Yintoni iLassa Fever? Singazikhusela njani?

Abanye bethu baya kumazwe angaphandle ngenxa yomsebenzi, uhambo , okanye ezinye iinjongo, akunjalo? Xa sisiya, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba sizazi ezinye zezifo ezixhaphakileyo kuloo mazwe. Kuba ngoko sinokuzikhusela. Namhlanje sithetha ngesifo esisasazekayo, ingakumbi kumazwe aseNtshona Afrika. Esi sifo sibizwa ngokuba yiLassa Fever.

Yintoni kanye kanye iLassa Fever?

Ngamafutshane, umkhuhlane weLassa sisifo esibangelwa yintsholongwane . Le ntsholongwane ingena kakhulu emizimbeni yethu ivela kwiimpuku . Esi sifo saqala ukubonwa ngo-1969 kwisixeko sase "Lassa" eNigeria. Yiyo loo nto sabizwa ngokuba yi "Lassa fever".

Ixesha elininzi, esi sifo sibangela iimpawu eziqhelekileyo ezifana nomkhuhlane, iintlungu zomzimba , kunye nentloko ebuhlungu. Nangona kunjalo, kwabanye abantu, sinokuba qatha ngakumbi. Oko kuthetha ukuba sinokukhokelela kwiimeko ezinzulu ngakumbi ezifana nokopha kweentsini kunye nobunzima bokuphefumla. Oku kunokuba yingozi nakubomi.

Siyifumana njani le sifo?

Intsholongwane yeLassa ithwalwa kakhulu luhlobo oluthile lweempuku olufumaneka eNtshona, eMbindini, naseMpuma Afrika. Le ntsholongwane ihlala kumchamo nakwindle yezi mpuku. Ezi mpuku ziyathanda ukuza emakhaya apho kuhlala khona abantu nalapho kugcinwa khona ukutya.

Ngoko ke, kukho iindlela ezininzi umntu anokufumana ngazo esi sifo:

• Ngokudibana nomchamo okanye ilindle lempuku eyosulelwe yintsholongwane. Khawuthelekelele ukuba impuku enje ivele yahamba yaza yashiywa inkunkuma yayo ndaweni ithile. Ukuba uchukumisa ezo zinto, utya ukutya ngazo ezo zandla, okanye uchukumisa amehlo akho, impumlo, okanye umlomo, intsholongwane ingangena emzimbeni wakho.
• Ngokutya iimpuku ezineentsholongwane. Kwezinye iindawo, abantu babamba iimpuku baze bazitye. Ukwenza njalo kwandisa umngcipheko wokufumana esi sifo.
• Ngokuphefumla amasuntswana amancinci avela kwindle yeempuku ezineentsholongwane. Indle eyomileyo yeempuku inokuba ngumgubo ize iqokelele emoyeni. Ukuba siphefumla loo moya, intsholongwane ingangena emiphungeni yethu.

Kunqabile kakhulu ukuba esi sifo sisasazeke sisuka komnye umntu siye komnye. Kodwa akunakwenzeka. Ukuba sisasazeka, sinokusasazeka ngokudibana negazi okanye olunye ulwelo lomzimba (umz., ukuhlanza) oluvela kumntu osulelekileyo., umchamo) kufuneka ungene emzimbeni womntu ophilileyo ngenxeba, amehlo, impumlo, okanye umlomo. Esi sifo asisasazwa ngokuxhawulana nje, ukuwolana, okanye ukuhlala kufutshane. Kwakhona, iingcali zithi umntu osulelekileyo akanakusasaza isifo komnye umntu ngaphambi kokuba kubonakale iimpawu.

Ngubani osengozini enkulu?

Okokuqala, thina eSri Lanka asinanto yokoyika ngesi sifo. Kuba esi sifo asixhaphakanga ukuxelwa kwilizwe lethu. Sibonakala kakhulu kumazwe aseNtshona Afrika. Umzekelo:

• Sira Liyoni
• Layibheriya
• Gini
• Nayijeriya

Umngcipheko ukho kuphela xa uhamba okanye uhlala kula mazwe.

