Yintoni i-Lassa fever, iimpawu eziphambili kunye nonyango

Umxholo

• Iimpawu eziphambili
• Indlela yokuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa
• Uyifumana njani
• Unyango lwenziwa njani
• Uthintelo lweLassa fever

Umkhuhlane weLassa sisifo esosulelayo esinqabileyo, esingaqhelekanga eBrazil, esihanjiswa zizilwanyana ezosulelekileyo, ezinje ngezigcawu kunye neempuku, ngakumbi iigundane ezivela kwimimandla efana neAfrika.

Iimpawu zeLassa fever zinokuthatha ukuya kuthi ga kwiiveki ezi-3 ukuvela kwaye, ke, umntu okrokrela esi sifo, emva kokuba ese-Afrika, kufuneka abonane nogqirha jikelele ukuze enze isifo kwaye aqale unyango olufanelekileyo.

Iimpawu eziphambili

Umkhuhlane weLassa sisifo esosulelayo esibonisa ukwanda kobushushu bomzimba kunye nezinye iimpawu ezahlukeneyo ezinje:

• Ubuhlungu bemisipha;
• Intlungu yesifuba nesisu;
• Umqala obuhkungu;
• Urhudo olunegazi;
• Isicaphucaphu nokugabha ngegazi.

Njengokuba isifo siqhubeka, iintlobo ezininzi zeengxaki zinokuvela, ezinje nge-encephalitis, hepatitis, meningitis, ukothuka, ukopha kunye nokuxhuzula, umzekelo.

Indlela yokuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa

Ngamanye amaxesha, ukuxilongwa kweLassa fever kunokuqinisekiswa kuphela ngokujonga iimpawu kunye nokuvavanya imbali yokuhamba komntu. Nangona kunjalo, njengoko ezinye iimpawu zinokuba zeziqhelekileyo, ugqirha unokuyalela iimvavanyo ezithile zegazi ukuqinisekisa usulelo.

Uyifumana njani

Ukuhanjiswa kweLassa fever kwenzeka ngokudibana, ngokuphefumla okanye ngokugaya ukutya, kunye nelindle lezilwanyana ezingcolileyo, ezinje ngezigcawu okanye iigundane. Nangona kunjalo, inokwenzeka nangezilonda kulusu okanye inwebu yangaphakathi, enjengamehlo nomlomo.

Phakathi kwabantu, ukuhanjiswa komkhuhlane weLassa kwenzeka ngokudibana negazi, ilindle, umchamo okanye ukufihlakala komzimba.

Unyango lwenziwa njani

Unyango lweLassa fever lwenziwa lodwa ukunqanda ukuhanjiswa kwesi sifo. Ke ngoko, ukunxibelelana nesigulana, amalungu osapho kunye neengcali kwezempilo kufuneka banxibe iimpahla ezikhuselayo ezineiglavu, iiglasi, iifaskoti kunye neemaski.

Ngexesha lonyango, inaliti yeyeza le-antiviral, iRibavirin, yenziwa emthanjeni ukuphelisa intsholongwane yesifo, kwaye isigulana kufuneka sibhedlele esibhedlele de iimpawu ziyeke kwaye intsholongwane ikhutshiwe.

Uthintelo lweLassa fever

Ukuthintela umkhuhlane weLassa kubandakanya ukuthintela ukunxibelelana nezinto ezingcolileyo kwaye, ke, abantu kufuneka:

• Sebenzisa kuphela amanzi asebhotileni;
• Ukupheke kakuhle ukutya;
• Ukuphelisa iigundane ezindlwini;
• Gcina ucoceko lomzimba olwaneleyo.

Ezi ngcebiso kufuneka zisetyenziswe ikakhulu kwimimandla enezehlo eziphezulu zesi sifo, njengeAfrika.