Ingabe ingane yakho ilungiselela ukuya ekhempasini? Qiniseka ukuthi ukhuluma nge-meningitis!

Indodakazi noma indodana yakho cishe isiphumelele izivivinyo zayo zesikole samabanga aphezulu futhi manje isilungiselela ukuya eyunivesithi, noma njengoba sonke sikubiza kanjalo, ekhampasi. Kulezi zinsuku, izinto eziyinkulungwane cishe zigijima engqondweni yakho, akunjalo? Indlela yokuphatha imali, indlela yokuzwana nabangani abasha, impilo ehostela, umsebenzi wesikole... Cishe ukhuluma nengane yakho ngezinto eziningi ezinjengalezi. Kodwa wake wakhuluma ngesifo esibizwa ngokuthi "i-Meningitis"? Abazali abaningi abacabangi nakancane ngalokhu. Kodwa odokotela bathi lesi yisihloko okudingeka nakanjani ukhulume ngaso nengane yakho.

Kuyini i-Meningitis?

Kalula nje, i-meningitis ukuvuvukala kwezicubu ezivikelayo ezizungeze ubuchopho bethu kanye nomgogodla. Nakuba kunezimbangela eziningi zalokhu, okufanele sikhathazeke kakhulu ngayo yi-meningitis, ebangelwa uhlobo lwebhaktheriya. Amagciwane abangela lokhu abizwa ngokuthi "i-Meningococcus". Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi lesi sifo sisakazeke emanyuvesi aphesheya futhi izingane sezifile. Yileli bhaktheriya le-meningococcus elivame ukuba yimbangela yalezo zifo eziwumshayabhuqe.

Leli gciwane aligcini nje ngokubangela i-meningitis. Ngezinye izikhathi lingangena ngqo egazini, lisakazeke emzimbeni wonke, futhi lilimaze izitho zomzimba. Sibiza leso simo ngokuthi "i-meningococcemia." Abanye abantu bangaze bahlakulele lezi zifo zombili ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Kungani lokhu kuyingozi ezinganeni eziya ekhempasini?

Ngokusho kodokotela, lesi sifo sivame kakhulu entsheni eneminyaka ephakathi kwengu-15 no-21. Nakuba imbangela eqondile ingakatholakali, into eyodwa icacile. Okusho ukuthi, lesi sifo sisakazeka ezindaweni lapho abantu abaningi bebuthana khona futhi begcwele. Cabanga ngakho, ingabe ihostela ekhempasini akuyona indawo enjalo? Lapho abantu abaningana behlala ekamelweni elilodwa, amakhulu ezingane ehlala esakhiweni esisodwa, mangakanani amathuba okuthi igciwane lidluliselwe komunye umuntu liye komunye?

Lesi sifo singelashwa ngama-antibiotic. Kodwa inkinga ukuthi isivinini lesi sifo esisakazeka ngaso asicabangeki. Yingakho abantu abaningi bengatholi ukwelashwa ngesikhathi. Ngisho noma bethola ukwelashwa, abantu abangaphezu koyedwa kwabayishumi abathola lesi sifo bayafa. Ngisho noma besinda, baningi abantu okumele baphile nokulimala kobuchopho, ukunqunywa kwamalungu omzimba, kanye nokunye ukukhubazeka okungapheli.

Isibonelo esiyinhloko sobunzima balesi sifo nguFrancesca Testa, owesifazane owahlaselwa yilesi sifo eneminyaka engu-17 ubudala futhi wasinda ngokulambisa ekufeni. "Nginenhlanhla kakhulu," kusho yena, kodwa kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuba alulame ngokugcwele. Usaphila nemiphumela emibi, njengokukhubazeka kokubona nokuzwa, kanye nekhanda elibuhlungu.

Ingabe ingane ithole imijovo edingekayo?

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela kulesi sifo esiyingozi se-bacterial meningitis ukugonywa. Kodwa abazali abaningi abangakwazi ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezimbili zemithi yokugomela lokhu.

1. Umuthi Wokugoma Ohlanganisiwe

Lona umuthi wokugoma esivame ukuwazi futhi esiwusebenzisa iminyaka eminingi. Uphinde ufakwe ohlelweni lokugoma olujwayelekile lwezingane. Utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama omkhiqizo athi ``Menactra noma Menveo``. Umthamo wokuqala uvame ukunikezwa eneminyaka engu-11-12, kanti umthamo wokukhulisa unikezwa eneminyaka engu-16. Lo muthi wokugoma uhlinzeka ngesivikelo ezinhlotsheni ezine zamagciwane e-meningococcal.

2. Umuthi Wokugomela i-Serotype B (MenB)

Lona umuthi wokugoma abantu abaningi abangawazi, kodwa futhi ubaluleke kakhulu. Wethulwa ngo-2014. Uvikela ku- "Serotype B" , uhlobo oluyingozi kakhulu lwamagciwane olungambozwanga umuthi wokugoma wangaphambilini. Utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama omkhiqizo i-Bexsero noma i-Trumenba. Kunconywa abantu abasha abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-16 no-23. Kunconywa kakhulu ukuwuthola uneminyaka ephakathi kuka-16 no-18.

Lolu hlobo, olubizwa ngokuthi 'iSerotype B', luye lwaba yimbangela yokuqubuka kwe-meningitis okubi kakhulu okwenzeke ezindaweni zaseyunivesithi eminyakeni yamuva nje.

Ziyini izimpawu zalesi sifo esiyingozi?

Izimpawu zokuqala ze-meningitis zifana kakhulu nezomkhuhlane ovamile noma umkhuhlane, ngakho kungaba nzima ukubona umehluko. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela lezi zimpawu njengoba zingaba zimbi kakhulu emahoreni ambalwa.

Cabanga ngengane yakho ikhala ngokuzizwa ingaphilile ngesikhathi isehostela. Uma wazi ngalezi zimpawu ngaleso sikhathi, ungathola ukuthi umkhuhlane nje ovamile noma into engathi sína kakhulu.

Imizuzu, hhayi amahora, iyona nto ebaluleke kakhulu ekwelashweni kwe-meningitis. Ngakho-ke uma usola ukuthi ingane yakho inayo noma iyiphi yalezi zimpawu, noma uma wazi ukuthi umngane noma umuntu ohlala naye unesifo, yeluleka ingane yakho ukuba iye eMnyangweni Wezimo Eziphuthumayo (ETU) wesibhedlela esiseduze ngokushesha .

Ukubaluleka kwendlela yokuphila enempilo

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela kunoma yikuphi ukutheleleka, hhayi nje i-meningitis, ukugcina indlela yokuphila enempilo. Fundisa ingane yakho ngalezi zinto futhi.

• Geza izandla zakho kahle ngensipho njalo.
• Ungabelani nabanye abantu ngezingilazi zokuphuza, izinkomishi, izinto zokusika, njll. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma uhlala emahostela.
• Lala kahle, hlala umatasa, futhi udle ukudla okunempilo.
• Gwema ukubhema ngokuphelele. Abantu ababhemayo banesimiso somzimba esibuthakathaka futhi banamathuba amaningi okuthola izifo.

Uma uzwa ngokuqubuka kwe-meningitis ekhampasi yengane yakho, ungesabi. Tshela ingane yakho ukuthi ilandele imiyalelo enikezwa yiziphathimandla zaseyunivesithi. Ngokuvamile, ngezikhathi ezinjalo, abafundi abangakagonywanga bayagonywa kanti labo abasondelene nomuntu ogulayo banikezwa ama-antibiotic njengesinyathelo sokuqapha.