Ngaba uyayazi i-"Tungiasis," isifo solusu esikhathazayo esibangelwa ziintakumba zesanti? Masithethe!

Ngaba wakha waqaphela ukuba kukho isangqa esimhlophe esincinci emlenzeni wakho, ingakumbi ezinyaweni zakho okanye phakathi kweenzwane zakho, kunye nechaphaza elimnyama phakathi? Isenokuba iyarhawuzelela okanye ibuhlungu. Ukuba kunjalo, isenokuba yimeko yesikhumba ebizwa ngokuba yi "tungiasis." Oku kubangelwa yintakumba encinci yesanti egqobhoza eluswini lwakho ize ibeke amaqanda. Ungakhathazeki, siza kuthetha ngayo ngokweenkcukacha.

Yintoni iTungiasis?

Ngamafutshane, i-Tungiasis sisifo esibuhlungu nesirhawuzelelayo esikhumbeni esibangelwa ziintakumba zesanti ezibhinqileyo ezigrumba eluswini, apho zizalela khona amaqanda. Uza kubona isilonda esimhlophe, esingqukuva esinamachaphaza amancinci amnyama embindini. Ezi zidla ngokubonakala emilenzeni, njengeentende zeenyawo, izithende, naphakathi kweenzwane. Nangona kunjalo, zinokuvela naphi na emzimbeni.

Khawucinge nje, esi sifo saqala ukuxelwa ngeminyaka yoo-1500! Abanye abasebenzi bakaChristopher Columbus nabo banesifo seTungiasis emva kokuba bephukelwe yinqanawa kwisiqithi saseCaribbean eHaiti.

Ngubani le ntlavane yesanti?

Amagama esayensi ee-sand fleas ezibangela i-Tungiasis yi-`(Tunga penetrans)` kunye ne-`(Tunga trimamillata)`. Zikwabizwa ngamanye amagama, umzekelo:

• "I-Bicho del pie" - oko kuthetha into efana "nempethu emlenzeni."
• Iintakumba zeChigoe
• Iijiggers
• Nigua
• IPico

Akunyanzelekanga ukuba uwakhumbule onke la magama, kodwa uninzi lwabantu luyazi xa usithi "sand flea".

Iphi le ntlavane yesanti?

Asiziboni ezi ntaka zesanti zikhethekileyo kuyo yonke indawo eSri Lanka. Njengoko igama lazo lisitsho, ezi ntaka zithanda iindawo ezinesanti, ezinje ngolwandle. Zinokuhlala kumhlaba ofudumeleyo nowomileyo kwiifama nakwiindawo zokubeka izilwanyana. Ukongeza, ezi ntaka zinokuhamba ukusuka kwenye indawo ukuya kwenye ngokubambelela eboyeni bezilwanyana.

Ngaphambili, ezi sand fleas zazifumaneka kuphela kwiWest Indies nakwiCaribbean, kodwa ngoku zikwafumaneka nakwiindawo ezishushu nezishushu:

• Afrika
• Indiya
• ilatin America
• Phakistan

Ixhaphake kangakanani iTungiasis?

Abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-20 kwihlabathi liphela basengozini yokufumana isifo se-tungiasis. Sixhaphake kakhulu kubantu abangazinxibanga zihlangu, kwiindawo zasemaphandleni, kwiilali ezikude, nakwiindawo ezihlwempuzekileyo kwizixeko ezikhulu. Sixhaphake kakhulu kubafana abaneminyaka ephakathi kwemi-5 ne-14 ubudala, nakubantu abadala. Kuqikelelwa ukuba abantwana abasi-8 kwabalishumi abahlala kwiindawo apho kukho iintakumba zesanti baya kuba nesifo se-tungiasis.

Kutheni i-Tungiasis isenzeka?

Ungayifumana i-tungiasis ngokudibana ngqo neentakumba zesanti emhlabeni, okanye ngokuchukumisa uboya besilwanyana esinentakumba zesanti. Ezi ntakumba zifumaneka kakhulu kwizilwanyana ezifana neehagu, iinkomo, izinja, iikati, kunye neempuku. Kwakhona,Le ntlavane yesanti incinci kakhulu, asinakuyibona ngamehlo ethu.

Into ebalulekileyo kukuba zii-sand fleas eziziimazi kuphela ezilungele ukubeka amaqanda ezibangela i-Tungiasis. Ii-sand fleas eziziinkunzi nazo zifunxa igazi lethu, kodwa ekubeni zingenawo amaqanda okuzalela, azigrumbi eluswini, ngoko ke azibangeli i-Tungiasis.

Kwenzeka njani ngokwenene oku?

Kulungile, makhe sibone ukuba oku kusebenza njani. I-sand flea yebhinqa iyaluma ize itye umngxuma omncinci eluswini lwakho, i-epidermis. Emva koko, idlula kuloo mngxuma ize ingene kumaleko wesibini eluswini lwakho, i-dermis. Iqala ukufunxa igazi kwimithambo yegazi apho. Igazi lakho yiloo nto iyifunayo ukuze yenze amaqanda ayo. I-sand flea iphefumla ngaloo mngxuma eluswini lwakho.

