I-COVID-19 (iCoronavirus) isesephakathi kwethu: Okudingeka ukwazi

Uyakhumbula leso sikhathi esashintsha ngokuphelele izimpilo zethu? Leso sikhathi lapho umhlaba wonke wawuvaliwe futhi sonke sivaleleke emakhaya. Yebo, sikhuluma ngobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Nakuba izinto eziningi sezibuyele esimeni esijwayelekile manje, iqiniso liwukuthi isifo esibizwa ngokuthi i-COVID-19 asikapheli. Igciwane lisasakazeka phakathi kwethu. Ngakho-ke, ukwaziswa kahle ngalokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ekuphepheni kwakho nasekuphepheni kwabathandekayo bakho. Namuhla, sizokhuluma ngalokhu ngendlela elula ongayiqonda.

Kalula nje, iyini i-COVID-19?

I-COVID-19 yisifo esithinta uhlelo lwethu lokuphefumula, okungukuthi, uhlelo lokuphefumula. Imbangela yalokhu igciwane elibizwa ngokuthi (SARS-CoV-2) . Leli yilungu lomndeni wamagciwane e-coronavirus. Ungase ukhumbule ukuthi umkhuhlane ovamile ubangelwa nayiminye igciwane kulo mndeni. Kodwa igciwane elibangela i-COVID-19 libi kakhulu.

Uyakhumbula ukuthi ubhubhane luqale nini? Wonke umuntu wayesaba kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Izinkulungwane zabantu zalaliswa esibhedlela eSri Lanka, futhi ngeshwa, inani elikhulu labantu lalahlekelwa yizimpilo zabo. Kodwa namuhla sazi okuningi ngaleli gciwane kunangesikhathi. Leli gciwane lishintshile futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ungase ukhumbule ukuthi sikhulume ngezinhlobo ezahlukene ezifana ne-`(Alpha)`, `(Delta)`, `(Omicron)`. Manje njengoba ososayensi sebethole izindlela zokwelapha kanye nemithi yokugomela lokhu, inani labantu abalaliswa esibhedlela kanye nabafayo lehle kakhulu.

Yiziphi lezi zimpawu ze-COVID-19?

Izimpawu ze-COVID-19 zingahluka kuye ngomuntu nomuntu. Kwabanye, kungase kuzwakale njengomkhuhlane omncane, kanti kwabanye kungaba yingozi empilweni. Lezi yizimpawu ezivame kakhulu.

Into ebalulekile ukuthi abanye abantu bangaba naleli gciwane emizimbeni yabo ngaphandle kwezimpawu . Abantu abanjalo bangadlulisela leli gciwane kwabanye.

Lesi sifo sidluliselwa kanjani?

I-COVID-19 isakazeka kakhulu ngamaconsi okuphefumula . Kalula nje, igciwane lisakazeka ngamaconsi amancane avela ekhaleni nasemlonyeni womuntu onegciwane lapho ekhwehlela, ethimula, ekhuluma, noma ehleka. Umuntu ophilile angangenwa yileli gciwane uma ephefumula lowo moya noma ethinta indawo enaleli gciwane bese ethinta amehlo akhe, impumulo, noma umlomo.

Ubani osengozini enkulu yokuthola i-COVID-19?

Nakuba noma ubani engathola i-COVID-19, abanye abantu basengozini enkulu yokuthola ukugula okubi kakhulu futhi badinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela uma bethola lesi sifo.

Ingozi ezinganeni

Iningi lezingane alibi nezinkinga ezinkulu ngenxa ye-COVID-19. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izingane, ikakhulukazi lezo ezinezinye izimo zezokwelapha, zingase zibe nesifo esibi kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isimo esingavamile kodwa esibi kakhulu esibizwa ngokuthi i-Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) singakhula kwezinye izingane ngemva kokutheleleka yi-COVID-19.

Izinkinga eziyingozi ezingase zivele ngenxa ye-COVID-19

I-COVID-19 akuyona nje umkhuhlane. Ngezinye izikhathi ungase ungezwa zimpawu, kodwa ingabangela izinkinga ezinkulu emzimbeni wakho.

