Ake sifunde nge-Covid-19 (COVID-19)? Nazi izimpendulo zayo yonke imibuzo yakho!

Sawubona! Ngakho-ke namuhla sizokhuluma ngento cishe sonke esike sayizwa, futhi mhlawumbe sake sayibona. Leyo ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 (COVID-19). Lokhu kube nomthelela omkhulu ezimpilweni zethu, akunjalo? Ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela lokhu. Kulesi sihloko, sizokhuluma nge-Covid-19 (COVID-19) kalula, ngendlela ongayiqonda.

Izisekelo ze-Covid-19 (COVID-19): Kuyini ngempela?

Kalula nje, i-COVID-19 isifo sokuphefumula esibangelwa yigciwane. Sibangelwa yigciwane elibizwa nge -SARS-CoV-2 . Sifana nomkhuhlane ovamile kanye nomkhuhlane, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi singaba sibi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala kanye nalabo abanezinye izimo zezokwelapha.

Umuthi Wokugomela i-COVID-19: Kungani lokhu kubalulekile?

Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa ngomuthi wokugomela i-Covid-19. Lo muthi wokugomela ukuqinisa amasosha omzimba wethu, okungukuthi, ikhono lawo lokulwa nezifo, ngokumelene naleli gciwane. Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza imizimba yethu ukuqeqeshwa okuncane ukuze uma leli gciwane lifika, lilwe nalo. Lapho-ke lapho igciwane lifika ngempela, imizimba yethu izobe isilungele, ngakho ngeke ibangele umonakalo omkhulu. Akusho ukuthi ukuthola umuthi wokugomela ngeke kukugulise, kodwa noma ngabe ugula, kuzoba kubi kakhulu, futhi nethuba lokulaliswa esibhedlela nalo lincane.

Izimpendulo zemibuzo yakho mayelana nemithi yokugoma

"Ingabe umuthi wokugoma uphephile?", "Ingabe unganikezwa izingane ezincane?" Ungase ube nemibuzo efana nale. Yebo, le mithi yokugoma ivunyelwe yizinhlangano ezifana ne-World Health Organization (WHO) futhi sinikezwa yona ngemva kokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwayo. Kunemithi yokugoma eyenzelwe ngokukhethekile izingane ezincane ezisukela ezinyangeni eziyi-6 kuya eminyakeni emi-5 ubudala. Njengayo yonke imithi yokugoma, imiphumela emibi emincane (isib. ubuhlungu endaweni yokujova, umkhuhlane omncane) ingase ivele, kodwa iphela ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.

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

Uma ingane ibonisa izimpawu ze-COVID-19 (isib. umkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, impumulo egobhozayo, izinhlungu zomzimba), ungesabi. Funa iseluleko sikadokotela kuqala. Ezimweni eziningi, lesi yisifo esilula ezinganeni futhi zizolulama. Zinike uketshezi oluningi, uphumule, futhi uma zinomkhuhlane, zinike okuthile okufana ne-Paracetamol njengoba kuyalelwe udokotela. Kodwa-ke, uma ingane yakho inezimpawu ezinzima njengobunzima bokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukozela ngokweqile, kufanele uyiyise esibhedlela ngokushesha.

Yiziphi lezi zinhlobo zegciwane?

Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa ngezinhlobo ze-COVID-19, njenge-Delta ne-Omicron. Igciwane liyinto ehlala idlula ezinguqukweni ezincane. Kufana nokulandisa indaba efanayo ngezindlela ezihlukile kancane. Ngalezi zinguquko, kudalwa izinhlobo ezintsha. Ezinye izinhlobo zingasakazeka ngokushesha kunezinye, noma zingasabela ngendlela ehlukile kancane emiphumeleni yomjovo. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuqhubeka nokulandela imikhuba emihle yezempilo nokugonywa.

Ungazivikela kanjani ku-COVID-19? Ake sibone!

Into eyodwa esiyifundile sonke phakathi nalolu bhubhane ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukulandela izinyathelo zokuphepha. Ake sibheke ukuthi yini okudingeka siyenze, ngokuyinhloko.

Izingane ezincane kanye namamaski obuso

Ukugqoka imaski yobuso kuyisivikelo esihle ezinganeni ezingaphezu kweminyaka emibili ubudala, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi. Kodwa kungaba nzima kancane ngezingane ezincane ukugqoka imaski kahle, akunjalo? Ngakho ungabakhuthaza ngokubafundisa ukubaluleka kwayo nokubathengela imaski enhle abayithandayo. Kodwa-ke, akuwona umqondo omuhle ukufaka imaski ezinganeni ezingaphansi kweminyaka emibili ubudala, ngoba zingase zibe nobunzima bokuphefumula.

Ungazivikela kanjani izinsana?

Izingane zethu ezincane yizo okudingeka sizinakekele kakhulu. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvikela izinsana ku-COVID-19 ukuthi:

• Bonke labo ababanakekelayo kufanele bagonywe.
• Ukunciphisa izivakashi ezifika ekhaya, ikakhulukazi labo abagulayo.
• Geza izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi kokuthinta ingane.
• Nciphisa ukuthatha izingane ezincane uziyise ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka.

