Uyalwazi yini igciwane iPowassan, elidluliselwa ngamakhizane? Ake sixoxe!

Wake wazibuza ukuthi ingakanani inkinga ebangelwa yisilwane esincane njengesikhakhane? Amanye amakhakhane angasidlulisela izifo ezahlukene. Namuhla sizokhuluma ngegciwane elidluliselwa yizikhakhane ezinjalo, okuyinto engavamile kodwa engaba yingozi. Leli yi-Powassan Virus.

Iyini le Powassan Virus?

Kalula nje, igciwane le-Powassan liyigciwane elingangena emizimbeni yethu ngokulunywa yizimpukane. Iningi labantu abangenwe yileli gciwane alibonisi zimpawu. Kodwa-ke, ngezinye izikhathi lingabangela isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-Powassan Virus Encephalitis . I-Encephalitis ukuvuvukala kobuchopho. Lokhu kungabangela umonakalo ongapheli wezinzwa njengezinkinga zokukhumbula, ukukhubazeka, futhi kwezinye izimo, ngisho nokufa.

Leli gciwane libizwa ngokuthi "iPawasan" ngemuva kwendawo ethi "iPawasan" esifundazweni sase-Ontario, eCanada, ngoba lesi sifo saqala ukutholakala lapho ngo-1958.

Kuvamile kangakanani lokhu?

Eqinisweni, i-coronavirus iyisifo esingavamile kakhulu . Isibonelo, e-United States, inani elincane kuphela lamacala, cishe angu-200, abikwe kusukela ngo-2012. Ngakho-ke akukho okufanele ukwesabe ngokungadingekile, kodwa kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela.

Ingabe i-coronavirus nesifo se-Lyme ziyinto efanayo?

Yebo, lezi yizifo ezimbili ezahlukene. Kodwa-ke, isifo se-Lyme kanye negciwane le-Lyme zombili zidluliselwa uhlobo olufanayo lwemikhaza. Kodwa-ke, isifo se-Lyme siyisifo esibangelwa amagciwane futhi sivame kakhulu kunegciwane le-Lyme. Isifo se-Lyme siyisimo esibangelwa yigciwane.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-coronavirus?

Kunezimpawu eziningana ezingavela ngemva kokutheleleka yi-coronavirus. Akuwona wonke umuntu ozobhekana nazo zonke lezi zimpawu, futhi abanye abantu bangase bangabi nazo nhlobo izimpawu. Kodwa-ke, uma kuvela izimpawu, zingase zihlanganise:

• Imfiva
• Ikhanda elibuhlungu (ikhanda elibuhlungu)
• Ukuhlanza
• Ukuzizwa ukhathele kakhulu (Ukukhathala)
• Ukudideka noma isimo sengqondo esishintshile
• Ukuquleka
• Ubunzima bokukhuluma
• Ukukhubazeka

Ngokuvamile, izimpawu ezivamile njengomkhuhlane kanye nekhanda elibuhlungu ziza kuqala, kulandelwe izimpawu ezingathi sína njengokudideka kanye nokushaqeka.

Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngemva kokuba leli gciwane selidlulile? (Isikhathi Sokufukama)

Lokhu sikubiza ngokuthi "Isikhathi Sokufukama" saleli gciwane. Okusho ukuthi, isikhathi esithathayo kusukela ngesikhathi ulunywe yikhizane elithelelekile kuze kube yilapho uba nezimpawu. Endabeni yegciwane, lesi sikhathi sisukela cishe isonto kuya enyangeni.Kungaba njalo. Lokho kusho ukuthi, noma ngabe ulunywe yikhikhi, lesi sifo cishe sizovela cishe ngenyanga.

Yini ebangela isifo se-coronavirus?

Ukutheleleka ngegciwane kubangelwa uhlobo lwegciwane elibizwa ngokuthi i-Flavivirus. Lawa ngamagciwane e-RNA avame ukusabalala ngomiyane namakhizane. Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa ngomkhuhlane we-Dengue, igciwane laseWest Nile, kanye nokutheleleka kwe-Zika. Amagciwane abangela lezo zifo nawo angowomndeni ofanayo wama-Flavivirus.

Igciwane lisakazeka kanjani?

Leli gciwane lidluliselwa ngokulunywa yi-Ixodes tick ethelelekile . Kodwa-ke, i-blacklegged noma i-deer tick, i-Ixodes scapularis, yiyo evame kakhulu ukudlulisela leli gciwane kubantu. I-Ixodes cookei (i-groundhog tick) kanye ne-Ixodes marxi (i-squirrel tick) nazo zinegciwane, kodwa azibalumi abantu kaningi.

