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Njodzi yakavanzwa yemahombekombe erwizi: Ngatidzidzei nezveOnchocerciasis, kana kuti rwizi rusingaoni?

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Medically reviewed by MBBS — Updated on Jul 15, 2026 · 8 min read

Njodzi yakavanzwa yemahombekombe erwizi: Ngatidzidzei nezveOnchocerciasis, kana kuti rwizi rusingaoni?
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Wakambonzwa nezvechirwere chinotyisa chinobata vanhu vanogara mumipata yenzizi dzakanaka, dzinoyerera nekukurumidza, zvichitokonzera upofu? Ichi chinonzi Onchocerciasis, chinozivikanwawo se'river blindness.' Zita racho ringanzwika serakaoma, asi ngatitaurei nezvechirwere ichi chine njodzi nenzira iri nyore yaunogona kunzwisisa.

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Chii chinonzi Onchocerciasis? Inozivikanwawo se "river blindness"

Zvichitaurwa zviri nyore, onchocerciasis chirwere chinokonzerwa nehonye ine parasitic . Zita resainzi rehonye iyi ndi "Onchocerca volvulus". Chipembenene ichi chinopfuudzwa kuvanhu kuburikidza nekurumwa kakawanda nenhunzi nhema dzine utachiona dzerudzi rwe "Simulium". Nhunzi idzi nhema dzinoberekerana pedyo nenzizi nehova dzinoyerera nekukurumidza, kunyanya munzvimbo dzakaoma, dzinopisa, dzekurima.

Chirwere ichi chinogona kukonzera kukuvara kwakanyanya paganda rako nemaziso , uye dzimwe nguva kutokonzera upofu husingaperi . Ndosaka chichinziwo "river blindness." Fungidzira kuti izvozvo zvine njodzi sei!

Chirwere ichi chakajairika zvakadii?

Waizviziva here kuti chirwere ichi, chinonzi onchocerciasis, chinonyanya kuwanikwa muAfrica iri pasi peSahara nedzimwe nzvimbo dzeSouth America, dzakadai seBrazil neVenezuela? Sekureva kwePan American Health Organization, iyo inoshanda pamwe chete neWorld Health Organization, vanhu vanosvika mamiriyoni gumi nemasere pasi rose vanotambura nechirwere ichi. Pavanhu ava, vanosvika zviuru mazana maviri nemakumi manomwe (270,000) mapofu zvachose.

Asi, pane mashoko akanaka. Dzimwe nyika dzakabvisa chirwere ichi nekupfapfaidza mishonga yezvipembenene uye kupa mishonga kuvanhu vakawanda. Izvi zvinokurudzira zvechokwadi.

Ndiani ane mukana mukuru wekuwana chirwere ichi?

Nhunzi dzine hutachiona hwe "(Simulium)" dzinoparadzira chirwere ichi dzinogara pedyo nenzizi nehova dzinoyerera nekukurumidza, mumisha iri kure, yekumaruwa, yekurima muAfrica neSouth America. Saka, vanhu vanogara munzvimbo dzakadaro ndivo vari panjodzi huru.

Uyewo, vanhu vanofamba vachienda kunzvimbo idzi kwenguva yakareba vari panjodzi yekubatwa nechirwere ichi. Semuenzaniso, vaongorori veminda, mamishinari, uye vanozvipira vePeace Corps. MuSri Lanka, hatiwanzo famba tichienda kunzvimbo idzi kakawanda, saka hatisi panjodzi huru. Zvisinei, kana mumwe munhu ari kuenda kunyika yakaita seiyi, kunyanya kumaruwa, kubasa kana kune chimwe chikonzero chaicho, zvakakosha kuziva izvi.

Ko onchocerciasis inokura sei?

Ichi chinhu chinoda tsananguro diki. Funga nezvazvo nenzira iyi.

Kana nhunzi nhema ikaruma munhu ane oncocerciasis, inodya honye diki diki , idzo dzinokonzera chirwere ichi. Honye diki dzinobva dzakura mumuviri wenhunzi.

Zvino, kana nhunzi iyoyo ine utachiona ikaruma mumwe munhu ane hutano, inopinza mabuu aya mumuviri wemunhu mutsva. Zvisinei, kazhinji, chirwere ichi hachipfuuri nekuruma kamwe chete; nhunzi dzinoverengeka, kakawanda, dzinodiwa kuti dzikonzere hutachiona. Mushure mekupinda mumuviri mutsva, mabuu aya anokura kuita makonye makuru, ayo anobatana kuti abereke mabuu akawanda. Mabuu aya anobva apararira kuganda, maziso, nedzimwe nhengo dzemuviri.

Chinhu chakakosha ndechekuti kana magonye aya awanda mumuviri, muviri wedu unotanga kuita chimwe chinhu. Kureva kuti, muviri unotanga kurwisa magonye aya. Tinoti izvi kuzvimba . Ndipo panotanga kuoneka zviratidzo.