Izinto okufanele uzazi nge-COVID-19 ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa

Uma owesifazane okhulelwe ethola i-COVID-19, angase abe sengozini enkulu kancane kunabantu abaningi, ikakhulukazi ukugula okubi kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ezengeziwe ukuze uzivikele ku-COVID-19 ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Abesifazane abakhulelwe bangathola futhi umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19, ophephile kubo kanye nasezinganeni zabo. Kungcono ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngalokhu bese wenza isinqumo.

Ingabe kuphephile ukuncelisa ingane yami uma ngine-COVID-19?

Lona umbuzo omama abaningi abanawo. I-World Health Organization (WHO) ithi noma ngabe unegciwane le-COVID-19, ungayincelisa ingane yakho ngokulandela izinyathelo zokuphepha ezidingekayo. Ukuncelisa akusiyona nje kuphela indlela yokudla engcono kakhulu yengane yakho, kodwa futhi kwakha amasosha omzimba wengane yakho. Kufanele unakekele izinto ezifana nokugqoka imaski ngenkathi uncelisa, ukugeza izandla zakho kahle, nokugcina indawo yengane yakho ihlanzekile.

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

Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela izindlela zokwelapha ze-COVID-19. Ake sibheke ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze uma unezimpawu nokuthi yiziphi izivivinyo ezitholakalayo.

Ungahlolwa kanjani i-COVID-19?

Uma unezimpawu ze-COVID-19, noma uke waxhumana eduze nomuntu one-COVID-19, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuthi uhlolwe. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuhlolwa:

• Ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR: Lokhu ukuhlolwa okuvame ukunikeza imiphumela enembile kakhulu. Ngokuvamile kusebenzisa isampula ethathwe ekhaleni noma emphinjeni. Imiphumela ithatha isikhathi eside ukubuya.
• Ukuhlolwa Okusheshayo Kwe-Antigen: Lokhu ukuhlolwa okunganikeza imiphumela ngokushesha. Kunezikhithi ezingenziwa ekhaya. Kodwa-ke, njengoba kungebucayi njenge-PCR, imiphumela emibi engamanga ingenzeka ngezinye izikhathi.

Kuyini Ukuhlolwa Kwama-Antibody?

Ukuhlolwa kwe-antibody kuhlola ukuthi umzimba wakho unawo yini ama-antibodies alwa negciwane le-COVID-19. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kungasho ukuthi uke waba nalesi sifo esikhathini esidlule noma ukuthi uke wagonyelwa yini. Kodwa-ke, akukwazi ukusho ngokuqinisekile ukuthi unesifo njengamanje.

Kuyini Ukuhlolwa Kwegciwane?

Ukuhlolwa kwegciwane kuyindlela kuphela yokwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi unayo yini igciwane le-COVID-19 emzimbeni wakho njengamanje. Ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-Rapid Antigen kuyizinhlobo ezimbili zokuhlolwa kwegciwane.

Yikuphi ukuhlolwa okungcono kakhulu?

Ukuhlolwa "okungcono kakhulu" kuncike esimweni. Uma unezimpawu futhi ufuna ukwazi ngokushesha, ungenza ukuhlolwa kwe-Rapid Antigen, futhi uma kukuhle noma uma ungabaza, ungaqinisekisa ngokuhlolwa kwe-PCR. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ukuze ukhethe ukuhlolwa okufanele wena.

Uyazi nge-Multisystem Inflammatory Condition in Children (MIS-C)?

Lesi yisimo esibi kakhulu, kodwa esingavamile kakhulu, esingathinta izingane. Emasontweni ambalwa ngemva kokuthola i-COVID-19, ezinye izingane zingase zibe nokuvuvukala ezicutshini eziningi zomzimba (isib., inhliziyo, amaphaphu, izinso, ubuchopho). Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, noma i-MIS-C . Izimpawu zingase zihlanganise umkhuhlane ohlala izinsuku eziningana, ukuqubuka kwesikhumba, amehlo abomvu, ubuhlungu besisu, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo, kanye nokukhathala okukhulu. Uma unalezi zimpawu, kufanele ufune usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.

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

Yebo, ngokuvamile kulungile ukuthola le migomo ngosuku olufanayo noma ngezikhathi eziseduze. I-Influenza kanye ne -RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) nazo zingamagciwane athinta uhlelo lokuphefumula. Kubalulekile ukuhlala uvikelekile kuzo zonke lezi zinto, ikakhulukazi izingane ezincane kanye nalabo abaseqenjini elisengozini. Kodwa kuwukuhlakanipha ukuxoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo.

