I-Hepatitis C Nokucindezeleka: Kuyini Ukuxhuma?

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• Yini ukuxhumana phakathi kwe-hepatitis C nokudangala?
• Ukuxhumeka kokuxilongwa
• Ukuxhumeka kokwelashwa
• Ukuqonda ukudangala nokufuna usizo
• Ukuthatha

I-Hepatitis C nokudangala kuyizimo ezimbili zezempilo ezihlukene ezingaba khona ngasikhathi sinye. Ukuphila ne-hepatitis C engapheli kwandisa ingozi yokuthi ungahle ube nokudangala.

I-Hepatitis C ukutheleleka ngegciwane kwesibindi. Umuntu angathola kuphela isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C ngokuvezwa uketshezi oluthile lomzimba, njengegazi, lomuntu ophila nalesi sifo.

Ukudangala kuyinkinga ejwayelekile yemizwelo. Imvamisa ibonakala ngemizwa yokudabuka nokukhathala, phakathi kwezinye izimpawu.

Izici eziningana zichaza ukuthi kungani ingozi yokudangala inyuka kulandela ukuxilongwa kwesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C. Funda ukuze uthole kabanzi mayelana nokuxhumana phakathi kwe-hepatitis C nokudangala.

Yini ukuxhumana phakathi kwe-hepatitis C nokudangala?

Yize i-hepatitis C nokudangala kungabonakala kungahlobene, abacwaningi bathole ukuxhumana phakathi kwabo. Isixhumanisi kungenzeka sihlobene nezinselelo zokuphila ne-hepatitis C uqobo, noma izinselelo zokuyelapha.

Ukuxhumeka kokuxilongwa

Ucwaningo oluningi lukhombisile ukuthi abantu okutholakala ukuthi bane-hepatitis C banezinga eliphakeme lokudangala uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amaqembu.

Kokunye, abacwaningi baphawule ukuthi umuntu onesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C angaba namathuba aphindwe kayi-1.4 kuye kwayi-4 okuthola ukucindezeleka, uma kuqhathaniswa nabantu abane-hepatitis B noma abantu abaningi. Baphinde basikisela ukuthi cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yabantu abane-hepatitis C nayo inokudangala.

Kepha amazinga okucindezeleka aphakeme kolunye ucwaningo. Isibonelo, kokunye, abacwaningi bathole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-86 ababambiqhaza abane-hepatitis C nawo abe nokudangala. Ngokuphambene nalokho, amaphesenti angama-68 wabahlanganyeli abane-hepatitis B babenokudangala.

Abaphenyi abazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi kungani i-hepatitis C nokudangala kuxhunyaniswa, kodwa umbono owodwa ugxile emiphumeleni eqondile yalesi simo. Kuvamile kubantu abafunda ukuthi bane-hepatitis C ukuzwa imizwa ehlukahlukene mayelana nokuxilongwa. Kwabanye, lokhu kungafaka ukwesaba imiphumela yalesi sifo, nokuba necala mayelana nokusithola noma ukusidlulisela kwabanye.

Lapho isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C singalapheki, kungadala izimpawu okungaba nzima ukuzilawula, njengokukhathala, ubuhlungu, nesicanucanu. Ngokulandelayo, lokhu kungaxhunyaniswa nokudangala.

Ukuxhumeka kokwelashwa

Obunye ubufakazi busikisela ukuthi imishanguzo ethile yesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C ingadala ukucindezeleka njengomphumela oseceleni wokwelashwa. Isibonelo, omunye uphawula ukuthi i-interferon, ukwelashwa okuvamile kwesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C, kuhlotshaniswa nengozi engamaphesenti angama-30 kuye kwangama-70 yokuba nengcindezi njengomphumela oseceleni.

Enye ikhombise ukuthi abantu abahlakulela ukucindezeleka ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-interferon bangaba nengozi enkulu yokuphinde bacindezeleke ngemuva kokwelashwa. Abaphenyi basikisela ukuthi abahlinzeki bezokunakekelwa kwempilo kufanele balandele ngemuva kokwelashwa kwe-interferon ukuhlola izimpawu zokucindezeleka.

