Ingabe lokhu kuyingozi entsha evela kuma-tick? Ake sifunde nge-Heartland Virus!

Wake wezwa ukuthi isilwane esincane njengesikhakhane singadlulisela isifo esibi kakhulu? Njengoba nje sihlala siqaphela omiyane be-dengue, la makhakhane angadlulisela nezinye izifo kithi. Ngakho-ke, namuhla sizokhuluma ngesifo esisanda kutholakala emhlabeni, esingaba sibi kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-Heartland Virus . Nakuba igama lingase lizwakale njengesifo senhliziyo, lokhu kuyinto ehlukile. Ake sibone ukuthi kuyini lokhu.

Iyini le Virus yeHeartland?

Kalula nje, igciwane le-Heartland liyisifo esibangelwa yigciwane esidluliselwa kubantu ngokulunywa yikhizane. Leli gciwane lingeqembu lamagciwane abizwa ngokuthi i-Phleboviruses . Ngokusho kocwaningo lwamanje, lesi sifo sidluliselwa kakhulu ngokulunywa yikhizane yohlobo lwekhizane i-Lone Star (i-Amblyomma americanum) . Kodwa-ke, abanye ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bakholelwa ukuthi leli gciwane lingadluliselwa nakubantu ngomiyane nezinye izinhlobo zekhizane. Njengoba leli gciwane lisha, abacwaningi basafunda okwengeziwe ngalo.

Leli gciwane lingabangela izimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane kanye nobuhlungu bomzimba, futhi ngezinye izikhathi isimo singaba sibi kakhulu. Abantu abanegciwane le-Heartland bavame ukudinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela futhi banikezwe uketshezi lwe-IV kanye nokwelashwa komkhuhlane kanye nobuhlungu. Okwamanje akukho ukwelashwa okuqondile kwaleli gciwane. Ngakho-ke, into engcono kakhulu okufanele uyenze ukuqaphela kakhulu ezindaweni lapho kutholakala khona amakhizane amaningi, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo efudumele kanye nezinyanga zasehlobo (lapho amakhizane esebenza kakhulu).

Igciwane le-Heartland livame kangakanani?

Empeleni lesi yisifo esingavamile kakhulu . Kusukela ngoNovemba 2022, i-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) e-United States yayibike amacala angaba ngu-60 egciwane le-Heartland. Lesi sifo saqala ukubikwa esifundazweni sase-US eMissouri ngo-2009. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, amacala abikwe kwamanye amazwe amaningana.

Into ebalulekile ukuthi abantu abaningi abangenwe yileli gciwane bagula ngasekupheleni kwentwasahlobo kanye nezinyanga zasehlobo, ngoba yilapho imikhaza isebenza kakhulu khona. Ngakho-ke, lokhu kusitshela ukuthi kudingeka siqaphele izifo ezithwalwa imikhaza.

Ziyini izimpawu zegciwane le-Heartland?

Iningi labantu liba nezimpawu zingakapheli amasonto amabili belunywe yi-tick. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu bangase babe nezimpawu zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa. Izimpawu eziyinhloko zegciwane le-Heartland yilezi:

• Ukuthola umkhuhlane .
• Ukuzizwa ukhathele kakhulu futhi ukhathele .
• Ikhanda elibuhlungu .
• Ukudla akunambitheki .
• Ubuhlungu bemisipha noma amalunga .
• Isicanucanu noma isifo sohudo .

Lezi zimpawu zifana nezezinye izifo ezithwalwa yizikhaza, njenge- Ehrlichiosis nomaIzimpawu zingafana nezezifo ezifana ne-anaplasmosis. Ngakho-ke, uma unalezi zimpawu, kuwukuhlakanipha ukubona udokotela ukuze uthole ukuthi inkinga iyini ngempela.

Lezi zimpawu zingahlala isikhathi esingakanani?

Kunzima ukusho ukuthi izimpawu zegciwane le-Heartland zihlala isikhathi esingakanani. Kwabanye abantu, izimpawu zingase ziphele phakathi namasonto ambalwa. Kodwa-ke, uma lesi sifo sibi kakhulu, izimpawu zingase ziqhubeke izinyanga. Kubalulekile futhi ukukhumbula ukuthi abantu abaningi abathola leli gciwane kuzodingeka balaliswe esibhedlela futhi bathole uketshezi lwe-IV kanye nokunye ukwelashwa.