Ichaphaza elimnyama eliphakathi kwesangqa esimhlophe onokuthi ulibone ngumqolo wentakumba yesanti engene eluswini. Kulapho amaqanda aphuma khona.

Ngale ndlela, i-sand flea ingaphila ngaphakathi kwesikhumba sakho kangangeeveki ezintandathu. Isela igazi lakho ize ikhule kunye namaqanda. Ngeli xesha, inokubeka amaqanda amalunga ne-100. Loo maqanda aphuma emngxunyeni wesikhumba aze awele emhlabeni. Emva kokubeka amaqanda, i-sand flea iyafa ize isuswe xa ulusu lwakho luphuma.

Emva kweentsuku ezine, amaqanda awileyo emhlabeni ayaqandusela abe yimibungu. Atya izinto eziphilayo ezikwisanti okanye emhlabeni. Emva koko, imibungu iyakhula, kwaye emva kweeveki ezine, iba ziimbungu zesanti ezikhule ngokupheleleyo. Ezo mbungu zezo zibuyayo zize zifumane abantu zize ziqale ukufunxa igazi.

Zithini iimpawu zoku?

Iintakumba zesanti azikwazi ukutsiba kakhulu. Yiyo loo nto zihlala zigrumba eluswini ezinyaweni zakho, phakathi kweenzwane zakho, ezithendeni zakho, okanye ngasemva kwemilenze yakho. Xa intakumba yesanti yebhinqa ingena eluswini lwakho, usenokungayiva. Kodwa emva kokuba igrumbe eluswini lwakho, uya kubona isangqa esimhlophe, njengeringi okanye iliso lentakumba, enechaphaza elimnyama phakathi. Ekuhambeni kwexesha, njengoko intakumba yesanti isondla igazi kwaye ikhula namaqanda ayo, elo chaphaza limnyama nalo liya likhula.

Le ngozi ingabonakala ngolu hlobo:

• Ikrwela kakuhle kakhulu.
• Kukwakho nentlungu.
• Isenokuba bomvu.
• Isenokuba idumbile kwaye iqine.

Zeziphi iingxaki ezinokubangela oku?

Abantu abane-tungiasis basengozini enkulu yokufumana usulelo olukhulu lweentsholongwane oluvela kwizinambuzane ezigqobhoza eluswini kwaye zikrwela. Olu sulelo lunokubangela ukukhubazeka kwemilenze okungapheliyo kunye nokungakwazi ukuhamba.

Ezinye iingxaki ezinokubakho zezi:

• Usulelo lwegazi olubangelwa yibhaktheriya (`(Bacteremia)`), olunokukhokelela kwiimeko ezinzulu ezifana ne`(Septicemia)` kunye ne`(Sepsis)`.
• I-Cellulitis yintsholongwane yesikhumba ebangelwa kukulunywa yizinambuzane.
• I-gangrene (ukufa kwezicubu).
• I-Tetanus (usulelo lwebhaktheriya oluchaphazela inkqubo yemithambo-luvo kwaye lunokuba yingozi ebomini).

Uyibona njani le nto?

Abasebenzi bezempilo abasebenza kwiindawo apho i-tungiasis ixhaphake khona banokusixilonga esi sifo ngokuhlola ulusu. Enyanisweni, abantu abaninzi abahlala kwezo ndawo bayayazi i-tungiasis kwaye bayayiqonda xa beyifumana.

Oogqirha baphatha njani oku?

Ugqirha wakho angasebenzisa i-forceps ecocekileyo okanye inaliti ukususa i-sand flea eluswini. Ekubeni i-sand flea idumbile ngenxa yegazi, kunokufuneka ukuba kususwe i-incision encinci ukuze kususwe i-sand flea ngokupheleleyo.

Ezinye iindlela zokususa ii-sand fleas zezi:

• Ukufaka iyeza lokulwa neentsholongwane, iwax etyebileyo, okanye ijeli enxebeni kuya kuyibulala i-sand flea.
• I-Cryotherapy ibulala iintakumba zesanti ngokuzikhenkcezisa izicwili zesikhumba.

Ngaba oku kunganyangwa ekhaya?

Hayi bo, ungaze wenze loo nto! Ngugqirha oqeqeshiweyo kuphela ofanele azame ukususa intakumba yesanti engene eluswini, esebenzisa izixhobo ezicociweyo.

Kwiindawo apho unyango lwempilo lungafumaneki lula okanye lubiza kakhulu, abantu ngamanye amaxesha basebenzisa izixhobo ezingabulawanga ziintsholongwane ukunyanga iintakumba zesanti. Ngamanye amaxesha, izixhobo ezifanayo zisetyenziselwa ukunyanga abantu abaninzi kusapho okanye kwilali.

