Xa Ufumana uMkhuhlane: Yintoni ekufuneka uyibuze ugqirha wakho

Umxholo

• Ngaba ndifuna uncedo lwezonyango?
• Ngaba ndisemngciphekweni omkhulu wokufumana ingxaki yomkhuhlane?
• Ngaba ndifuna uvavanyo lokuchonga umkhuhlane?
• Ngaba kufuneka ndithathe i-antiviral?
• Ngawaphi amayeza endifanele ukuwathatha?
• Zeziphi iimpawu ezithathwa njengongxamiseko?
• Ndingenza ntoni xa ndinomntwana omncinci ekhaya?
• Ngaba zikhona iivithamini okanye amayeza esintu owacebisayo?
• Ndiza kuphila nini ngokupheleleyo?
• Ndingabuyela nini ejimini?
• Ndingabuyela nini esikolweni okanye emsebenzini?

Uninzi lwabantu abeza nomkhuhlane akufuneki benze uhambo kugqirha wabo. Ukuba iimpawu zakho zithambile, kungcono ukuhlala ekhaya, uphumle, kwaye uphephe ukunxibelelana nabanye abantu kangangoko kunokwenzeka.

Kodwa ukuba uyagula kakhulu okanye ukhathazekile ngesigulo sakho, kuya kufuneka unxibelelane nogqirha wakho ukuze ufumane amanyathelo alandelayo. Kungenzeka ukuba unokuba sesichengeni ngakumbi kwiingxaki ezinxulumene nomkhuhlane. Kule meko, kuya kufuneka ubone ugqirha ekuqaleni kweempawu zakho.

Nantsi eminye imibuzo onokuyibuza ugqirha wakho xa sele uqalile ukuba neempawu zomkhuhlane.

Ngaba ndifuna uncedo lwezonyango?

Ukuba uneempawu zesiqhelo zomkhuhlane, njengomkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, impumlo exineneyo, kunye nomqala obuhlungu, kodwa azikho qatha, kusenokwenzeka ukuba awudingi kubona ugqirha.

Kodwa ukuba unenkxalabo malunga neempawu zakho okanye unemibuzo, fowunela iofisi kagqirha wakho ukuze ufumanise ukuba kuyafuneka uye kuvavanyo.

Ngaba ndisemngciphekweni omkhulu wokufumana ingxaki yomkhuhlane?

Amanye amaqela abantu asemngciphekweni omkhulu wokufumana iingxaki zomkhuhlane. Oku kubandakanya abantu abadala abadala, abantwana abancinci, iintsana, abafazi abakhulelweyo, kunye nabantu abanezifo ezinganyangekiyo. Abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65 bakwiingxaki kunye nokufa ngenxa yomkhuhlane.

Buza ugqirha wakho ukuba unokuba semngciphekweni omkhulu wokufumana iingxaki zomkhuhlane kwaye zeziphi ezinye iindlela zokuzikhusela ekufuneka uzenzile.

Ngaba ndifuna uvavanyo lokuchonga umkhuhlane?

Kwezinye iimeko, ukuvavanywa kuthathwa njengokungeyomfuneko. Kodwa kukho iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zovavanyo lomkhuhlane ezikhoyo ukufumana intsholongwane yomkhuhlane. Olona vavanyo luqhelekileyo lubizwa ngokuba luvavanyo lomkhuhlane olukhawulezileyo.

Ngokwesiqhelo, umkhuhlane ufunyanwa ngokuvavanya iimpawu zakho, ngakumbi ngamaxesha omsebenzi womkhuhlane kwindawo yakho. Kodwa ukwazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba iimpawu zakho zibangelwa ngumkhuhlane kunokuba luncedo ukuba usemngciphekweni omkhulu wokukhula kweengxaki ezinxulumene nomkhuhlane.

Ezi mvavanyo ziluncedo ekufumaniseni ukuba ukuvela kwesifo sokuphefumla kubangelwa yintsholongwane yomkhuhlane, ngakumbi kumakhaya abalupheleyo, ezibhedlele, kwiinqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa, nasezikolweni. Iziphumo ezincumisayo zinokunceda ekwenzeni ukuthintelwa nosuleleko kumanyathelo osulelo.

Ugqirha unokuyalela ukuba kuvavanywe umkhuhlane ukuqinisekisa ubukho bomkhuhlane kwindawo yakho ukuba intsholongwane ayikabhalwa kwindawo yakho.

Ngaba kufuneka ndithathe i-antiviral?

Ukuba usemngciphekweni omkhulu wokufumana iingxaki zomkhuhlane, ugqirha wakho unokukunika amayeza antiviral ukunciphisa umngcipheko. La machiza asebenza ngokuthintela intsholongwane ekubeni ikhule kwaye iphinde iziphindaphinde.

