Ngaba umntwana wakho omncinci naye ukhe waba ne-(COVID-19)? Ungakhathazeki, masithethe ngale nto!

Abazali abaninzi mhlawumbi bayazibuza ukuba benze ntoni ukuba umntwana wabo ufumana i-COVID-19. Enyanisweni, i-COVID-19 ayibi yingozi kangako kubantwana abancinci kunakwabantu abadala. Nangona kunjalo, kwabanye abantwana, inokuba yingozi kakhulu. Ngoko ke, kubalulekile ukukwazi oku.

Zeziphi iimpawu ezibonakaliswa ngabantwana abancinci xa befumana `(COVID-19)`?

Le ntsholongwane inokubangela iimpawu ezahlukeneyo xa ingena emzimbeni. Iimpawu eziqhelekileyo ngumkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, ukuphefumla kancinci, kunye nokuphazamiseka kwesisu. Ukuphazamiseka kwesisu kubandakanya iintlungu zesisu, isicaphucaphu, ukuhlanza, kunye norhudo. Ukongeza, iintloko ezibuhlungu, iintlungu zomzimba (iintlungu zemisipha), ukulahlekelwa yincasa, kunye neempawu zomkhuhlane oqhelekileyo nazo zinokwenzeka. Kwabanye abantu, oku kunokuba nzima ngakumbi. Kwakhona, abanye abantu banokuba ne-`(COVID-19)` ngaphandle kokuba neempawu.

Masifunde nangemeko ekhethekileyo ebizwa ngokuba yi-`(MIS-C)`

Abanye abantwana, emva kweeveki ezimbalwa besulelekile yintsholongwane, banokuba neempawu zokudumba emzimbeni wonke. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi-"Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children" okanye "MIS-C". Oku kunokuchaphazela iinkqubo ezininzi zamalungu omzimba, kuquka imiphunga, intliziyo, ubuchopho, izintso, imithambo yegazi, ulusu, amehlo, kunye nenkqubo yesisu.

Cinga ngale ndlela, `(MIS-C)` ifana nenkqubo yomzimba yokuzikhusela esabela kakhulu kwintsholongwane.

Uninzi lwexesha, abantwana abane-`(MIS-C)` bayachacha ngononophelo olukhethekileyo esibhedlele. Ngamanye amaxesha, kufuneka banyangwe kwi-`(ICU)`, oko kukuthi, kwicandelo lokhathalelo olunzulu.

Ndingenza ntoni ukuba umntwana wam unezi mpawu?

Ukuba umntwana wakho unomkhuhlane, ukhohlela, uphefumla nzima, umphimbo obuhlungu, isisu sibuhlungu, ukuhlanza, urhudo, irhashalala, isiyezi, okanye ukuba uziva engaphilanga kakuhle, tsalela umnxeba ugqirha wakho ngoko nangoko. Xelela ugqirha wakho ukuba umntwana wakho ebesondelelene nomntu one-COVID-19 okanye uye waya kwindawo apho i-COVID-19 ixhaphakileyo khona.

Thetha nogqirha malunga nokuba umntwana wakho ufanele na avavanyelwe i-COVID-19. Ugqirha uya kugqiba ukuba umntwana wakho kufuneka:

• Ndingayinyanga ekhaya?
• Uyafuna ukuza kundibonisa?
• Ndingakubona ngevidiyo, oko kukuthi, nge-"Telehealth"?

Nge-`(Telehealth)`, ungambona umntwana wakho ekhaya ngevidiyo ukuya kugqirha. Ukuba kunokwenzeka, zama ukufumana iinkonzo ze-`(Telehealth)` kugqirha obona abantwana abancinci. Ukuba ugqirha ucinga ukuba umntwana wakho udinga unyango olukhawulezileyo, uza kukuxelela apho uya khona.

Ukuba umntwana wakho unezi mpawu, unokufuna unyango olungakumbi. Yiya kwiYunithi yoNyango oluNgxamisekileyo (ETU) yesibhedlele ngoko nangoko!

Lumka kakhulu ngezi mpawu. Ukuba unayo nayiphi na kwezi, ungalibazisi.

• Ukuba ubona ukuba umntwana ujongene nobunzima .
• Ukuba unengxaki yokuphefumla , jonga ngononophelo ukuze ubone ukuba ulusu luyatsala phakathi kwamathambo esifuba okanye ukuba iimpumlo ziyavutha xa uphefumla.
• Ukuba umntwana ubonakala edidekile okanye elele kakhulu .
• Ukuba unentlungu esifubeni.
• Ukuba ulusu lubanda, lubila, luphaphathekile, okanye lunesikhumba esinamabala.
• Ukuba uziva unesizungu.
• Ukuba unentlungu embi kakhulu esiswini .

Kwakhona, ukuba umntwana wakho unengxaki enkulu yokuphefumla, akakwazi ukuthetha okanye ukuhamba ngenxa yobunzima bokuphefumla, ujika abe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okanye uyafa isiqaqa, fowunela u-911 (okanye inombolo yakho yongxamiseko yasekuhlaleni) ngoko nangoko. Le yingxaki.

Ndingayikhusela njani yonke intsapho xa umntwana wam eneempawu?