Ngokweengxelo ezivela kwi-World Health Organisation, izinga lokufa kwabantu abafumana esi sifo limalunga ne-1%. Nangona kunjalo, kwabo bagula kakhulu baze bangeniswe esibhedlele, malunga ne-15% banokufa.

Zithini iimpawu?

Iimpawu zibonakala kwiveki enye ukuya kwezintathu emva kokuba usulelo lufikile. Malunga nama-80% abantu bafumana iimpawu ezincinci neziqhelekileyo. Kodwa malunga nama-20% abantu banokufumana izifo ezinzima. Masibone oku ngokucacileyo kwitheyibhile.

Ukuxilongwa kunye nonyango lwesifo

Ukuba ubonakalisa iimpawu ezinje emva kokutyelela ilizwe laseAfrika, kubaluleke kakhulu ukubona ugqirha ngoko nangoko uze umxelele ngohambo lwakho .

Oogqirha badla ngokuxilonga esi sifo ngovavanyo lwegazi . Kwinqanaba lokuqala lesi sifo, uxilongo lunokwenziwa nangokuhlola ulwelo oluthathwe empumlweni okanye emqaleni.

Njengonyango, ugqirha wakho uhlala ekunika iyeza lokulwa neentsholongwane elibizwa ngokuba yiRibavirin . Eli yeza lisebenza kakuhle ukuba uliqala kwangoko nje ukuba ubonakalise iimpawu. Eli yeza linokunikelwa ngemithambo yegazi (IV) okanye njengepilisi.

Abo bagula kakhulu badinga unyango esibhedlele. Apho, oogqirha kunye nabahlengikazi:

• Izinto ezifana ne-saline zinikwa ukuthintela ukuphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni.
• Ioksijini iyafumaneka xa kuyimfuneko.
• Ilawula uxinzelelo lwegazi.
• Ukuba kuvela ezinye iingxaki zempilo, nazo ziya kunyangwa.

Zeziphi iingxaki ezinokubangela oku?

Enye yezona ngxaki zinzima nezibangela ukuphelelwa ngamandla yiLassa fever kukuva . Malunga nesithathu kwisithathu sabo basulelekileyo baya kuba nokungaziva. Oku kuhlala kusenzeka ngonaphakade .

Enye into kukuba ukuba isifo siba sibi kakhulu, ukungasebenzi kakuhle kwamalungu amaninzi kunye nokufa kunokwenzeka kwiiveki ezimbini emva kokuqala kweempawu.

Ungazikhusela njani kwiLassa fever?

Ukuba undwendwela ilizwe laseNtshona Afrika, eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokuzikhusela kwesi sifo kukuzigcina kude neempuku . Ukuze wenze oku, ungenza oku kulandelayo:

• Gcina ukutya neziselo kwizikhongozeli ezivalwe kakuhle ezingafikelelekiyo kwiimpuku.
• Gcina indawo ohlala kuyo icocekile. Ngale ndlela, inani leempuku liya kuncipha.
• Ukuba ubona iimpuku kwindawo okhoyo, fudukela kwenye indawo ukuba kunokwenzeka. Okanye beka imigibe yeempuku.
• Ungaze uzame ukupheka nokutya iimpuku.

Imibuzo Ebuzwa Rhoqo (Ii-FAQ)

Ngaba umkhuhlane weLassa unganyangeka ngokupheleleyo?

Akukho nyango lucacileyo lomkhuhlane weLassa okwangoku. Nangona kunjalo, oogqirha basebenzisa iyeza lokulwa neentsholongwane elibizwa ngokuba yiRibavirin. Ukuba unyango luqaliswa kwangoko nje ukuba iimpawu zibonakale, lunokuphumelela kakhulu.

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kwe-Ebola kunye ne-Lassa fever?

Nangona zombini ezi zizifo ezibangelwa yintsholongwane ezibangelwa ziintsholongwane, kukho umahluko omkhulu. I-Ebola isasazeka ukusuka komnye umntu ukuya komnye ngokudibana nolwelo lomzimba lomntu osulelekileyo. Kwelinye icala, i-Lassa fever isasazeka kakhulu ngendle yeempuku ezisulelekileyo. I-Ebola inezinga lokufa elifikelela kwi-50%. I-Lassa fever inezinga lokufa eliphantsi kakhulu.