Ezi ndlela zingakhuselekanga zingakhokelela koku:

• Iintakumba zesanti zinokuqhushumba ngaphakathi kwesikhumba, nto leyo ebangela usulelo lweentsholongwane.
• Ukusebenzisa izixhobo ezingabulawanga ziintsholongwane kunokusasaza izifo ezifana ne-`(Hepatitis B)`, `(Hepatitis C)`, kunye ne-`(HIV/AIDS)`.

Ungasinda njani koku?

Ukuba uhamba kwindawo apho i-tungiasis ixhaphake khona, unganciphisa umngcipheko wakho ngokwenza oku kulandelayo:

• Nxiba izihlangu ezivalekileyo ngokupheleleyo.
• Nxiba iikawusi ezigubungela amaqatha akho.
• Nxiba iibhulukhwe ezinde.
• Kuphephe ukuhamba ngeenyawo kangangoko kunokwenzeka.
• Ungafaka isibulali-zinambuzane semifuno `(Zanzarin®)` (isibulali-zinambuzane esikhethekileyo esifana nesi) emilenzeni yakho kabini ngemini. Oku kunokunciphisa umngcipheko we-tungiasis. Ugqirha wakho unokukunceda ufumane olu nyango.
• Kwamanye amazwe, uhlobo olwahlukileyo lwesibulali-zinambuzane lutshizwa emhlabeni ukubulala iintakumba zesanti.

Kuza kwenzeka ntoni xa oku kusenzeka? Ngaba uninzi lwabantu luya kuphila?

Uninzi lwabantu abane-tungiasis bayaphila ngaphandle konyango. Nangona kunjalo, iintlungu kunye nokurhawuzelelwa de iintakumba zesanti zife kunokuba yinto engathandekiyo. Kwiindawo ezihlwempuzekileyo ezingenayo unyango olufanelekileyo, usulelo olubangelwa yi-tungiasis lunokuba yingozi kwaye lunokubeka ubomi esichengeni.

Ndifanele ndimbone nini ugqirha?

Ukuba ubona nayiphi na kwezi zilandelayo emva kokuba ubuyile kwindawo apho kukho iintakumba zesanti, bona ugqirha ngokukhawuleza:

• Ukuba unezilonda /amabala amhlophe emilenzeni, emaqatheni, okanye naphi na emzimbeni wakho.
• Ukuba ulusu luyarhawuzelela, lubuhlungu, okanye lubonakala ngathi lurhawuzelelo .
• Ukuba uqalisa ukuba nomkhuhlane emva konyango lweTungiasis, okanye ukuba ubona imicu ebomvu eluswini lwakho (ezi zinokuba ziimpawu zosulelo).

Ufanele ubuze ntoni kugqirha?

Ungabuza ugqirha imibuzo efana nale:

• Yeyiphi indlela engcono kakhulu yonyango lwe-Tungiasis?
• Ndingenza ntoni ukuze ndizikhusele kwiTungiasis xa ndihamba?
• Zeziphi iimpawu zeTungiasis endifanele ndizijonge?
• Ngaba kufuneka ndijonge iingxaki?

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kweTungiasis kunye nokulunywa rhoqo kweentakumba?

Umahluko obalulekileyo kukuba zii-sand fleas kuphela (ezibangela i-tungiasis) ezigrumba eluswini lwakho zize zifunxe igazi. Ezinye iintlobo zee-fleas ziza kumphezulu wolusu lwakho zize zifunxe igazi okwethutyana. Emva koko ungabona amadyungudyungu amancinci abomvu. Nangona olu luma lwee-fleas lunokukruqula kwaye luphazamise, aluyongozi enkulu kwimpilo efana naleyo ibangelwa yi-tungiasis, kodwa luyinkathazo.

Okokugqibela, izinto ekufuneka uzikhumbule

Ukuba uhamba kwindawo apho kunokwenzeka ukuba kubekho ii-sand fleas, kubalulekile ukuthatha amanyathelo okuthintela umngcipheko wokuba ne-tungiasis. Nxiba izihlangu ezivalekileyo ngokupheleleyo, iikawusi ezigubungela amaqatha akho, kwaye ufake isixokelelwano esikhethekileyo sokugxotha izinambuzane ezinyaweni zakho. Ngaphambi kokuba uhambe, buza ugqirha wakho malunga nendlela yokufumana isixokelelwano esinjalo sokugxotha izinambuzane.

Abantu abaninzi abane-tungiasis bafuna unyango lokususa okanye ukubulala i-sand flea. Ukunciphisa umngcipheko wosulelo kunye nezinye iingxaki, kubalulekile ukufumana unyango olufanelekileyo ukuze kususwe i-sand flea. Khumbula, ungaze uzame ukwenza oku ekhaya wedwa. Ukhuseleko lwakho lubaluleke kakhulu!

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