Ake sithole ukuthi imayelana nani ngempela le Covid-19 (COVID-19). Konke okubalulekile kuwe nomndeni wakho!

I-COVID-19 yinto esikhuluma ngayo kulezi zinsuku, futhi iyinkinga encane. Cishe unemibuzo eminingi ngayo. Ungakhathazeki, sizoxoxa ngayo kalula, ngendlela ongayiqonda. Njengokukhuluma nomngane.

Izisekelo ze-Covid-19 (COVID-19): Ake siqale kusukela ekuqaleni!

Ngakho-ke, iyini i-COVID-19? Kalula nje, yisifo esibangelwa yigciwane. Sibangelwa yigciwane elibizwa nge-SARS-CoV-2 . Izimpawu zivame ukuhlanganisa umkhuhlane noma ukugula okufana nomkhuhlane. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu bangathola izimo ezimbi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi abantu abadala kanye nalabo abanezimo zempilo eziyisisekelo. Yingakho kudingeka siqaphele.

Umuthi wokugomela i-Covid-19 (COVID-19): Ingabe ubaluleke ngempela?

Yebo, imijovo empeleni iyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuvikela lesi sifo . Cabanga nje, lo mjovo ufana nokuqeqesha imizimba yethu ukulwa impi encane kusenesikhathi. Khona-ke, uma igciwane lingena emzimbeni, amangqamuzana okuzivikela emizimba yethu azolibona futhi alwe nalo ngokushesha, okwenza lesi sifo singabi sibi kakhulu noma asivimbele ukuthi sikhule. Imijovo etholakalayo njengamanje, isibonelo, `(umjovo we-mRNA)` noma `(umjovo we-viral vector)`, iyasiza kakhulu ekwakheni umjovo wokuzivikela emizimbeni yethu ngokumelene naleli gciwane.

Imibuzo onayo mayelana nemithi yokugoma (FAQ)

"Ingabe ngizogula ngenxa yokugoma?" "Ingabe kuphephile?" Cishe unemibuzo efana naleyo, akunjalo? Bheka, njengayo yonke imithi, kungaba nemiphumela emibi emincane . Ungase ube nomkhuhlane, izinhlungu zomzimba, noma ubuhlungu endaweni yokujova usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Lokho kuvamile. Kusho ukuthi umzimba wakho uqala ukulwa negciwane. Kodwa le migomo inikezwe izigidi zabantu, futhi ukuphepha kwayo kucwaningwe kahle. Ngakho-ke ungesabi kakhulu.

Ukugoma izingane kusukela ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya eminyakeni emihlanu?

Yebo, manje kunconywa ukuthi izingane ezincane nazo zithole umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19. Imithamo ilungiswa ukuze ivumelane neminyaka yazo kanye nempilo yazo. Kungcono ukukhuluma nodokotela wezingane mayelana nokugomela ingane yakho. Bangakweluleka ngesinyathelo esingcono kakhulu sengane yakho.

Yini okufanele uyenze uma ingane yakho ithola i-COVID-19?

Ungesabi ekuqaleni. Esikhathini esiningi, lokhu akwenzeki ezinganeni ezincane. Kodwa-ke, uma unezimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, ikhala eligobhozayo, izinhlungu zomzimba, mhlawumbe ngisho nokuphazamiseka kwesisu, kubalulekile ukubona udokotela.

• Vumela ingane iphumule kahle.
• Uma kunomkhuhlane, nikeza i-Paracetamol njengoba kuqondiswe udokotela.
• Bakhuthaze ukuba baphuze uketshezi oluningi, njengamanzi kanye nejusi yezithelo.
• Mhlukanise nabanye abantu ukuze uvimbele lesi sifo ukuthi singasabalali kwabanye.

Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuyisa ingane yakho esibhedlela ngokushesha uma inezimpawu eziyingozi, njengobunzima bokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma izindebe eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Yiziphi lezi zinhlobo zegciwane?

Cabanga ngegciwane njengokushintsha izingubo. Lokho kusho ukuthi kunezinguquko ezincane esakhiweni sezakhi zofuzo zegciwane. Yilokhu esikubiza ngokuthi izinhlobo ezahlukene. Ezinye izinhlobo zingasakazeka ngokushesha kunezinye, noma zingenza lesi sifo sibe sibi kakhulu. Yingakho siqhubeka nokuhlola leli gciwane, ukuze uma kuvela izinhlobo ezintsha, sikwazi ukuthuthukisa imithi yokugoma kanye nokwelashwa okuzisebenzelayo. Ungase ukhumbule lezo ezifana ne-`(Delta variant)`, `(Omicron variant)`.

Ungazivikela kanjani ku-COVID-19? Ake sibone!

Ukuze sihlale siphephile kulesi sifo, kudingeka sinakekele izinto ezimbalwa. Lezi izinto ezilula kakhulu, kodwa zibaluleke kakhulu.

Izingane ezincane nezifihla-buso: Ingabe lokhu kuyadingeka?

Yebo, ngokuvamile kungumqondo omuhle ukuthi izingane ezincane zigqoke imaski, ikakhulukazi lapho ziya ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi, esikoleni, noma ekilasini. Imaski isiza ukunciphisa inani lamaconsi okuphefumula aqukethe igciwane aphuma futhi angena.

• Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emibili azivunyelwe ukugqoka imaski.
• Khetha imaski efanela kahle ingane yakho futhi emboza umlomo nekhala kahle.
• Fundisa ingane yakho indlela yokusebenzisa imaski ngendlela efanele nokuthi ungayigwema kanjani ukuyithinta.

Kodwa-ke, kwezinye izimo, njengalapho udlala ngaphandle, imaski ingase ingadingeki. Kungcono ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha ngalokhu.

Ungazivikela kanjani izingane?

Izingane zingabantu abayigugu kakhulu emakhaya ethu. Uma zigula, sonke siyahlupheka. Ngakho-ke, nansi ezinye izinto ongazenza ukuze uvikele ingane yakho ku-COVID-19:

• Goma. Uma uphephile, ingozi yokuthi ingane yakho ithole lesi sifo iphansi.
• Nciphisa inani lezivakashi eziza ekhaya lakho. Uma zifika, qiniseka ukuthi ziphilile.
• Wonke umuntu kufanele ahlanze izandla zakhe kahle ngaphambi kokuthinta umntwana.
• Thatha ingane yakho uye ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka.
• Uma kukhona ogulayo endlini, mgcine kude nomntwana.

Izinto okufanele uzazi nge-COVID-19 ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa

Kuvamile ukuba nezinto eziningi engqondweni yakho ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ungase ube nemibuzo mayelana ne-COVID-19.

• Uma abesifazane abakhulelwe bethola i-COVID-19, kungaba nzima kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi. Ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala uphephile.
• Ungathola umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19 ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Uzokuvikela wena nomntwana wakho. Khuluma nodokotela wakho wokubelethisa ngalokhu.
• Uma uzizwa ugula, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha.

Ngingamncelisa yini umntwana wami uma ngine-COVID-19?

Lona umbuzo obuzwa omama abaningi. Yebo, ngokuvamile kuphephile ukuncelisa ingane yakho noma ngabe une-COVID-19. Ubisi lwebele lunikeza ingane yakho ukudla okunempilo okuningi kanye nama-antibodies. Kodwa-ke, qaphela lezi zinto lapho uncelisa:

• Geza izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi kokuzipha ukudla.
• Gqoka imaski.
• Ungakhwehleli noma uthimulele ubheke enganeni.

Ungabuza udokotela wakho noma umbelethisi wezempilo yomndeni ukuthola ulwazi olwengeziwe ngalokhu.

I-Covid-19 (COVID-19) kanye nokwelashwa: Masithole ulwazi!

Yini okufanele siyenze uma sigula noma sisola ukuthi sinesifo? Kufanele sifune kanjani usizo lwezokwelapha?

Ungahlolwa kanjani i-COVID-19?

Uma unezimpawu ze-COVID-19, noma uke waxhumana eduze nomuntu onesifo, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuthi uhlolwe.

• Ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR: Lokhu ukuhlolwa okuvame ukunikeza imiphumela enembile kakhulu. Kwenziwa kusetshenziswa isampula ye-mucus ethathwe ekhaleni noma emphinjeni.
• Ukuhlolwa Okusheshayo Kwe-Antigen (RAT): Lokhu kunganikeza umphumela osheshayo, kodwa kungase kungabi nembalo njenge-PCR, ikakhulukazi uma igciwane likhona ngamanani amancane.

Kuyini Ukuhlolwa Kwama-Antibody?

Lokhu kuhlolwa okuhlukile kancane. Kubheka ukuthi uke waba ne-COVID-19 yini ngaphambili futhi wakha ama-antibodies okulwa nayo. Noma ngezinye izikhathi kungabheka ukuthi uke waba nama-antibodies ngemuva kokugonywa. Akukwazi ukukutshela ukuthi unesifo njengamanje.

Kuyini Ukuhlolwa Kwegciwane?

Kalula nje, yile ndlela ongathola ngayo ukuthi unayo yini igciwane le-COVID-19 emzimbeni wakho njengamanje. Kokubili ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-antigen (i-RAT) okukhulunywe ngakho ekuqaleni kuyizinhlobo zokuhlolwa kwegciwane.

Yikuphi ukuhlolwa okungcono kakhulu?

Kuya ngesenzakalo.

• Uma unezimpawu, kungcono ukwenza `(ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR)`.
• Uma ufuna umphumela osheshayo, zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa kusukela izimpawu ziqale, ungenza i-`(RAT)`.
• Kodwa-ke, uma i-`(RAT)` ingenayo i-`negative` kodwa izimpawu ziqhubeka, kungcono ukwenza i-`(PCR test)`.

Kuwukuhlakanipha ukukhuluma nodokotela bese unquma ukuthi yikuphi ukuhlolwa okukulungele.

Isimo sokuvuvukala kwesistimu eminingi ezinganeni (MIS-C) kanye ne-COVID-19 (COVID-19)

Lokhu kuyinto okufanele uyiqaphele. I-MIS-C (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children) yisimo esibi esingakhula kwezinye izingane emavikini ambalwa ngemuva kokuthola i-COVID-19. Kulokhu, izinhlelo ezahlukene zomzimba (njengenhliziyo, amaphaphu, izinso, ubuchopho, isikhumba, namehlo) zingavuvukala.

Izici yilezi:

• Umkhuhlane ohlala izinsuku eziningi
• Ubuhlungu besisu, ukuhlanza, uhudo
• Ukuqhuma kwesikhumba
• Ukubomvu kwamehlo
• Izindebe ezomile, eziqhekekile, ulimi olubomvu (ulimi lwesitrobheli)
• Ukuvuvukala kwamalungu
• Ukhathele kakhulu, ulele

Uma ingane yakho inalezi zimpawu, yiyise esibhedlela ngokushesha. Lesi simo singalapheka ngokwelashwa okusheshayo.

Ingabe umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19, umuthi wokugomela umkhuhlane, kanye nomuthi wokugomela i-RSV ungathathwa ngesikhathi esisodwa?

Yebo, ezimweni eziningi, kulungile ukuthola le migomo ngosuku olufanayo, noma ukusondelane. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungase ukwazi ukuthola eminye yale migomo ngesikhathi esifanayo. Kodwa-ke, kungcono ukuxoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho bese ulandela iseluleko sakhe. `(RSV - Respiratory Syncytial Virus)` esinye isifo sokuphefumula esingaba sibi kakhulu ezinganeni ezincane nakubantu asebekhulile.

Ingabe lokhu umkhuhlane, umkhuhlane, i-RSV, noma i-COVID-19?

Izimpawu zazo zonke lezi zifo ezine ziyafana, ngakho ngezinye izikhathi zingadideka.

• Umkhuhlane: Ngokuvamile, izimpawu eziyinhloko ikhala eligobhozayo, umphimbo oluma kancane, kanye nokuthimula. Umkhuhlane awuvamile.
• Umkhuhlane/Umkhuhlane: Ukuqala komkhuhlane ngokuzumayo, izinhlungu zomzimba, ukukhathala okukhulu, ukukhwehlela okomile, ikhanda elibuhlungu.
• I-RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus): Impumulo egobhozayo, umkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, kanye nokuphefumula. Lokhu kungaba kubi kakhulu ezinganeni ezincane.
• I-Covid-19: Umkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, ukukhathala, izinhlungu zomzimba, ikhanda elibuhlungu, umphimbo obuhlungu, ukulahlekelwa ukunambitha nokunuka (lokhu akuvamile), kanye nobunzima bokuphefumula kwabanye abantu.

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuhlolwa. Uma unezimpawu, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha.

I-COVID-19: Yini okufanele siyenze ekhaya nasesikoleni?

Kubaluleke kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi yini okudingeka siyenze ukuze sizivikele ku-COVID-19 ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke, ekhaya, emsebenzini nasesikoleni, nokuthi singaziphatha kanjani uma sigula.

Izindlela Zokunakekelwa Kwasekhaya Nokuphepha

Uma wena noma othile emndenini wakho ethola i-COVID-19, ungesabi futhi wenze lezi zinto:

• Funa iseluleko sezokwelapha: Udokotela uzokutshela ukuthi wenzeni ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho.
• Phumula ngokwanele: Ukuphumula kubaluleke kakhulu emzimbeni.
• Phuza uketshezi oluningi: Phuza uketshezi oluningi olufana namanzi, isobho, kanye nojusi wezithelo.
• Umuthi womkhuhlane nobuhlungu: Thatha into efana ne-paracetamol njengoba udokotela wakho ekuyalile.
• Hlukanisa: Ukuze uyeke ukusabalalisa lesi sifo kwabanye, hlala kude kakhulu nabanye abantu endlini ngangokunokwenzeka, ekamelweni elihlukile. Kungcono uma ungasebenzisa indlu yangasese ehlukile.
• Umoya: Gcina amafasitela ekamelweni evulekile.
• Gqoka imaski: Uma uya ezindaweni lapho kukhona abanye abantu endlini.
• Ukugeza izandla kanye nokuhlanzeka: Geza izandla zakho njalo. Sula izindawo nezinto ozisebenzisayo ngesibulali-magciwane.

Kuyini Ukuhlukaniswa kanye Nokuhlukaniswa?

La magama amabili avame ukuzwakala. Ake sibone ukuthi umehluko uyini phakathi kwala magama amabili.

• Ukuzihlukanisa: Lokhu kwenziwa ngokugcina umuntu ogulayo nge-COVID-19 kude nabanye. Lokhu kusho ukuvimba umuntu ekusabalaliseni lesi sifo kwabanye.
• Ukuvalelwa: Lokhu kuhilela ukuhlukanisa umuntu obekade esondelene nomuntu one-COVID-19 kodwa ongakabonisi izimpawu . Lokhu kusho ukuthi naye angase abe nalesi sifo, ngakho angalinda kuze kuvele izimpawu ukuze avimbele ukusabalalisa lesi sifo kwabanye.

Kalula nje, 'Ukuhlukaniswa' kungokwalowo ogulayo, kanti 'Ukuhlukaniswa' kungokwalowo osengozini yokuthola lesi sifo futhi obekade enomuntu ogulayo.

Indlela yokuzihlukanisa ekhaya?

Ake sithi une-COVID-19. Ukuze ugweme ukuthelela abanye ekhaya lakho, yenza okulandelayo:

• Igumbi elihlukile: Uma kungenzeka, hlala ekamelweni elihlukile, elinomoya omuhle. Nciphisa inani labantu egumbini.
• Indlu yangasese ehlukile: Sebenzisa indlu yangasese ehlukile uma kungenzeka. Uma kungenjalo, yihlanze kahle ngesibulali-magciwane ngemuva kokusebenzisa.
• Ukudla Nokuphuza: Yidla ngokwehlukana. Ungaxubi izitsha zakho nezabanye. Zigeze bese uzisula kahle.
• Isifihla-buso: Uma kufanele uphume ekamelweni lakho, noma uma othile engena ekamelweni lakho, nobabili kufanele nigqoke isifihla-buso.
• Ukugeza izandla: Geza izandla zakho njalo ngensipho noma usebenzise isihlanzi sezandla.
• Ungabelani ngezinto zasekhaya: Ungabelani ngezinto ezifana namathawula, izinto zokulala, nezinkomishi nabanye.

Uma uthatha lezi zinyathelo zokuphepha, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokusabalalisa lesi sifo kwabanye ekhaya lakho.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olunembile nolusesikhathini mayelana ne-COVID-19, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-World Health Organization (WHO) kanye newebhusayithi ye-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ulwazi lubuyekezwa njalo.

Ngakho-ke, yimuphi umyalezo esifuna ukuwuthatha ekhaya kule ndaba?

Kulungile, ngakho-ke sesikhulume kakhulu ngale COVID-19, akunjalo? Nazi ezinye zezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele uzikhumbule:

• I-COVID-19 iyisifo esibangelwa yigciwane. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela kuso ukugonywa futhi uzijwayeze ukuhlanzeka okuhle (ukugqoka imaski, ukugeza izandla zakho, nokugcina ibanga lokuxhumana nabantu).
• Uma wena noma othile emndenini wakho enezimpawu, ungesabi futhi ufune iseluleko sezokwelapha. Ukwelashwa kusenesikhathi kungasiza ekunciphiseni ubucayi besifo.
• Nakekela ngokukhethekile abantu abafana nezingane ezincane, abesifazane abakhulelwe, kanye nabantu asebekhulile.
• Ungakhohliswa ulwazi olungalungile. Thola ulwazi emithonjeni ethembekile kuphela (njengodokotela, i-WHO, i-CDC).

Uma sonke sisebenzisana futhi sinomthwalo wemfanelo, singawunqoba lo bhubhane ngokushesha. Ungesabi, thola ulwazi, futhi uqaphele! Uma unemibuzo, ungalokothi unqikaze ukukhuluma nodokotela.

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