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Isishwankathelo

I-Chikungunya yintsholongwane esasazeka ngohlobo olunye lweengcongconi ezisasaza i-dengue kunye ne-Zika virus. Ngokuqhelekileyo, inokusasazeka ukusuka kumama iye kusana olusanda kuzalwa ngexesha lokuzalwa. Isenokusasazeka ngegazi elosulelekileyo. Kubekho ukuqhambuka kwentsholongwane ye-chikungunya e-Afrika, e-Asiya, eYurophu, kwi-Indian kunye ne-Pacific Ocean, kwiCaribbean, nakuMbindi nakuMzantsi Merika.

Uninzi lwabantu abosulelekileyo baya kuba neempawu, ezinokuba nzima. Zihlala ziqala kwintsuku ezi-3-7 emva kokuba zilunywe yingcongconi esulelekileyo. Ezona mpawu zixhaphakileyo ngumkhuhlane kunye nentlungu edibeneyo. Ezinye iimpawu zinokubandakanya intloko ebuhlungu, iintlungu zemisipha, ukudumba ngokudibeneyo kunye nerhashalala.

Uninzi lwabantu luziva lungaphelanga iveki. Kwezinye iimeko, nangona kunjalo, iintlungu ezidibeneyo zinokuhlala iinyanga. Abantu abasemngciphekweni wezifo eziqatha kubandakanya usana olusandul 'ukuzalwa, abantu abadala, kunye nabantu abanezifo ezinje ngoxinzelelo lwegazi, isifo seswekile, okanye isifo sentliziyo.

Uvavanyo lwegazi lunokubonisa ukuba unayo intsholongwane ye-chikungunya. Akukho zitofu okanye amayeza okuyinyanga. Ukusela amanzi amaninzi, ukuphumla, kunye nokuthatha iintlungu ezingezizo i-aspirin kunokunceda.

Eyona ndlela yokuthintela usulelo lwe-chikungunya kukuphepha ukulunywa yingcongconi:

• Sebenzisa izinto ezigxotha izinambuzane
• Nxiba iimpahla ezigqume iingalo, imilenze neenyawo
• Hlala kwiindawo ezinomoya opholileyo okanye ezisebenzisa iifestile kunye nezikrini zomnyango

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