Uthathelwana Kangakanani Kanjani Umkhuhlane?

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Cishe uzwile izinto ezithusayo ngomkhuhlane kulo nyaka. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi kunomkhuhlane owandile kuwo wonke amazwekazi ase-U.S okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni eyi-13, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control (CDC). Ngisho noma uthole isibhamu sakho somkhuhlane (weqiwe? Akukephuzi kakhulu ukuthi udutshulwe umkhuhlane wakho), i-CDC ethi isisebenze cishe ngamaphesenti angama-39 kulo nyaka, usesengcupheni yokubamba inguqulo ehlukile noma eguquliwe igciwane. Lokhu futhi kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuthola umkhuhlane kabili ngesizini eyodwa. Umkhuhlane A, noma i-H3N2, ubuwuhlobo lomkhuhlane ojwayeleke kakhulu kule sizini, kubika i-CDC. Sekukonke, kwakucishe kube nezibhedlela eziyi-12,000 eziqinisekisiwe ezihlobene nomkhuhlane e-United States yonke phakathi kuka-Okthoba 1, 2017, noJanuwari 20, 2018. Futhi, ngokudabukisayo, ngisho nabantu abasha nabaphilile sebeshonile ngenxa yomkhuhlane kule sizini.

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"Amagciwane omkhuhlane asakazwa ikakhulukazi ngamaconsi enziwa lapho abantu abanomkhuhlane bekhwehlela, bethimula, noma bekhuluma," kusho u-Angela Campbell, MD, isikhulu sezokwelapha esigabeni somkhuhlane we-CDC. "Lawa maconsi angahlala emlonyeni noma emakhaleni abantu abaseduze noma ahogele emaphashini. Abantu abanomkhuhlane bangawusakaza kwabanye ibanga elingamamitha ayi-6. Kancane kancane, umuntu angase angenwe umkhuhlane ngokuthinta umkhuhlane. ubuso noma into enegciwane lomkhuhlane bese ithinta umlomo wayo, ikhala, noma amehlo. "

Ukubeka nje, umkhuhlane "uthelelana impela," kusho uJulie Mangino, M.D., uprofesa wezokwelapha ngaphakathi emnyangweni wezifo ezithathelwanayo e-The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Into eyodwa enkulu ongayenza ukuzivikela: Susa izandla zakho ebusweni bakho. Akufanele nanini uthinte ubuso bakho, amehlo akho, ikhala lakho, nomlomo wakho, ngoba noma yini esezandleni zakho isifinyelela emakhaleni nasemphinjeni,” kusho uDkt Mangino.

Geza izandla njalo, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokulungisa noma ukudla. Gwema abantu abagulayo uma kungenzeka. Futhi uma uhlala ekhaya elilodwa nomuntu onomkhuhlane, "yenza konke ongakwenza ukuze ugweme ukushintshanisa amathe," kusho uDkt Mangino.

Uma uthola umkhuhlane, kunezindlela zokunciphisa amathuba okuthi uwudlulisele kwabanye. Uma ugula ngokusobala umkhuhlane nezimpawu ezifana nomkhuhlane, kufanele hhayi hamba uye emsebenzini, esikoleni, ejimini, noma kwezinye izindawo zomphakathi. Uma uhlala nabanye abantu, gcina izicubu eduze kwakho ukuze ungathimuli ngephutha bese udlulisela igciwane. Khawulela ukuthi ubathinta kangakanani abanye abantu. Ungazama futhi ukugqoka imaski yokuhlinzwa endlini. Futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, geza izandla zakho njalo ngensipho namanzi, noma nge-sanitizer ye-alcoholhand. (Okuhlobene: Ingabe iSanitizer Yesandla Isimbi Esikhunjeni Sakho?)

"Amalineni, izitsha zokudla nezitsha zabantu abagulayo akufanele kwabelwane ngakho ngaphandle kokugeza kahle kuqala," kusikisela uDkt Campbell. "Izitsha zokudla zingagezwa ngomshini wokuwasha izitsha noma ngesandla ngamanzi nensipho futhi akudingeki ukuthi zihlanze ngokwehlukana. Izindawo ezithintwa njalo kufanele zihlanzwe futhi zibulawe amagciwane."

Uma ube neshwa ngokwanele ukuthola umkhuhlane, wazi kanjani ukuthi kuphephile ukubuyela emsebenzini noma enkambisweni yakho ejwayelekile yokuzivocavoca? Umkhuhlane uthinta abantu ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene, ngakho-ke awukho usayizi wesikhathi esisodwa mayelana nokuthi igciwane lizodlula nini ohlelweni lwakho futhi liyeke ukuthathelana. "Cishe ungalindela ukuthi uzophuma kwikhomishini izinsuku ezimbalwa, futhi abantu abaningi abathola umkhuhlane ngeke badinge ukuya esibhedlela noma ukuthatha imishanguzo yokulwa namagciwane," kusho uDkt Campbell. Uma izimpawu zakho zimbi impela noma usengozini enkulu yezinkinga, ungacela udokotela wakho umuthi wesidakamizwa somuthi olwa namagciwane njengoTamiflu, kodwa wazi ukuthi kusebenza kangcono uma uthathwe kungakapheli amahora angama-48 wesibonakaliso sokuqala sokugula.

Abantu abasengozini enkulu bahlanganisa izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-2, abadala abaneminyaka engu-65 nangaphezulu, abesifazane abakhulelwe, kanye nabantu abanezimo zezokwelapha ezingaphansi ezifana nesifo samaphaphu (kuhlanganise nesifuba somoya), isifo senhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, nezinye izimo zezokwelapha ezingapheli, kusho uDkt. Campbell. .

UDkt Mangino uthi kufanele uhlole njalo izinga lakho lokushisa ukuze ubone ukuthi ukugula kwakho kuyaqhubeka yini. "Uma usakhwehlela njengomuntu ohlanyayo, ushaya amakhala kaningi njalo ngehora, awukakulungeli ukubuyela emsebenzini," kusho uDkt Mangino. Kodwa uma usufike ezingeni lapho ungakaze ube nemfiva amahora angu-24—futhi awuwaphuzi i-aspirin noma omunye umuthi ongase uvale imfiva—ngokuvamile kuphephile ukuthi uphume uphinde uhambe. Lokho kusho, sebenzisa ukwahlulela kwakho okuhle, futhi ulalele umzimba wakho.

Uma kuziwa ekubuyeleni ejimini ngemva kokugula, kuyasebenza iziqondiso ezifanayo. Wonke umuntu wehlukile, kepha, "ngokujwayelekile, uzofuna ukulala ngokwanele, uphuze uketshezi oluningi, futhi ukhumbule ukulinda okungenani okungenani ube namahora angama-24 ungenawo umkhuhlane ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca nabanye abantu," kusho uDkt. UCampbell. "Akuwona wonke umsebenzi ofanayo, futhi ukubuyela kwakho ekusebenzeni komzimba kungaxhomeka ekutheni ubugula kangakanani umkhuhlane."

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