Iyini imbangela yaleli gciwane le-Heartland?

Abacwaningi basazama ukuthola ukuthi leli gciwane lisakazeka kanjani kubantu. Inkolelo-mbono evame kakhulu ukuthi ama-Lone Star tick athwala leli gciwane futhi alidlulisele kubantu lapho eluma abantu. Ezinye izinhlobo zama-tick nazo kusolwa ukuthi zithwala leli gciwane. Abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi la ma-tick atheleleka ngokudla igazi lezilwane ezinaleli gciwane, njengezinyamazane nama-raccoon.

Igciwane le-Heartland lidluliselwa kanjani?

Ngokwenkolelo yamanje, igciwane le-Heartland lidluliselwa ngamakhizane athelelekile. Uma umkhaza ophethe igciwane uluma umuntu, umuntu naye uthelelekile ngegciwane. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lesi akusona isifo esingadluliselwa ngqo kusuka kumuntu kuya komunye.

Ubani osengozini enkulu yokuthola lesi sifo?

E-United States, abantu abahlala noma abaya eMidwest, Northeast, kanye naseNingizimu belulekwa kakhulu ukuba baqaphele imikhaza. Ngokuvamile, abantu abachitha isikhathi esiningi bengaphandle, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinamahlathi, izihlahla, notshani obude, basengozini enkulu yokulunywa imikhaza ngoba ivame ukuchayeka emikhazeni kunabantu abahlala endlini.

Yiziphi izinkinga zalesi sifo?

Igciwane le-Heartland lingabangela ukugula okukhulu kubantu abaningi. Ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni , ubuhlungu obukhulu, kanye nomkhuhlane kungaholela ekulalisweni esibhedlela. Ngenhlanhla, abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele kuleli gciwane. Kodwa-ke, kube nemibiko engavamile yokufa. Ngakho-ke, lesi akusona isifo okufanele sithathwe kalula.

Wazi kanjani ukuthi unegciwane le-Heartland?

Okwamanje akukho ukuhlolwa okukodwa okuqondile okutholakalayo ukuze kutholakale ukuthi unegciwane le-Heartland. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela izimpawu zakho. Bangase futhi bacele ukuhlolwa ukuze kutholakale imbangela yezimpawu zakho. Lokhu kungaphinde kuvimbele ezinye izifo ezingadluliselwa ngamakhizane noma ezinye izinambuzane.

Udokotela wakho angase akubuze ngalezi zinto:

• Ziyini izimpawu zakho?
• Uqale nini ukuzizwa ugula ?
• Uke wabhekana nama-tick , ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezaziwa ukuthi zinama-tick e-Lone Star?
• KuweUyazi ukuthi uke walunywa yi-tick ?

Ngaphezu kwalokho, udokotela wakho angayala ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze ahlole igazi lakho okulandelayo:

• Inani lamaseli amhlophe egazi .
• Inani lamaplatelet .
• Amazinga e-enzyme yesibindi .

Ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yalezi zivivinyo, udokotela angenza izinqumo ezithile.

Ilashwa kanjani igciwane le-Heartland?

Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, okwamanje akukho muthi othize wokwelapha leli gciwane. Azikho izidakamizwa ezilwa namagciwane noma imithi yokulwa namagciwane engakwazi ukwelapha igciwane le-Heartland. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuthi ulaliswe esibhedlela futhi unikezwe uketshezi lwe-IV kanye nemithi yobuhlungu, umkhuhlane, noma ezinye izimpawu.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinto ongazenza ekhaya yilezi:

• Ukuphumula kahle .
• Ukuphuza uketshezi oluningi .
• Ukuze unciphise ubuhlungu, ungathatha imithi yokubulala izinhlungu efana neParacetamol njengoba udokotela wakho ekuyalele.

Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukulandela iseluleko sezokwelapha hhayi ukuzelapha.

