Ngaba wakha weva ngesifo esidluliselwa ziincukuthu? Masithethe ngesifo seLyme!

Molo! Unjani? Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngesifo esingaziwayo kubantu bakuthi, kodwa kubaluleke kakhulu ukwazi ngaso. Esi sisifo esidluliselwa ziincukuthu. Mhlawumbi ukuba uya kwelinye ilizwe, okanye ukuba ungumntu ochitha ixesha elininzi kwiindawo ezinamahlathi, kunokuba kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela oku. Makhe sibone ukuba yintoni le `(iLyme Disease)`, ikhula njani, kwaye zithini iimpawu.

Yintoni isifo seLyme?

Ngamafutshane, iSifo seLyme sisifo esibangelwa luhlobo oluthile lwebhaktheriya . Le bhaktheriya ingena emizimbeni yethu xa silunywa yikhalane elosulelekileyo. Ifana nesifo esifana nomkhuhlane wedengue esidluliselwa yingcongconi, kodwa kule meko umntu othwala esi sifo yikhalane. Xa esi sifo sisenzeka, iingxaki ezahlukeneyo zinokuvela eluswini, entliziyweni, engqondweni nasemalungeni ethu. Kodwa ungakhathazeki, uninzi lwexesha sinokunyangwa ngokupheleleyo ngamayeza okubulala iintsholongwane, ingakumbi ukuba unyango luqalwe kwangethuba kwesi sifo .

Umntu ufumana njani isifo seLyme?

Ngoku makhe sibone ukuba singasifumana njani esi sifo. Asikuko konke ukulunywa ziincukuthu okubangela isifo seLyme. Kukho uhlobo olukhethekileyo lweencukuthu. Zibizwa ngokuba yi-`(Deer Ticks)` okanye `(Black-legged Ticks)`. Ezi ncukuthu zithwala iintsholongwane ezibangela isifo seLyme.

Esi sifo sixhaphake kakhulu kumazwe athile eMelika (afana neConnecticut, eNew Jersey, naseNew York). Sikwabikwe nakwamanye amazwe aseYurophu naseAsia. Ngoko ke licebo elihle ukuba ulumke kancinci ukuba undwendwela ilizwe elinjalo.

Into ebalulekileyo kukuba ayinguye wonke umntu olunywa yikhalane elinje oya kugula. Oku kungenxa yokuba yipesenti encinci kakhulu yezo khalane ezisulelekileyo. Kwakhona, iintsholongwane zingena kakhulu emizimbeni yethu ukuba ikhalane esulelekileyo ihlala emizimbeni yethu ubuncinane iiyure ezingama-24 ukuya kuma-48 (iintsuku ezi-1-2) kwaye ifunxa igazi lethu .

Ngubani osengozini enkulu?

Ngoko ke ngubani onokuba nethuba elingcono lokufumana esi sifo? Makhe sibone.

• Abantu abachitha ixesha elininzi ngaphandle, ingakumbi engceni ende, emahlathini, okanye kwiindawo ezinemithi. Khawuthelekelele uhambahamba ehlathini, okanye usebenza engceni ende egadini. Ezi zinambuzane zinokunamathela emzimbeni wakho ngamaxesha anje ngala.
• Abantu abanezilwanyana zasekhaya banokuzisa iimpukane ekhaya. Izinja neekati zethu ngamanye amaxesha zinokuzisa iimpukane ekhaya xa zibuya ekudlaleni ngaphandle.
• Abantu abenza imisebenzi efana nokulima igadi, ukuhamba intaba, ukukhempisha, ukuloba, okanye ukuzingela kwiindawo apho kuxhaphake khona iimpukane. Xa senza ezi zinto, ngokungazi sizibeka kwindawo apho kukho iimpukane.

Kodwa oku akuthethi ukuba wonke umntu owenza ezi zinto uza kugula. Kuthetha nje ukuba umngcipheko unokuba phezulu kancinci.Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuba ulumke.

Ziziphi iimpawu zesifo seLyme?

Kulungile, ngoku makhe sijonge iimpawu zeSifo seLyme. Khumbula ukuba abanye abantu basenokungabi nazo iimpawu konke konke, kodwa basenokosulelwa. Ukuba iimpawu ziyavela, zinokuhluka kumntu nomntu. Uninzi lwexesha, ezi mpawu zenzeka ngamanqanaba amathathu. Masiqale sijonge okwenzekayo kumanqanaba amabini okuqala.

Iimpawu zokuqala (iiveki ezimbalwa zokuqala)

Iimpawu ezinjalo zingabonakala kwiiveki zokuqala zokugula:

• Irhashalala okanye irhashalala engqukuva okanye emilo okweqanda ivela kwindawo ekulunywe yirhashalala. Olu lolona phawu luqhelekileyo. Ngamanye amaxesha irhashalala inombindi ocacileyo kunye nesangqa esibomvu esijikelezileyo. Ibonakala ngathi yirhashalala yeliso lenkunzi . Yiyo loo nto ikwabizwa ngokuba yi-"Bulls-eye rash." Nangona kunjalo, ayinguye wonke umntu ofumana le rhashalala. Abanye abantu banokuba bomvu nje. Oku kudla ngokubonakala kwiintsuku ezi-3 ukuya kwinyanga.

Khawucinge nje, emva kokuba usehlathini iintsuku ezimbalwa, ubona irhashalala ebomvu nedumbileyo emlenzeni okanye engalweni yakho. Ukuba iya isiba nkulu, ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kufuneka ubone ugqirha.

• Umkhuhlane. Umzimba uziva ushushu, kwaye ungade ungcangcazele.
• Ukuziva udiniwe kakhulu. Ukuziva ubuthathaka kangangokuba awukwazi kwenza nto.
• Intloko ebuhlungu. Intloko isenokuba buhlungu kakhulu.
• Intlungu yemisipha. Ukuziva ngathi izihlunu zomzimba ziqinile kwaye zibuhlungu.
• Iintlungu zamalungu. Amalungu afana namadolo neengqiniba aqala ukuqaqamba.

Ngenxa yokuba ezi mpawu zifana nezomkhuhlane oqhelekileyo, ngamanye amaxesha kunokuba nzima ukufumanisa isifo seLyme. Ke ngoko, kungcono ukufuna ingcebiso kagqirha ngokukhawuleza ukuba ufumana ezi mpawu, nokuba ukrokrela ukuba ulunywe yikhalane okanye ubukwindawo apho kukho khona ikhalane.

Iimpawu ezinokuvela kamva (ukuba azinyangwanga)

Khawucinge nje, ezo mpawu zokuqala azizange zithathwe nzulu, okanye esi sifo asizange sibonwe. Emva koko esi sifo seLyme sinokuba nzulu ngakumbi. Emva kweenyanga ezimbalwa ngaphandle konyango, izinto ezinje ngezi zinokwenzeka:

• Intlungu ebuhlungu ngakumbi kunye nokudumba kwamalungu. Oku kuqheleke kakhulu kumalungu amakhulu afana namadolo. Le ntlungu inokuvela iphele.
• Iziphumo kwinkqubo yemithambo-luvo. Oku kuyingozi ngakumbi. Kuba kunokubangela izinto ezifana ne-'Bell's palsy', ukungaziva mnandi emilenzeni, ukulahlekelwa yinkumbulo, ubunzima bokugxila, njl. Ngamanye amaxesha kunokukhokelela nakwiimeko ezifana ne-'Meningitis'.
• Iingxaki zentliziyo.Ukubetha kwentliziyo, iintlungu zesifuba, kunye nobunzima bokuphefumla bunokwenzeka. Oku kukwabizwa ngokuba yiLyme carditis.
• Iingxaki zamehlo. Izinto ezinje ngokuba bomvu kwamehlo, iintlungu, kunye nokungaboni kakuhle.
• Usulelo lwesibindi (iHepatitis) (oku kunqabile kancinci, kodwa kunokwenzeka).
• Ukudinwa kakhulu nokudinwa.

Ezi mpawu zibonisa ukuba esi sifo sisasazeke emzimbeni wonke kwaye siqala ukuchaphazela amalungu ahlukeneyo omzimba. Yiyo loo nto sithi ukufunyanwa kwangethuba kunye nonyango kubaluleke kakhulu.

Singakulumkela njani oku? (Iindlela zokuthintela)

Kungcono ukukhuseleka kunokuzisola xa ugula. Ngoko ke, kukho izinto ezimbalwa esinokuzenza ukuze sihlale sikhuselekile kwiSifo seLyme. Ezi zibaluleke ngakumbi ukuba uhamba kwindawo ocinga ukuba kunokubakho ii-ticks:

• Nxiba impahla yokuzikhusela. Nxiba iibhulukhwe ezinde kunye neehempe ezinemikhono emide ezigubungela umzimba wakho kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Kungcono nangakumbi ukuba ungazifaka iibhulukhwe zakho kwiikawusi zakho. Ukunxiba impahla ekhanyayo kwenza kube lula ukubona ukuba ikhala likutyile na.
• Sebenzisa izinto zokugxotha iimpukane. Izinto zokugxotha iimpukane ezine-DEET, iPicaridin, okanye i-IR3535 zingafakwa eluswini nasezimpahleni. Nangona kunjalo, qiniseka ukuba ulandela imiyalelo ngononophelo xa uyisebenzisa kubantwana abancinci.
• Hlala kwiindlela ezimiselweyo. Xa uhamba kwiindawo ezinamahlathi, phepha ingca ende kunye nezihlahla kangangoko unako. Hlala kwiindlela ezimiselweyo.
• Jonga umzimba wakho kakuhle emva kokuba ubuyile ngaphandle. Nika ingqalelo ekhethekileyo kwiindawo apho iimpukane zinokuzifihla khona ngokulula, njengeengalo, imisipha, intloko, ngasemva kweendlebe, nangasemva kwamadolo. Abantwana abancinci ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka bahlolwe ngumntu omdala.
• Jonga izilwanyana zakho zasekhaya rhoqo. Jonga izinja neekati zakho ukuba azinazo na iimpukane xa zibuya ngaphandle. Sebenzisa naliphi na iyeza elinikwe zona ukuze uzikhusele kwiimpukane.
• Gcina igadi yakho icocekile. Gcina ingca inqunyulwe kwaye kunqunyulwe imithi ejikeleze indlu yakho. Oku kuya kunciphisa inani leendawo apho iimpukane zingahlala khona.

Khumbula, ukuba ubona ikhalane linamathele emzimbeni wakho, kufuneka ulisuse ngokukhawuleza nangokuchaneka kangangoko. Musa ukuyikhupha ngezandla zakho nje kuphela. Sebenzisa i-tweezers ukuze ubambe intloko yekhalane kufutshane nesikhumba uze uyitsale kancinci uye phezulu. Kuphephe ukuyijika okanye ukuyityumza.

Yintoni omawuyenze ukuba ukrokrela ukuba uneSifo seLyme?

Kulungile, ngoku ucinga ukuba uneempawu zeSifo seLyme. Okanye mhlawumbi uyazi ukuba ulunywe yikhalane, kwaye ngoku uyoyika kancinci. Eyona nto ilungileyo onokuyenza ngexesha elinje kukungabi naxhala, kodwa kukubona ugqirha ngokukhawuleza.

Ugqirha uza kukubuza ngeempawu zakho nokuba ubukhe waya kwiindawo apho kukho iincukuthu. Ukuba kuyimfuneko, uvavanyo lwegazi lunokwenziwa. Nangona kunjalo, khumbula ukuba uvavanyo lwegazi olwenziwe kwiiveki zokuqala zokugula lusenokungasiboni isifo. Ke ngoko, ugqirha uhlala esenza isigqibo ngokusekelwe kwiimpawu zakho kunye nolwazi olunikileyo.

Ukuba isifo seLyme siqinisekisiwe, ugqirha wakho uya kukunika amayeza okubulala iintsholongwane. Kuya kufuneka uthathe la mayeza kangangeeveki ezi-2 ukuya kwezi-4. Ukuba uqala unyango kwangethuba, ungaphila ngokupheleleyo. Yiyo loo nto sisithi, ukuba unamathandabuzo, bona ugqirha ngokukhawuleza.

Okokugqibela, khumbula oku (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Ngoko ke, ndiyathemba ukuba ngoku uyiqonda ngcono iSifo seLyme esithethe ngaso namhlanje. Esi sisifo esithwalwa ziincukuthu esifuna unonophelo oluthile.

Izinto eziphambili ekufuneka uzikhumbule zezi:

• Isifo seLyme sibangelwa kukulunywa yikhalane elosulelekileyo .
• Iimpawu zokuqala zingabandakanya irhashalala yesikhumba (ingakumbi irhashalala yeliso), umkhuhlane, ukudinwa, intloko ebuhlungu, kunye nentlungu yemisipha namalungu .
• Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala ukhuselekile ukuba uhlala kwiindawo ezinemithi okanye ezinengca apho kunokubakho khona iimpukane.
• Ukuba esi sifo siqatshelwe kwasekuqaleni size sinyangwe ngamayeza okubulala iintsholongwane, sinokunyangeka ngokupheleleyo.
• Ukuba unamathandabuzo, funa ingcebiso kagqirha ngokukhawuleza.

Nangona esi sifo singaqhelekanga kwilizwe lethu, akukubi ukuba nolwazi. Olu lwazi luya kuba luncedo kakhulu kuwe, ingakumbi ukuba uhamba kwelinye ilizwe okanye usebenza ehlathini. Hlala ukhuselekile wonke umntu!

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