• I-pneumonia: Ukutheleleka kanye nokuqongelela koketshezi emaphashini.
• I-Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Isimo esibi lapho amaphaphu onakala kakhulu futhi umzimba ungakwazi ukuthola umoya-mpilo owanele.
• Amahlule egazi: Lokhu kungaholela ezimweni eziyingozi njengokuqhekeka kwegazi emaphashini (Pulmonary Embolism - PE) noma amahlule egazi emithanjeni yemilenze (Deep Vein Thrombosis - DVT).
• Ukuvuvukala kwemisipha yenhliziyo (Myocarditis/Pericarditis): Igciwane elithinta inhliziyo.
• Ukuboshwa kwenhliziyo
• I-COVID Ende: Lokhu kuyinto abantu abaningi abakhuluma ngayo. Ngemva kokululama ku-COVID-19, izimpawu ezifana nokukhathala, ukuphelelwa umoya, izinhlungu zomzimba, kanye nokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo ziyaqhubeka izinyanga, ngisho neminyaka.

I-COVID-19 itholakala futhi yelashwa kanjani?

Ukuxilongwa

Kunezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuthola ukuthi une-COVID-19.

1. Ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR: Lokhu kuhlolwa, okwenziwa kusetshenziswa i-swab ethathwe ekhaleni noma emphinjeni, kunembile kakhulu.

2. Ukuhlolwa Okusheshayo Kwe-Antigen: Ungakwenza lokhu ekhaya. Nakuba ungathola imiphumela ngemizuzu embalwa, kungase kungabi nembalo njenge-PCR.

Ukwelashwa

Uma unezimpawu ze-COVID-19, kubaluleke kakhulu ukubona udokotela wakho ngokushesha okukhulu. Ukuqala ukwelashwa zingakapheli izinsuku ezi-5 zokuqala zezimpawu kunganciphisa ingozi yokuthi lesi sifo sibe sibi kakhulu futhi sibe "ne-COVID ende".

• Imithi yokulwa namagciwane: Imithi efana ne-`(Paxlovid®)` kanye ne-`(Remdesivir)` inikezwa ngokwelulekwa ngudokotela.
• Uma ulaliswe esibhedlela: Uma isifo sibi kakhulu, ukwelashwa esibhedlela kuhlanganisa umoya-mpilo, imithi efana ne-corticosteroids, kanye, uma kudingeka, nokuphefumula ngomshini.

Kufanele ubonane nini nodokotela bese uya ku-ETU?

Lena yingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu.

Hlangana nodokotela:

• Uma unezimpawu ze-COVID-19, bonana nodokotela ngokushesha ukuze ubone ukuthi udinga imithi yokulwa namagciwane.
• Uma izimpawu zakho zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ama-4 (ikakhulukazi uma zingabi ngcono), bona udokotela ukuze abone ukuthi ngabe yisimo "se-COVID eside".

Yiya eMnyangweni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo (ETU) wesibhedlela ngokushesha:

Uma unezinye zezibonakaliso ezilandelayo eziyisixwayiso , ungachithi isikhathi bese uya eMnyangweni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo (ETU) wesibhedlela ngokushesha.

• Ubunzima obukhulu bokuphefumula
• Ubuhlungu besifuba noma ukuqina
• Ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ukubomvu kolunye uhlangothi lomlenze (kungaba uphawu lwegazi eliqhekekile)
• Ukushintsha kombala wezindebe, isikhumba, noma izinzipho okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma okumpunga (i-Cyanosis)
• Ukudideka okungazelelwe, ukulahlekelwa ukwazi

Ungazivikela kanjani ku-COVID-19?

Bathi, “Kungcono ukuvimbela lesi sifo kunokuselapha.” Ngakho-ke kunezinto eziningana esingazenza ukuze sizivikele ku-COVID-19.

1. Goma: Indlela engcono kakhulu nephumelela kakhulu yokuzivikela ku-COVID-19 ukuthola yonke imithamo enconywayo yomjovo kanye nemithamo yokuqinisa. Uma usugomile, ingozi yakho yokuthola lesi sifo kanye nengozi yokuthola isimo esibucayi uma usithola incipha kakhulu.

2. Ukugeza izandla: Geza izandla zakho kahle ngensipho namanzi njalo. Noma sebenzisa isihlanzisi-manzi esinotshwala.

3. Ukugqoka imaski yobuso: Ukugqoka imaski yobuso ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi nasezintweni zokuhamba zomphakathi kunganciphisa ingozi yokutheleleka.

4. Hlala ekhaya uma ugula: Uma unezimpawu ezifana nokukhwehlela noma umkhuhlane, cabanga ngabanye futhi uhlale ekhaya ngangokunokwenzeka. Lokhu kungakusiza ekuvimbeleni ukusabalalisa lesi sifo kwabanye.