Igciwane le-Heartland lingahlala isikhathi esingakanani emzimbeni?

Kuya ngokuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani. Uma izimpawu zakho zinzima, kungathatha izinyanga eziningana. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bengcono phakathi namasonto ambalwa noma inyanga noma ezimbili.

Angakanani amathuba okufa ngenxa yegciwane le-Heartland?

Kumacala abikiwe e-United States, amabili ashonile. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi nakuba lesi sifo singavamile, singaba yingozi kwezinye izimo. Yingakho kudingeka siqaphele lokhu.

Yini engingayenza ukuze ngizivikele egciwaneni le-Heartland?

Njengoba kungekho muthi wokugomela leli gciwane noma ukwelashwa okuthile kokuliphatha uma selifikile, ukugwema ukulunywa yizimpukane kuyindlela kuphela nengcono kakhulu yokuzivikela egciwaneni le-Heartland. Nazi ezinye izinto ongazenza ukuze uzivikele ezimpukaneni:

• Sebenzisa izifutho zokuxosha izinambuzane uma uphuma ngaphandle.
• Gqoka izingubo ezinemikhono emide, ibhulukwe, nesigqoko ukuze umboze umzimba wakho ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukugqoka izingubo ezinombala okhanyayo kwenza kube lula ukubona ama-tick.
• Gwema izindawo ezinamahlathi, izindawo ezinezihlahla eziningi, kanye nezindawo ezinotshani obude ngangokunokwenzeka.
• Uma uchitha isikhathi ngaphandle, hlola umzimba wakho ukuthi awunazo yini izimpawu zamakhaza nsuku zonke .
• Hlola njalo izilwane zakho ezifuywayo (izinja, amakati) ukuthi azinazo yini izimpukane , ngoba zingaba umthombo wezimpukane ekhaya lakho.
• Ukuze uzivikele ezinkingeni, faka imikhiqizo equkethe i-Permethrin ezicathulweni zakho, ezingutsheni zakho, kanye nasemishinini yokukhempa.

Khumbula, ama-tick asebenza kakhulu phakathi nezinyanga zasentwasahlobo nasehlobo (eSri Lanka, lapho isimo sezulu ngokuvamile sifudumele, somile, futhi kunemvula encane). Ngakho-ke, kufanele uqaphele kakhulu ama-tick phakathi nezinyanga zika-Ephreli kuya kuSepthemba (emazweni angaphandle). Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi igciwane le-Heartland likhona yini endaweni yakini, ungathola okwengeziwe kuziphathimandla zezempilo zasendaweni.

Kufanele ngimbone nini udokotela?

Uma unezimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane futhi ucabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ulunywe yikhikhi, bona udokotela ngokushesha . Udokotela wakho angahlola igciwane lenhliziyo nezinye izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezibangela izimpawu ezifanayo.

Okokugcina, khumbula lezi zinto (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Igciwane le-Heartland liyigciwane elisha, futhi abacwaningi basafunda okuningi ngalo. Libangela izimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane futhi lingaba yingozi ngokwanele ukuthi lidinge ukulaliswa esibhedlela.

Into ebaluleke kakhulu yile:

• Okwamanje akukho muthi othize wokwelapha noma umjovo wokuvimbela igciwane le-Heartland.
• Ngakho-ke, kungcono ukuzivikela ezinkingeni .
• Landela izinyathelo zokuphepha lapho ungaphandle, njengokusebenzisa imithi yokuxosha izinambuzane, ukugqoka izingubo ezimboza umzimba wakho kahle, ukugwema izindawo lapho kungase kube khona amakhizane, nokuhlola umzimba wakho nsuku zonke.
• Qaphela kakhulu uma uhlala noma uhamba uya endaweni lapho kuvame khona amakhizane.
• Uma uqala ukuzizwa ugula futhi uba nezimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha.

Akukho okufanele ukwesabe, kodwa into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela nokuqaphela. Hlala uphilile!

Igciwane le - Heartland, Amakhizane, Izifo Ezibangelwa Amagciwane, Umkhuhlane, Izimpawu, Ukuvimbela, Izinto Ezixosha Izinambuzane