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

Lokhu kuyinkinga eyinkimbinkimbi kancane, njengoba izimpawu zazo zonke lezi zifo zifana kakhulu. Izimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, impumulo egobhozayo, izinhlungu zomzimba, kanye nomphimbo obuhlungu zingabonakala kuzo zonke. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uhlolwe. Kodwa-ke, nge-COVID-19, abanye abantu bangase babe nezimpawu ezithile njengokulahlekelwa yiphunga nokunambitha. Kodwa-ke, uma unalezi zimpawu, kubalulekile ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha futhi uthathe izinyathelo zokuphepha ukuze ugweme ukuthelela abanye.

I-COVID-19: Izinto okufanele uzicabangele ekhaya nasesikoleni

Ngesikhathi siphila ne-COVID-19, kufanele sicabange ngezinto ezengeziwe ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Ake sibheke ukuthi singahlala kanjani siphephile ekhaya, ukuthi yini ukuhlukaniswa kanye nokuhlukaniswa.

Wenzani ukuze uzivikele ku-COVID-19 ekhaya?

Ikhaya yilapho okufanele siphephe khona. Nazi ezinye izinto ongazenza ukuze uzivikele ku-COVID-19 ekhaya:

• Ukugeza izandla zakho njalo (ngensipho okungenani imizuzwana engama-20).
• Ukuhlanza izindawo ezivame ukuthintwa (izibambo zeminyango, amaswishi, amatafula) ngesibulali-magciwane.
• Ukugcina iminyango namafasitela evulekile ukuze kungene umoya kahle emakamelweni.
• Uma othile endlini egula, mgcine kude nabanye abantu bese uhlukanisa izinto azisebenzisayo.
• Ukudla ukudla okulinganiselayo, ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, nokulala ngokwanele nakho kusiza ekugcineni amasosha omzimba eqinile.

Kuyini Ukuhlukaniswa kanye Nokuhlukaniswa?

Lawa ngamazwi amabili esiwazwa kakhulu ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Kunomehluko omncane phakathi kwalawa amabili.

• Ukuhlukaniswa: Lokhu kuhilela ukuhlukanisa umuntu okuqinisekisiwe ukuthi une -COVID-19 kwabanye ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuthi angasabalalisi lesi sifo kwabanye.
• Ukuvalelwa: Lokhu kuhilela ukuhlukanisa umuntu obekade esondelene nesiguli se-COVID-19 kodwa engakabonisi izimpawu . Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi naye angase atheleleke futhi kungathatha izinsuku eziningana ukukhombisa izimpawu.

Kalula nje, ukuhlukaniswa kwabantu kuwukuhlukaniswa kwabantu abagulayo. Ukuhlukaniswa kwabantu wukuhlukanisa abantu okwesikhashana okungenzeka ukuthi bangenwe yilesi sifo ukuze kubonakale ukuthi bangasidlulisela yini kwabanye lesi sifo.

Indlela yokuzihlukanisa ekhaya?

Uma wena noma othile emndenini wakho ethola i-COVID-19, kungadingeka ukuthi nizihlukanise ekhaya. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, sicela ninakekele okulandelayo:

• Hlala ekamelweni elihlukile bese usebenzisa indlu yangasese ehlukile uma kungenzeka.
• Yekani ukudla nabanye abantu nibukele i-TV ndawonye.
• Uma ukhuluma nabanye abantu endlini, gcina ibanga okungenani amamitha amabili, futhi nobabili kufanele nigqoke imaski.
• Geza izitsha zakho ezisetshenzisiwe kanye nezingubo zakho ngokwehlukana.
• Hlala uqaphele izimpawu futhi ufune iseluleko sezokwelapha uma isimo siba sibi kakhulu.

Izinto ezibalulekile okufanele uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

I-COVID-19 yinto okusadingeka siyiqaphele. Sithemba ukuthi ulwazi esixoxe ngalo kulesi sihloko luwusizo.

• I-COVID-19 isifo sokuphefumula esibangelwa yigciwane.
• Ukugoma kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela kulokhu. Kunemithi yokugoma efanele ngisho nezingane ezincane.
• Kubalulekile ukuqhubeka nokulandela imikhuba yezempilo efana nokugeza izandla, ukugqoka imaski, kanye nokuqhelelana nabantu.
• Uma wena noma ingane yakho nithola izimpawu, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha. Ungakhathazeki, isikhathi esiningi lokhu kuzoxazululeka kalula.
• Qaphela izimo ezifana ne-MIS-C (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children) ezinganeni, futhi uma ungabaza, bona udokotela ngokushesha.
• Qonda imiqondo yokuhlukaniswa kanye nokuhlukaniswa bese uyilandela uma kudingeka.

Ungakhohlwa, sonke sinomthwalo wemfanelo wokusiza ekulawuleni ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane. Njengoba sizivikela, masivikele nabanye!

Ungavakashela futhi amawebhusayithi e-World Health Organization (WHO) kanye ne-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe.

I- Covid-19, igciwane le-Corona, umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19, izimpawu ze-Covid, Izingane kanye ne-Covid, izindlela zokuphepha ze-Covid, i-MIS-C