Oku kubaluleke kakhulu, kuba ukuba umntu omnye endlwini uyagula, kukho ithuba elikhulu lokuba nabanye bosulelwe.

• Gcina umntwana kude nabanye abantu kunye nezilwanyana zasekhaya kangangoko kunokwenzeka.
• Zama ukuba nomntu omnye kuphela onyamekela umntwana ogulayo. Oku kuya kunciphisa umngcipheko wokusasaza esi sifo kwabanye.
• Ukuba umntwana uneminyaka engaphezu kwemi-2 ubudala kwaye anganxiba i-`(mask)` ngaphandle kobunzima bokuphefumla, umntwana kufuneka anxibe i-`(mask)` xa umnakekeli esegumbini. Umnakekeli naye kufuneka anxibe i-`(mask)`.
• Ukuba kunokwenzeka, vumela umntwana ogulayo asebenzise igumbi lokuhlambela elahlukileyo. Ukuba akunjalo, sula uze ucoce igumbi lokuhlambela rhoqo.
• Wonke umntu kusapho lwakho ufanele ahlambe izandla zakhe rhoqo nangokucokisekileyo. Hlamba izandla zakho ngesepha namanzi ubuncinane imizuzwana engama-20. Okanye sebenzisa isicoci sezandla esisekelwe kutywala.
• Coca iindawo eziphathwa rhoqo ezifana nezibambo zomnyango, izitshixo zokukhanyisa, izinto zokudlala, iiremote controls, kunye neefowuni yonke imihla usebenzisa izinto zokucoca indlu okanye iiwipes.

Oogqirha bavavanya njani `(i-COVID-19)`?

Ngamafutshane, ukuvavanya i-COVID-19, oogqirha basebenzisa i-cotton swab encinci (ekwabizwa ngokuba yi-Q-tip okanye i-swab) ukuthatha isampuli yentsholongwane bayithumele kwilebhu. Ngoku kukho uvavanyo lwasekhaya lwe-COVID-19. Nangona kunjalo, kungcono ukuvavanywa phantsi kwesikhokelo sikagqirha.

Inyangwa njani i-`(COVID-19)`?

Uninzi lwabantu, kuquka nabantwana abancinci, abangaguli kakhulu, abadingi nyango luthile. Banokuphila ngcono ngokuphumla ngokwaneleyo, ulwelo oluninzi (njengamanzi, isuphu, ijusi yeziqhamo), kunye namayeza okunciphisa umkhuhlane.

Nangona kunjalo, inani elincinci kakhulu labantwana abasengozini enkulu ye-COVID-19 enzima banikwa amayeza athile, afana namayeza okulwa neentsholongwane, ukuthintela ukuba bagule kakhulu baze bangeniswe esibhedlele.

Abanye abantu bafuna unyango lwasesibhedlele ukuba bagula kakhulu yi-COVID-19. Basenokufuna nokungeniswa kwigumbi lonyango oluphezulu (ICU). Apho, oogqirha banokubajonga ngokusondeleyo, babanike ioksijini okanye ulwelo lwe-IV ukuba kuyimfuneko, baze banyange naziphi na iingxaki. Amaxesha amaninzi, banokunika amayeza okulwa neentsholongwane okanye ii-steroids. Abantu abafuna uncedo olongezelelweyo lokuphefumla banokudityaniswa ne-ventilator.

Yintoni enye ekufuneka siyazi?

Oku kubaluleke kakhulu. Wonke umntu oneenyanga ezi-6 ubudala nangaphezulu kufuneka afumane ugonyo lwe-COVID-19 oluhlaziyiweyo lwexesha lonyaka ka-2023-24. Olu gonyo lutsha lukhusela kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo zentsholongwane. Ngoko ke, thetha nogqirha wakho malunga nokufumana olu gonyo kumntwana wakho nakusapho lwakho lonke.

Okokugqibela, izinto ezimbalwa ekufuneka uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Kulungile, ngoko ke ndiyathemba ukuba ungakhumbula ezinye zezona ngongoma zibalulekileyo koko sithethe ngako.

• Musa ukoyika, kodwa qaphela: Uninzi lwexesha, abantwana abancinci abanazo iingxaki ezinkulu xa befumana i-COVID-19, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela iingozi ezinokubakho.
• Qaphela iimpawu: Lumkela umkhuhlane, ukukhohlela, kunye nobunzima bokuphefumla. Khumbula kwakhona imeko `(MIS-C)`.
• Fowunela ugqirha ngokukhawuleza: Ukuba umntwana wakho uneempawu, fowunela ugqirha ngokukhawuleza.
• Qaphela iimeko ezingxamisekileyo: Ukuba umntwana uneentlungu ezininzi, okanye unengxaki yokuphefumla, mse esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza.
• Khusela usapho lwakho: Thatha amanyathelo afunekayo ukuthintela umntwana ogulayo ekusasazeni esi sifo kwabanye.
• Gonyelwa: Igonyo (le-COVID-19) likhusela abantwana kunye nabantu abadala.

Ndikunqwenelela impilo entle wena, umntwana wakho, kunye nosapho lwakho lonke!

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