Ukuhlolwa kwegciwane le-COVID-19

Ukuhlolelwa igciwane elidala i-COVID-19 kubandakanya ukufaka isampula le-mucus endaweni yakho ephezulu yokuphefumula. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusetshenziselwa ukuxilonga i-COVID-19.

Ukuhlolwa kwegciwane le-COVID-19 akusetshenziswanga ukuhlola ukungavikeleki kwakho ku-COVID-19. Ukuhlola uma unamasosha omzimba alwa negciwane le-SARS-CoV-2, udinga ukuhlolwa kwamasosha omzimba okuyi-COVID-19.

Ukuhlola kuvame ukwenziwa ngenye yezindlela ezimbili. Ukuhlolwa kwe-nasopharyngeal, uzocelwa ukuthi ukhwehle ngaphambi kokuhlolwa bese ugebisa ikhanda lakho emuva kancane. I-swab eyinyumba, efakwe ukotini idluliswa ngobumnene emakhaleni nase-nasopharynx. Le yingxenye ephezulu kakhulu yomphimbo, ngemuva kwekhala. I-swab ishiywe ikhona imizuzwana embalwa, ijikelezwe, futhi isuswe. Le nqubo ingenziwa nakwelinye ikhala lakho.

Ukuhlolwa kwamakhala okuqala, i-swab izofakwa emakhaleni akho ingabi ngaphezu kuka-3/4 wamasentimitha (amasentimitha amabili). I-swab izoshintshaniswa izikhathi ezine ngenkathi icindezela ingaphakathi lekhala lakho. I-swab efanayo izosetshenziselwa ukuqoqa amasampula kuwo womabili amakhala.

Ukuhlolwa kungenziwa ngumhlinzeki wezokunakekelwa kwempilo ehhovisi, ukuhamba ngemoto, noma indawo yokuhamba. Buza nomnyango wezempilo wangakini ukuthola ukuthi ukuhlolwa kutholakala kuphi endaweni yangakini.

Amakhithi okuhlola asekhaya nawo ayatholakala aqoqa isampula kusetshenziswa i-swab yamakhala noma isampula yamathe. Isampula lapho-ke ithunyelwa ebhodini ukuze ihlolwe, noma ngamakhithi athile, ungathola imiphumela ekhaya. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho ukuze ubone ukuthi ukuqoqwa nokuhlolwa kwasekhaya kukufanele yini nokuthi kuyatholakala yini endaweni yangakini.

Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zokuhlolwa kwegciwane ezingahlola i-COVID-19:

• Ukuhlolwa kwe-Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (okubizwa nangokuthi Ukuhlolwa Kwe-Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests) kuthola izinto zofuzo zegciwane elidala i-COVID-19. Amasampuli ngokuvamile athunyelwa elabhorethri ayohlolwa, futhi imiphumela ivame ukutholakala ezinsukwini ezi-1 ukuya kwezi-3. Kukhona futhi izivivinyo zokuxilonga ezisheshayo ze-PCR ezenziwa kwimishini ekhethekile esizeni, lapho imiphumela itholakala ngemizuzu eminingana.
• Ukuhlolwa kwe-antigen kuthola amaprotheni athile kuleligciwane elibanga i-COVID-19. Ukuhlolwa kwe-antigen izivivinyo zokuxilonga ngokushesha, okusho ukuthi amasampuli ahlolwa esizeni, futhi imiphumela iyatholakala ngemizuzu eminingana.
• Ukuhlolwa okusheshayo kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo akunembe kangako kunokuhlolwa okuvamile kwe-PCR. Uma uthola umphumela omubi esivivinyweni esisheshayo, kodwa unezimpawu ze-COVID-19, umhlinzeki wakho angenza isivivinyo se-PCR esingasheshisi.

Uma unesikhwehlela esikhiqiza i-phlegm, umhlinzeki angaqoqa nesampula lesikhohlela. Kwesinye isikhathi, uketshezi oluvela endaweni yakho yokuphefumula engezansi lungasetshenziswa ukuhlola igciwane elibanga i-COVID-19.

Akukho ukulungiselela okukhethekile okudingekayo.

Ngokuya ngohlobo lokuhlolwa, ungahle ube nokungaphatheki kahle okuncane noma okusesilinganisweni, amehlo akho anganisela, futhi ungahle ugaye.

Ukuhlola kukhomba igciwane le-SARS-CoV-2 (i-acute acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), elibanga i-COVID-19.

Ukuhlolwa kubhekwa njengokujwayelekile uma kukubi. Ukuhlolwa okungekuhle kusho ukuthi ngesikhathi wahlolwa, kungenzeka ukuthi wawungenalo igciwane elibangela i-COVID-19 emkhakheni wakho wokuphefumula. Kepha ungahlola ukuthi awunalo uma uhlolwe kusenesikhathi ngemuva kokutheleleka kwe-COVID-19 ukuthi kutholakale. Futhi ungaba nokuhlolwa okuthembekile kamuva uma utholakalela igciwane ngemuva kokuhlolwa. Futhi, ukuhlolwa okusheshayo kokuxilongwa kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo akunembe kangako kunokuhlolwa okujwayelekile kwe-PCR.

Ngalesi sizathu, uma unezimpawu ze-COVID-19 noma usengozini yokuthola i-COVID-19 futhi imiphumela yakho yokuhlolwa ibingeyinhle, umhlinzeki wakho angancoma ukuthi uphinde uphinde ubuye ngesikhathi esizayo.

Ukuhlolelwa ukuthi unegciwane kusho ukuthi ungenwe yi-SARS-CoV-2. Ungahle noma ungabi nazo izimpawu ze-COVID-19, ukugula okubangelwe yigciwane. Noma ngabe unezimpawu noma cha, usengasasaza ukugula kwabanye. Kufanele uzihlukanise ekhaya lakho futhi ufunde ukuthi ungabavikela kanjani abanye ekuthuthukiseni i-COVID-19. Kufanele ukwenze lokhu ngokushesha ngenkathi ulinde eminye imininingwane noma ukuholwa. Kufanele uhlale ekhaya futhi ukude nabanye uze uhlangabezane nemihlahlandlela yokuqeda ukuhlala wedwa ekhaya.

I-COVID 19 - I-swab yaseNasopharyngeal; Isivivinyo se-SARS CoV-2

• i-COVID-19
• Uhlelo lokuphefumula
• Umgudu wokuphefumula ongaphezulu

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