Imithi emisha yesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C, eyaziwa njengezidakamizwa ezisebenza ngokuqondile zokulwa namagciwane, inemiphumela emibi embalwa ejwayelekile kune-interferon. Udokotela wakho angakweluleka ngezindlela zokwelashwa ezingenamathuba amancane okudala ukucindezeleka njengomphumela wecala.

Khumbula, imishanguzo emisha ye-hepatitis C iselapha ngokuphelele lesi simo. Banciphisa futhi ngokuphawulekayo ingozi yokulimala kwesibindi isikhathi eside nezinye izinkinga.

Ukuqonda ukudangala nokufuna usizo

Uma uphila ne-hepatitis C futhi ukhathazekile ngokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uhlangabezana nokudangala, kubalulekile ukuthi ufune usizo. Ukucindezeleka kungathinta izici eziningi zempilo yakho - kufaka phakathi isikole noma umsebenzi, ukulala nokudla. Ukuthola ukwelashwa kungenza umehluko.

Ezinye izimpawu ezivamile zokucindezeleka zifaka:

• ukucasuka
• uhlala ezizwa edabukile, enovalo, engenathemba, noma "engenalutho"
• ukukhathala noma ukukhathala
• imizwa yokungabi nalutho, umuzwa wecala, noma wokungakwazi ukuzisiza
• ukulahlekelwa intshisekelo yemisebenzi nezinto zokuzilibazisa
• ukunciphisa isisindo noma ukunciphisa ukudla
• inkathazo yokulala
• izinhlungu zomzimba ezinjengekhanda, izingqinamba zokugaya ukudla, noma amajaqamba
• unenkinga yokuvuka ekuseni
• kunzima ukwenza izinqumo
• ecabanga ngokufa noma ukuzibulala

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Uma ukhathazekile ngokudangala noma inhlalakahle yakho ngokomzwelo ngokujwayelekile, khuluma nodokotela wakho, umeluleki wezempilo yengqondo, noma omunye uchwepheshe wezokunakekelwa kwempilo. IMentalHealth.gov futhi incoma ulayini wokudlulisela ukwelashwa.

Uma kutholakala ukuthi unesifo sokudangala, umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo angaphakamisa ukwelashwa ngemithi, ukwelashwa kokukhuluma, noma inhlanganisela yakho kokubili.

Ungathola ukuthi ezinye izinguquko zokuphila ziyasiza futhi. Isibonelo, izindlela ezivamile zokuphila zokucindezeleka zibandakanya ukubhala, ukuzindla, i-yoga nezinye izinhlobo zokuzivocavoca, ukudla ukudla okunomsoco, nokuchitha isikhathi ngaphandle. Ukuhlose ukulala ubuthongo obuhle kuyasiza, futhi.

Kubalulekile ukutshela abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo uma welashelwa i-hepatitis C, ukudangala, noma kokubili. Imithi kanye nokushintsha kwendlela yokuphila yokudangala akuvamisile ukuphazamisa ukwelashwa kwe-hepatitis C, kodwa kungcono ukuthi uqaphele. Ukugcina ithimba lakho lonke lezempilo linolwazi ngemithi yakho kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lonke lwezokwelapha lusebenza kahle.

Ukuthatha

Uma uhlala ne-hepatitis C, ungaba sengozini enkulu yokudangala. Ukwelashwa kwalezi zimo zombili kuyatholakala. Khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo mayelana nokuthi yiziphi izinketho ezingaba ngcono kuwe.

Eminye imishanguzo inganikeza ikhambi eliphelele le-hepatitis C. Izindlela zokwelashwa kokudangala zingakusiza ufunde ukuphatha izimpawu futhi uzizwe ungcono. Kungenzeka ukuthi ululame ngokuphelele kuzo zombili lezi zimo.