Into ebalulekile ukuthi, ngokungafani nezinye izifo ezithwalwa yizimpukane, izimpukane zingahlala emzimbeni wakho imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokujova igciwane emzimbeni wakho. Ngakho-ke kufanele uqaphele kakhulu.

Litholakala kuphi leli gciwane kakhulu?

Inani eliphezulu kakhulu lamacala okutheleleka yi-coronavirus libikwa ezingxenyeni ezithile zeRussia, enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States, kanye nesifunda saseGreat Lakes e-United States naseCanada. Inani eliphezulu kakhulu lamacala libikiwe ezifundazweni ezifana neMassachusetts, iMinnesota, iWisconsin, kanye neNew York. Lesi sifo asikabikwa eSri Lanka okwamanje, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela izifo ezinjalo.

Yiziphi izinkinga ze-coronavirus?

Uma umkhaza ukukuluma, igciwane lingangena ebuchosheni bakho ngesikhumba. Yilokhu okubangela i-encephalitis, noma ukuvuvukala kobuchopho, esikhulume ngakho ngaphambilini. Ngisho noma ungalulama kulesi simo, abanye abantu bangaba nezinkinga zempilo zesikhathi eside.

Ungasithola kanjani isifo se-coronavirus?

Udokotela angathola ukutheleleka ngegciwane ngokuhlola igazi noma ukuhlola uketshezi lomgogodla wakho . Uma unezinye zalezi zimpawu, udokotela wakho angase asole:

• Ukuba nezimpawu ze-encephalitis yegciwane le-Powassan.
• Uma uhlala noma uke waya endaweni lapho igciwane lisakazeka khona.
• Uma usola ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ulunywe yikhikhi (ngisho noma ungalikhumbuli).

Yiziphi izivivinyo zokuxilonga?

Udokotela wakho angase acele ukuhlolwa okufana nalokhu ukuze kutholakale igciwane:

• Ukuhlolwa kwegazi .
• Ukumpompa komgogodla / Ukubhoboza Kwethambo . Lokhu kuhilela ukuthatha nokuhlola uketshezi lomgogodla.
• Ukuhlolwa kwezithombeUma unezimpawu ezihlobene nesimiso sezinzwa, udokotela wakho angase akucele ukuthi uhlolwe nge-CT scan (Computed Tomography scans) noma nge-MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) ukuze kuthathwe izithombe zobuchopho bakho.

Ilashwa kanjani i-coronavirus?

Ngeshwa, ayikho imithi ethile yokulwa namagciwane yokwelapha ukutheleleka kwe-parvovirus. Uma unesifo esibi njenge-encephalitis, uzolaliswa esibhedlela futhi welashwe. Uma izimpawu zakho zingembi kakhulu, udokotela wakho uzokweluleka ngendlela yokuphatha izimpawu zakho ekhaya. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, uzokwelulekwa ukuthi uphumule, uphuze uketshezi oluningi, futhi uphuze amaphilisi obuhlungu njengoba udokotela wakho ekuyalele.

Imithi ethile kanye nokwelashwa

Uma isimo sakho sibucayi, ukwelashwa okulandelayo kunganikezwa esibhedlela:

• Imithi yokuvimbela ukuquleka .
• Uma ukuphefumula kunzima , kungasetshenziswa umoya-mpilo owengeziwe noma umoya womoya owenziwe ngomshini .
• Ukunikeza uketshezi olufakwa emthanjeni (IV) ukuze kulondolozwe amazinga oketshezi emzimbeni.
• Ama-corticosteroids anciphisa ukuvuvukala kobuchopho.
• Uma ungakwazi ukudla wedwa, kungasetshenziswa ukuphakela ngepayipi .

Ingabe igciwane lizophola lodwa?

Izimpawu ezincane zesifo segciwane iPowassan zivame ukuzixazulula zodwa . Kodwa-ke, uma unenkinga enkulu, njenge-Powassan virus encephalitis, kuzodingeka uqashwe esibhedlela. Ungadinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile, njengokukusiza uphefumule futhi unciphise ukuvuvukala.

Liyoba njani ikusasa uma igciwane lisakazeka?

Ngisho nangemva kokululama kuleli gciwane, cishe ingxenye yabantu abaye baba nezifo ezinkulu, okuhlanganisa ne-Powassan virus encephalitis, bangase babe nezinkinga zempilo zesikhathi eside . Lezi zinkinga zifaka:

• Ukulahlekelwa ukwazi kolunye uhlangothi lobuso (i-Hemiplegia) .
• Izinkinga zememori .
• Ubuthakathaka .
• Ukulahlekelwa yimisipha .

