka invenna tur leh sex hman laiin him taka awm turin theihtawp chhuah thin ang che.

4. Naute neih i beisei a nih chuan:

• Nangmah emaw i kawppui emaw Zika hlauhawmna hmunah in zin a, Zika i vei tih finfiah a nih chuan naute neih hun engemaw chen sawn hlat chu a finthlak hle.
• Tuna thurawn chu hmeichhia tan thla 2 tal leh mipa tan thla 3 tal nghah tur a ni , chu hmuna zin hnuah emaw, natna lan chhuah tan hnuah emaw, naute neih leh tum hmain. Hemi chungchang hi i doctor nen inbia la, thutlukna siam rawh.

Zika ka vei chuan engtin nge ka tih ang? Engtin nge midang kai loh theih ang?

Zika vei tam zawk chuan symptoms na lo tak tak an nei a, ni engemaw zat chhungin an dam leh thin. Amaherawhchu, midang, a bik takin hmeichhe naupai te hnena hri kai darh lohna tura pui turin, i tih theih thenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Sex hman laiin condom hmang emaw, natna lan chhuah tirh atanga thla 2-3 tal sex hman loh tur, thisen aiin semen leh vaginal fluid-ah virus hi a thawk rei thei a ni.
• Natna lan chhuah tirh atanga kar 3 tal chu rulhut nena inhmu lo tur a ni. Mosquito repellent hmang la, khuh rawh.

Zika hian harsatna dang a thlen thei em?

A tlem hle a, Zika vei mi 10,000 zinga pahnih velin autoimmune disorder ``Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) an tih chu an nei thei a ni.`` Hei hi kan taksa hriselna (immune system) ngeiin kan nerve a beih hun a ni. Hei hian hriatna hloh leh paralysis ang chi dinhmun a thlen thei a ni. Mahse mi tam zawk chu kar tlemte atanga thla engemaw zat chhungin an dam leh thin.

Engtikah nge Doctor ka hmuh ang?

• Zika vei theihna hmuna i zin tawh a, Zika natna lanchhuahna i neih chuan.
• Naupai i nih a, Zika chungchangah ngaihtuahna emaw hlauhna emaw i neih chuan, emaw, risk area-a i awm tawh a nih chuan.
• I awmna hmuna Zika hri leng laiin symptoms i neih chuan.

Chutiang dinhmunah chuan damdawi lam thurawn zawng ngei ang che.

Doctor hnenah eng zawhna nge i zawh tur?

Doctor hmu tura i kal hian hetiang zawhna hi i zawt thei ang:

• "Zika ka vei em tih hriat nan eng test nge ka tih ang?"
• "Nau ka pai/nau neih ka beisei. Zika lakah engtin nge ka inven theih ang?"
• "Engtin nge Zika hi midang hnena a darh loh nan ka ven theih ang?"
• "Eng chen nge sex ka insum ang, a nih loh leh condom ka hmang ang?"
• "Zika hlauhawmna hmuna ka zin hunah eng thil nge ka fimkhur bik ang?"
• "Engtikah nge kei/kan tan naute neih tumna hun him ber?"

Kan hriat reng tur pawimawh ber berte

Okay, chuvangin kan sawiho atang hian Zika chungchangah hian ngaihdan tha tak i neih ka beisei. A tawi zawngin:

• Zika virus hi puitling leh naupang tan chuan harsatna lian tak a ni lo tlangpui. Mahse, naupai i nih chuan a hlauhawm hle thei. A chhan chu nausen pum chhunga naute thluak than chhoh danah nghawng lian tak a nei thei a, piansualna dang a thlen thei bawk.
• Vanneihthlak takin Zika vei naupai zawng zawng hian an naute lakah harsatna an nei vek lovang. Mahse risk chu a awm. Chuvangin Zika laka inven nan theihtawp chhuah a pawimawh. A bik takin rulhut laka invenna leh safe sex hmanna hmangin.
• Naupai emaw, nau neih i tum emaw a nih chuan Zika chungchang hi doctor nen zalen takin sawipui rawh. I mamawh thurawn leh thlawpna dik tak an pe ang che.

He thu hi i tan a tangkai ngei kan beisei. Hrisel takin awm rawh!

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