Sonke siyasaba kancane uma sizwa igama elithi COVID-19 , akunjalo? Siyazi ukuthi lolu bhubhane lushintshe kangakanani izimpilo zethu nokuthi luye lwabangela ukwesaba okungakanani kwabathandekayo bethu. Kodwa akungcono yini ukwazi kahle ngalokhu futhi ulungele noma yini kunokwesaba? Ngakho-ke namuhla, ake sixoxe ngokuthi iyini le COVID-19, ukuthi ungazivikela kanjani kuyo, nokuthi yini okufanele uyenze uma ugula, ngendlela elula ongayiqonda.

Iyini ngempela i-COVID-19?

Kalula nje, i-COVID-19 iyisifo esibangelwa igciwane elibizwa nge -SARS-CoV-2 . Lithinta kakhulu uhlelo lwethu lokuphefumula, okungukuthi, ikhala lethu, umphimbo namaphaphu .

Cabanga ngala ma-coronavirus njengomndeni omkhulu. Amanye amalungu alowo mndeni (amagciwane) asibangela izifo ezincane njengomkhuhlane ovamile. Kodwa kukhona namanye amalungu angathi sína alo mndeni. Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa nge -MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) kanye ne-SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). Ngokufanayo, i-SARS-CoV-2, ebangela i-COVID-19, nayo iyilungu eliyingozi kakhulu lalowo mndeni.

Leli gciwane liyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Silibiza ngokuthi izinhlobo ezahlukene . Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa ngamagama anjenge- Alpha, Delta , Omicron . Ezinye zalezi zinhlobo ezintsha zingasakazeka ngokushesha kunegciwane lokuqala futhi zingaba zimbi kakhulu.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-COVID-19?

Izimpawu ze-COVID-19 zingahluka kumuntu nomuntu. Nakuba abanye abantu bengase babe nezimpawu ezincane futhi balulame, abanye bangase babe nezimpawu ezinzima ezidinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela. Ake sibheke izimpawu eziyinhloko.

Kwezinye izimo, lesi sifo singaholela ezimweni ezingathi sína njenge-pneumonia, isifo senhliziyo, nezinkinga zesibindi. Futhi, amasosha omzimba wethu angasabela ngokweqile egciwaneni. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-cytokine storm (i-cytokine release syndrome) . Lokhu kungalimaza izitho zethu zomzimba.

Izimpawu ezinzima ezidinga usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha

Ubani okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi athinteke yilesi sifo? (Izici Eziyingozi)

Nakuba noma ubani engathola i-COVID-19, abanye abantu basengozini enkulu yokuthola izifo ezimbi kakhulu.

• Abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60 ubudala
• Abantu abanesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona
• Abantu abanezifo zamaphaphu ezifana ne -COPD (Isifo Esingapheli Sokuvimbela Amaphaphu)
• Ukukhuluphala ngokweqile
• Isifo senhliziyo (Ukwehluleka kwenhliziyo, isifo semithambo yegazi ye-Coronary)
• Isifo Sikashukela (i-Diabetes Mellitus)
• Umfutho Wegazi Ophakeme
• Abantu abanezivikeli mzimba ezibuthakathaka ngenxa yomdlavuza, i-HIV, noma ezinye izimbangela
• Omama abakhulelwe

Uma unesimo esinjengalesi, kudingeka uqaphele kakhulu.

Igciwane lidluliselwa kanjani?

I-COVID-19 isakazeka kakhulu isuka komunye umuntu iye komunye . Leli gciwane litholakala emathonsini amancane aphuma endleleni yokuphefumula yomuntu onegciwane lapho ekhuluma, ekhwehlela, noma ethimula. Uma umuntu ophilile ephefumula la mathonsi, igciwane lingangena emzimbeni.

Futhi, uma uthinta indawo (isib. itafula, i-doorknob) enegciwane bese uthinta ubuso bakho, impumulo, noma umlomo wakho ngaleso sandla esifanayo, ungalithola leli gciwane. Yingakho kubalulekile ukugeza izandla zakho njalo.

Wenzani uma usola ukuthi nawe unayo?

Uma unezimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane nokukhwehlela, ungesabi.

1. Hlala ekhaya (Ukuzihlukanisa):Kungcono uma ungahlala ekamelweni elihlukile kude nomndeni wonke. Sebenzisa indlu yangasese ehlukile.

2. Hlola: Ungathola i- Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) .

3. Khuluma nodokotela wakho: Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezimpawu zakho bese ucela iseluleko.

4. Uma unenkinga yokuphefumula: Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, uma unezimpawu ezinzima, iya ku-ETU ngokushesha.

Yini okufanele siyenze ukuze sizivikele kuleli gciwane?

Bathi, “Ukuvimbela kungcono kunokwelapha.” Ngakho-ke ukuhlala uphephile kuleli gciwane kuyinto engcono kakhulu ongayenza.

• Goma: Ukuthola umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19 kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela ekuguleni okukhulu nasekufeni. Thola imithamo yokuqinisa enconyelwa udokotela wakho.
• Gqoka imaski: Ukugqoka imaski ngendlela efanele, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi nasezintweni zokuhamba zomphakathi, kunganciphisa kokubili ukusabalala kwegciwane kanye nengozi yakho yokutheleleka.
• Geza izandla zakho njalo: Geza izandla zakho ngensipho namanzi okungenani imizuzwana engama-20. Uma ungaphandle, sebenzisa isihlanzisi -manzi esisekelwe kotshwala.
• Gcina ukuqhelelana kwabantu: Gcina okungenani imitha elilodwa kude nabanye abantu. Gwema ukuhamba okungadingekile nezindawo ezinabantu abaningi.
• Gwema ukuthinta ubuso bakho: Gwema ukuthinta amehlo akho, impumulo, nomlomo ngezandla ezingagezwanga.
• Gcina ikhaya lakho lihlanzekile: Hlanza izindawo ezivame ukuthintwa (izibambo zeminyango, amaswishi, amatafula) ngesibulali-magciwane.

Wenzani njengokwelashwa?

Akukho "khambi" eliqondile le-COVID-19 okwamanje. Ukwelashwa kusekelwe ezimpawini.

• Izimpawu ezincane: Uma unezimpawu ezincane, udokotela wakho cishe uzokutshela ukuthi uphumule ekhaya, uphuze uketshezi oluningi, futhi uthathe imithi efana ne-paracetamol yomkhuhlane.
• Izimpawu ezibucayi: Uma isifo siba sibi kakhulu, odokotela bazolalisa isiguli esibhedlela futhi banikeze umoya-mpilo, imithi yama-steroid efana ne -dexamethasone , kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezikhethekile.