I-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (i-MERS)

I-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (i-MERS) yisifo esinzima sokuphefumula esibandakanya kakhulu umgudu wokuphefumula ophezulu. Kubanga umkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela nokuphefumula okuncane. Cishe ama-30% abantu abathola lesi sifo sebeshonile. Abanye abantu banezimpawu ezincane kuphela.

I-MERS ibangelwa yi-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). AmaCoronaviruses awumndeni wamagciwane angadala ukutheleleka okuncane kuya kokuqinile kokuphefumula. IMERS yaqala ukubikwa eSaudi Arabia ngo-2012 yase isakazekela emazweni amaningi. Amacala amaningi asatshalaliswa kubantu ababehambela amazwe aseMpumalanga Ephakathi.

Kuze kube manje, kube namacala amabili kuphela e-MERS e-United States. Babekhona kubantu ababeya e-United States bevela eSaudi Arabia futhi batholakala ngo-2014. Leli gciwane libeka ingozi ephansi kakhulu kubantu base-United States.

Igciwane le-MERS livela ku-MERS-CoV virus ikakhulu lisakazeka lisuka ezilwaneni liye kubantu. Leli gciwane litholakale emakameleni, futhi ukuvezwa kwamakamela kuyingozi ku-MERS.

Leli gciwane lingasakazeka phakathi kwabantu abasondelene kakhulu. Lokhu kufaka abasebenzi bezempilo abanakekela abantu abane-MERS.

Isikhathi sokufukamela kwaleli gciwane asaziwa ngokunembile. Lesi yisikhathi esiphakathi kokuthi umuntu achayeke kuleligciwane nalapho kuvela izimpawu. Isikhathi esimaphakathi sokufukamela siyizinsuku ezi-5, kepha kukhona amacala enzeka phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezingu-14 ngemuva kokuvezwa.

Izimpawu eziyinhloko yilezi:

• Umkhuhlane namakhaza
• Khwehlela
• Ukuphelelwa umoya

Izimpawu ezingavamile kakhulu zihlanganisa ukukhwehlela igazi, isifo sohudo nokuhlanza.

Abanye abantu abatheleleke nge-MERS-CoV babenezimpawu ezincane noma bengenazo nhlobo izimpawu. Abanye abantu abane-MERS bahlakulele i-pneumonia nokuhluleka kwezinso. Cishe i-3 kuye kwe-4 kubantu abayi-10 abane-MERS bashonile. Iningi lalabo abahlaselwa ukugula okunzima futhi bafa babenezinye izinkinga zempilo ezenza buthaka amasosha abo omzimba.

Njengamanje, awukho umuthi wokugoma we-MERS futhi awukho umuthi othize. Ukunakekelwa kokusekelwa kunikezwa.

Uma uhlela ukuya kwelinye lamazwe lapho i-MERS ikhona, i-Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) yeluleka ukuthatha izinyathelo ezilandelayo ukuvikela ukugula.

• Geza izandla zakho kaningi ngensipho namanzi imizuzwana engama-20. Siza izingane ezincane ukuba zenze okufanayo. Uma insipho namanzi kungatholakali, sebenzisa i-sanitizer yezandla enotshwala.
• Vala amakhala nomlomo wakho ngezicubu lapho ukhwehlela noma uthimula bese uphonsa izicubu kudoti.
• Gwema ukuthinta amehlo, ikhala, nomlomo ngezandla ezingageziwe.
• Gwema ukuxhumana okuseduze, njengokuqabula, ukwaba izinkomishi, noma ukwabelana ngezinto zokudla, nabantu abagulayo.
• Hlanza futhi ubulale amagciwane ezindaweni ezivamise ukuthintwa, njengamathoyizi nezinti zomnyango.
• Uma uhlangana nezilwane, njengamakamela, geza izandla zakho emva kwalokho. Kubikwe ukuthi amanye amakamela athwala igciwane le-MERS.

Ngeminye imininingwane mayelana neMERS, ungavakashela amawebhusayithi alandelayo.

Izikhungo Zokulawulwa Nokuvimbelwa Kwezifo iwebhusayithi. Isifo Sokuphefumula SaseMpumalanga Ephakathi (MERS) - www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html

Iwebhusayithi yeWorld Health Organisation. IMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) - www.who.int/health-topics/middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-mers#tab=tab_1

I-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; I-MERS-CoV; Ama-coronavirus; I-CoV

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Iwebhusayithi yeWorld Health Organisation. I-coronavirus yokuphefumula i-Middle East (MERS-CoV). www.who.int/health-topics/middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-mers#tab=tab_1. Kubuyekezwe ngoJanuwari 21, 2019. Kufinyelelwe ngoNovemba 19, 2020.