Ndezvipi zviratidzo zvehupofu hwemurwizi?

Oncocerciasis inonyanya kukanganisa ganda rako nemaziso . Zviratidzo zvinogona kusanganisira:

  • Kukwenya kweganda zvakanyanya: Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chikuru uye chekutanga chinozivikanwa nevanhu vazhinji. Dzimwe nguva kukwenya kwacho hakutsungiririki.
  • Maronda mumaziso ako: Maronda anogona kuitika mukati memaziso.
  • Mavanga, maronda, kana mapundu paganda: Dzimwe nguva, mapundu anogona kuumbwa pasi peganda rakatenderedza honye. Dzimwe nguva izvi zvinogona kutoonekwa pachiso, zvichiita kuti chitaridzike zvisina kunaka.
  • Kutadza kuona zvakanaka, kusaona zvakanaka, kana upofu husingaperi: Sezvo chirwere ichi chichienderera mberi, maziso anokuvara uye kuona kunoderera zvishoma nezvishoma, zvichizopedzisira zvaita kuti munhu apedzisire ava upofu. Uyu ndiwo mhedzisiro ine njodzi zvikuru yechirwere ichi.

Zviratidzo zvinoonekwa kwenguva yakareba sei mushure mechirwere?

Munhu ane chirwere cheonchocerciasis haawanzonzwa kusagadzikana pakutanga. Zviratidzo zvinotanga kuoneka mushure mekunge mabundu awanda mumuviri. Izvi zvinogona kutora mwedzi ingangoita gumi nemiviri kusvika gumi nemisere, kureva gore kana gore nehafu . Saka, zvinogona kutora nguva munhu asati aziva kuti abatwa nechirwere ichi.

Chirwere ichi cheonchocerciasis chinotapukira here?

Oncocerciasis haitapurirwi zvakananga kubva kumunhu kuenda kune mumwe . Izvi zvinoreva kuti haigone kupararira nekutaura, kubatana maoko, kana kudya nemunhu ane chirwere ichi.

Asi, iyi ndiyo nzira iyo chirwere ichi chinopararira nayo: Nhunzi nhema dzinoruma munhu ane chirwere ichi dzosveta mabundu ari mumuviri wake. Zvadaro, kana nhunzi idzodzo dzikaruma munhu asina chirwere chacho, dzinotapurira munhu mutsva mabundu iwayo. Saka, izvi zvinopararira kuburikidza nenhunzi .

Ungaongorora sei chirwere ichi nemazvo?

Kuti vaone kana uine oncocerciasis, chiremba anowanzoita biopsy yeganda . Izvi zvinoreva kutora zvidimbu zvidiki zveganda kubva kumativi akasiyana emuviri uye kuzviongorora nemaikorosikopu kuti vaone kana paine makonye.

Kuti vaongorore hutachiona hwemaziso, chiremba achaongorora maziso ako kuti aone kana paine maronda kana zvimwe zvinhu. Vachashandisa mudziyo unonzi "slit lamp." Wakaita semaikorosikopu ine chiedza chakajeka.

Pamusoro pezvo, kuongororwa kweropa kunogona kuitwa kuti kuonekwe kana muviri une masoja ekudzivirira chirwere ari kuedza kurwisa hutachiona.

Ndezvipi zviri kurapwa?

Mushonga wekurapa upofu hwemurwizi mushonga unonwiwa nemuromo unonzi ivermectin . Uyu mushonga unokosha zvikuru.

Asi hechino chimwe chinhu chekunzwisisa. Ivermectin inouraya magonye chete, kwete magonye makuru . Gonye rechikadzi guru rinogona kurarama kwemakore angangoita gumi kusvika gumi nemashanu. Munguva iyoyo, rinogona kubereka mamiriyoni emagonye matsva! Fungidzira kuti izvozvo zvine njodzi sei.

Saka, mushonga uyu unofanirwa kutorwa kwemakore gumi kusvika gumi nemashanu, kanenge kamwe chete pagore . Kuramba uchirapa chete ndiko kunodzorwa huwandu hwemakonye mumuviri, kusvika makonye akura afa ega.

Tingazvidzivirira sei kubva pane izvi?

Nzira yakanakisisa yekuzvidzivirira kubva kuchirwere ichi ndeyekusafamba uchienda kunzvimbo dzine hutachiona. Zvisinei, kana uchifanira kufamba kuenda kunzvimbo yakadaro, zvakakosha kutevedzera matanho aya ekuchengetedza:

  • Pfekai mbatya dzakaiswa mushonga wezvipembenene unonzi Permethrin.'' Mamwe zvitoro anotengesa mbatya idzi, kana kuti munogona kudzipfapfaidza pambatya dzenyu mega.
  • Pfapfaidzai muviri wenyu nembatya dzenyu nemushonga unodzinga zvipembenene une (DEET). Izvi zvichabatsira kudzinga nhunzi pamwe neumhutu.
  • Pfeka bhurugwa rako rakaputirwa mumasokisi ako. Nenzira iyi, zvigunwe zvako hazvizoonekwe uye pachava nemikana mishoma yekuti nhunzi dzikurume.
  • Pfeka hembe dzine maoko marefu nebhurugwa refu. Zvakanakisisa kuvhara ganda rakawanda sezvinobvira.