Ukusebenza ngokukuko, kufuneka uqale ukuthatha ichiza le-antiviral kwiiyure ezingama-48 zokuqala kweempawu. Ngesi sizathu, musa ukulibazisa ukubuza ugqirha wakho malunga nemithi yonyango.

Ngawaphi amayeza endifanele ukuwathatha?

Olona nyango lulungileyo kumkhuhlane kukuphumla okuninzi kunye nolwelo oluninzi. Amayeza e-counter-counter anokunceda ukuba iimpawu zakho zibekezeleleke.

Ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ukuba uthathe iintlungu ezinjenge-acetaminophen (iTylenol) okanye ibuprofen (Advil) ukwehlisa umkhuhlane. Buza ugqirha wakho malunga nezinye izinto onokukhetha kuzo, njengamayeza okususa isinciphisi kunye nezikhohlisi, kunye neendlela ezilungileyo zokuzithatha.

Ukuba umntwana wakho okanye umntwana uyagula ngumkhuhlane, buza ugqirha wakho ukuba ngawaphi amayeza alungele abantwana.

Zeziphi iimpawu ezithathwa njengongxamiseko?

Kwabanye abantu, umkhuhlane unokubangela iimpawu ezinzulu. Buza ugqirha wakho ukuba zeziphi iimpawu ezingabonisa ukuba wehle nosulelo lwesibini okanye ingxaki efana nenyumoniya.

Iimpawu ezithile, njengokuphefumla nzima, ukuxhuzula, okanye iintlungu esifubeni, kuthetha ukuba kuya kufuneka uye kwigumbi likaxakeka kwangoko.

Ndingenza ntoni xa ndinomntwana omncinci ekhaya?

Ukuba uyagula kwaye unabantwana ekhaya, kuya kufuneka uphephe ukusasaza usulelo lwakho kusapho lwakho. Umkhuhlane usasazeka kakhulu nangaphambi kokuba uqale ukuba neempawu, ngenxa yoko akusoloko kunokwenzeka ukuwuthwala.

Ugqirha wakho unokukunika iingcebiso malunga nendlela yokuthintela abantwana abancinci ukuba behle nomkhuhlane. Banokukuxelela nento omele uyenze ukuba abantwana bakho bangagula. Buza ugqirha wakho ukuba amayeza antiviral aya kufaneleka wena okanye abantwana bakho ukunceda ukuthintela usulelo.

Ngaba zikhona iivithamini okanye amayeza esintu owacebisayo?

Uninzi lwamayeza esintu kunye nezongezo zeevithamini azange kuvavanywe kakuhle ukhuseleko kunye nokusebenza njengonyango lomkhuhlane, kodwa abanye abantu bafunga ngabo. I-FDA ayilawuli umgangatho, ukupakisha, kunye nokukhuselwa kwezibonelelo, ngoko cela ugqirha wakho malunga neengcebiso ezithile.

Ndiza kuphila nini ngokupheleleyo?

Ukubuyiselwa kumkhuhlane kuyahluka kuye komnye umntu, kodwa uninzi lwabantu luqala ukuziva lungcono kwiveki. Unokuba nokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo kunye nokudinwa kwenye iveki okanye ezimbini emva koko. Ukongeza, usulelo lomkhuhlane lungenza iimeko ezikhoyo zimbi okwexeshana.

Buza ugqirha wakho xa ulindele ukuba uza kuphila ngokupheleleyo. Ugqirha wakho unokufuna ukuba ucwangcise elinye idinga ukuba ukhohlokhohlo okanye ezinye iimpawu azihambanga emva kwexesha elithile.

Ndingabuyela nini ejimini?

Umkhuhlane ungathatha umthwalo kumandla akho kunye namandla. Kuya kufuneka ulinde de umkhuhlane wakho uhambe kwaye amandla akho, amajoni omzimba, kunye namandla omzimba abuye ngaphambi kokuba uqalise ukusebenza kwakhona. Ngokwenyani, oku kunokuthetha ukulinda iiveki ezimbalwa.

Ukuba uxhalabile kakhulu ukubuyela ejimini, ugqirha wakho angakunika ulwazi oluthe kratya malunga nokuba loluphi uhlobo lomsebenzi olungele umzimba wakho. Ukuba ubuyela umva kwindlela yakho yokuzilolonga kwakamsinya, unokwenzakalisa ngakumbi kunokuba kulunge.

Ndingabuyela nini esikolweni okanye emsebenzini?

Amaziko oLawulo lweNtsholongwane kunye noThintelo (CDC) acebisa ukuba uhlale ekhaya ungayi emsebenzini, esikolweni, nakwiindibano zoluntu emva kokuba umkhuhlane wakho sele uphelile (ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amayeza anciphisa umkhuhlane).

Ukuba ukhulelwe okanye kwelinye icandelo lomngcipheko omkhulu, ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ukuba uhlale ekhaya ixesha elide.