Lingakanani izinga lokufa ngenxa ye-coronavirus?

Cishe abantu abayi-10% abathola ukutheleleka kobuchopho noma komgogodla (njenge-encephalitis) okubangelwa yi-coronavirus bayafa . Kodwa-ke, akukho ukufa okubikiwe ngenxa yokutheleleka kwe-coronavirus okube nezimpawu ezincane kuphela.

Kufanele ubonane nini nodokotela?

Kufanele ubone udokotela kulesi simo:

• Uma ulunywe yi-tick , udokotela wakho angakutshela ukuthi udinga ukwelashwa kwezinye izifo ezithwalwa yi-tick, yize kungekho ukwelashwa kokuvimbela igciwane.
• Uma uke waba sendaweni lapho kungase kube khona amakhizane (ngisho noma ungakhumbuli ukulunywa yikhizane) futhi unezimpawu zegciwane .

Kunini lapho kudingeka uye ekamelweni lezimo eziphuthumayo?

Uma unezinye zalezi zimpawu ezinkulu, iya ekamelweni lezimo eziphuthumayo eliseduze ngokushesha:

• Ukudideka noma ezinye izinguquko zengqondo .
• Ukuquleka .
• Ubunzima bokukhuluma .
• Ukukhubazeka .

Yimiphi imibuzo okufanele ngiyibuze udokotela wami?

Uma ubona udokotela, kungaba usizo ukubuza imibuzo efana nale:

• Ngingazinakekela kanjani ekhaya?
• Yiziphi izimpawu ezintsha noma eziya ziba zimbi okufanele ngiziqaphele?
• Ngizolulama ngokushesha kangakanani?
• Kufanele ngize nini ukukubona futhi?

Ungazivikela yini ku-coronavirus?

Yebo, indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela ukusabalala kwegciwane ukugwema imikhaza ngangokunokwenzeka . Nazi ezinye izinto ongazenza ukuze uzivikele emikhazeni:

• Gcina utshani engadini yakho bungadluli amasentimitha angu-5.
• Uma uhamba ezindaweni ezinamahlathi, hamba kuphela ezindleleni ezihlanziwe.
• Sebenzisa izifutho zezinambuzane eziqukethe izithako ezifana ne -DEET , okufakazelwe ukuthi ziyaxosha imikhaza.
• Uma uya ezindaweni ezinamahlathi noma ezindaweni ezinotshani obude, gqoka izingubo ezimboza umzimba wakho ngangokunokwenzeka. Uma uvame ukuba sezindaweni lapho kukhona khona amakhizane, ungathenga nezingubo ezikhethekile ezingamelani namakhizane.
• Hlola umzimba wakho wonke ukuthi awunazo yini izimpukane ngemuva kokuba ungaphandle. Ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezifana ne-groin, emakhwapheni, entanyeni nasekhanda, lapho zithanda ukuhlala khona. Uma kungenzeka, cela omunye umuntu ukuthi ahlole izindawo ongaziboni (njengomhlane wakho kanye nesikhumba sekhanda).
• Buza udokotela wakho wezilwane ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokuvikela izilwane zakho ezifuywayo ezifweni zama-tick. Hlola njalo ama-tick ngemva kokuba ebuya ekhaya evela ngaphandle.
• Uma ubona umkhaza emzimbeni wakho, landela inqubo eqondile yokuwususa ngokuphephile .

Umyalezo Wokugcina Wokuya Nasekhaya

Ungase wesabe amakhizane kulezi zinsuku ngoba uzwa okuningi ngawo. Kodwa-ke, izifo athwala zona zingabangela izinkinga ezinkulu, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuziqhelelanisa nawo ngangokunokwenzeka. Uma ungumuntu ohlala echitha isikhathi ezindaweni lapho amakhizane engaba khona khona, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ungazivikela kanjani kumakhizane nokuthi ungawasusa kanjani ngokuphephile uma uwathola .

Kodwa-ke, khumbula ukuthi ukutheleleka nge-coronavirus akuvamile kakhulu , futhi ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi iningi labantu abathola igciwane lizobhekana nezimpawu ezincane kuphela, noma bangabi nazo nhlobo izimpawu.

Uma ulunywa yi-tick, ungesabi. Khuluma nodokotela futhi uqaphele izimpawu. Nakuba kungekho ukwelashwa okuqondile kwegciwane, ukuqaphela izimpawu ezingathi sína kuzokusiza uthole usizo ngokushesha uma uludinga. Hlala uphilile!

'Igciwane lePowassan, imikhaza, ukugula okuthwalwa imikhaza, i-encephalitis, ukutheleleka ngamagciwane, ukuvimbela izifo, izifo zezinzwa