Fungidzira kuti uri kuenda kumusha muAfrica kubasa. Uchafanira kugara pedyo nerwizi. Saka zvakakosha sei kutevedzera matanho aya ekuchengetedza paunobuda mangwanani nemanheru!

Chii chinoitika kana ukabatwa nechirwere cheonchocerciasis?

Oncocerciasis ndiyo yechipiri inotungamira pakupofumadza pasi rose uye inogona kukonzera maronda eganda nematambudziko akakomba, pamwe nekupofumadza kusingaperi.

Zvisinei, kutsvaga rubatsiro rwechiremba nekukurumidza mushure mekutapukirwa kunogona kubatsira kudzivirira kutapukirwa kwakanyanya. Saka, zvakakosha kuziva zviratidzo uye kuona chiremba nekukurumidza kana uine zvinokunetsa.

Ko upofu hunokonzerwa neizvi hahugone kurapwa here?

Zvinosuwisa kuti kana upofu hwaitika nekuda kwechirwere cheonchocerciasis, haugone kuchinjwa. Kureva kuti, kuona kwakarasika hakugone kuwanikwazve.Ndiyo chikamu chinosuwisa zvikuru chechirwere ichi. Ndosaka kuzivikanwa nekukurumidza uye kurapwa, uye kudzivirira chirwere chisati chatanga, zvichikosha zvikuru.

Ndinofanira kuitei kana ndichifunga kuti ndine chirwere ichi?

Kana uchangobva kuenda kunzvimbo iri kure muAfrica kana kuSouth America, kunyanya pedyo nenzizi, uye ukarumwa nenhunzi nhema, kana uine zviratidzo zveonchocerciasis (zvakadai sekurumwa kweganda kwakanyanya, kusagadzikana kwemaziso), ndapota tsvaga rubatsiro rwechiremba nekukasika .

Chiremba anogona kuongorora ganda rako neropa rako kuti aone kana paine hutachiona. Yeuka kuti, kana ukakurumidza kutanga kurapwa, mikana yako yekudzivirira migumisiro yakaipa inowedzera.

Oncocerciasis, inozivikanwawo se "river blindness," chirwere chinokonzerwa nechirwere chinonzi Onchocerca volvulus. Chirwere ichi chinoparadzirwa nenhunzi dzine utachiona dzinogara pedyo nenzizi nehova munzvimbo dziri kure dzeAfrica neSouth America. Kana wakamboenda kunzvimbo dzakadaro uye wakarumwa nenhunzi nhema, zvakanaka kutaura nachiremba.

Rangarira chinhu chakakosha kupfuura zvose! (Mharidzo Yekuenda Kumba)

Zvakanaka, saka ndinovimba wava kunzwisisa zviri nani zvatanga tichitaura nezvazvo, onchocerciasis, kana river blindness. Heano mamwe mapoinzi ekurangarira:

  • Ichi chirwere chinokonzerwa nehonye ine utachiona uye chinoparadzirwa nenhunzi nhema .
  • Inonyanya kuonekwa mune dzimwe nzvimbo dzeAfrica neSouth America .
  • Zviratidzo zvikuru kuvaviwa kwakanyanya, matambudziko eganda, uye kurasikirwa nekuona/kupofumadza .
  • Kurapa kunogona kuitwa nemushonga unonzi (Ivermectin) , asi unofanira kutorwa kwenguva yakareba.
  • Kana uchifamba kunzvimbo dzine chirwere ichi, zvakakosha kutora matanho akakosha ekuzvidzivirira kubva kunhunzi .
  • Kana usina chokwadi, tsvaga rubatsiro rwechiremba nekukasika, sezvo kuonekwa nekukurumidza kunogona kudzivirira matambudziko akakomba akadai seupofu.

Kunyange hazvo chirwere ichi chisingawanzoitiki muSri Lanka, kana uchifunga kuti vanhu vari kune dzimwe nzvimbo dzepasi vanotambura nacho, zvakakosha kuziva nezvezvirwere zvakadaro, handiti? Zvakare, kana iwe kana mumwe munhu waunoziva akambofanira kufamba kunzvimbo ine njodzi huru kudaro, ndinotenda kuti ruzivo urwu ruchabatsira.


Oncocerciasis , river blindness, parasitic honye, ​​black flies, black flies, mapundu eganda, kurasikirwa nekuona, ivermectin

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