Umkhuhlane weentaka

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• Isishwankathelo

Isishwankathelo

Iintaka, njengabantu, zifumana umkhuhlane. Intsholongwane yomkhuhlane wentaka ichaphazela iintaka, kubandakanya iinkukhu, ezinye iinkukhu, kunye neentaka zasendle ezinje ngamadada. Ngokwesiqhelo iintsholongwane zomkhuhlane weentaka zichaphazela ezinye iintaka kuphela. Kunqabile ukuba abantu bosulelwe zintsholongwane zomkhuhlane weentaka, kodwa kungenzeka. Iindidi ezimbini, i-H5N1 kunye ne-H7N9, bosulele abanye abantu ngexesha lokuqhambuka e-Asiya, eAfrika, kwiPasifiki, kuMbindi Mpuma, nakwiindawo ezithile zaseYurophu. Kukho ezinye iimeko ezinqabileyo zezinye iintlobo zentsholongwane yomkhuhlane echaphazela abantu eMelika.

Uninzi lwabantu abafumana umkhuhlane weentaka banonxibelelwano olusondeleyo neentaka ezosulelekileyo okanye iindawo ezingcoliswe ngamathe eentaka, amafinyila okanye ilindle. Kuyenzeka ukuba uyifumane ngokuphefumla ngamathontsi okanye uthuli oluqulathe intsholongwane. Ngokuqhelekileyo, intsholongwane isasazeka isuka komnye umntu iye komnye. Kusenokwenzeka ukuba ubambe umkhuhlane weentaka ngokutya iinkukhu okanye amaqanda angaphekwanga kakuhle.

Ukugula komkhuhlane wentaka ebantwini kunokusukela kubumnene ukuya kubunzima. Rhoqo, iimpawu ziyafana nefluula yonyaka, enje

• Ifiva
• Khohlela
• Umqala obuhkungu
• Impumlo egudileyo okanye exineneyo
• Ubuhlungu bemisipha okanye bomzimba
• Ukudinwa
• Intloko ebuhlungu
• Ubomvu bamehlo (okanye i-conjunctivitis)
• Kunzima ukuphefumla

Ngamanye amaxesha, umkhuhlane wentaka ungadala iingxaki ezinkulu kunye nokufa. Njengomkhuhlane wexesha elithile, abanye abantu basengozini enkulu yokugula kakhulu. Babandakanya abafazi abakhulelweyo, abantu abanamajoni omzimba abuthathaka, kunye nabantu abadala abangama-65 nangaphezulu.

Unyango ngamayeza antiviral kunokwenza ukuba ukugula kube nzima kakhulu. Banokukunceda ukuthintela umkhuhlane kubantu ababekhe bavezwa kuwo. Okwangoku alikho iyeza lokuthintela uluntu. Urhulumente unayo intsholongwane yokuthintela uhlobo olunye lwentsholongwane ye-H5N1 kwaye angayisasaza ukuba kukho uqhambuko olusasazeka ngokulula ukusuka komnye umntu ukuya komnye.

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