Idluliselwa Kanjani I-Hepatitis C?

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• Sitholwa kanjani isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C
• Ukwabelana ngemishini yezidakamizwa
• Ukulawulwa kokutheleleka okungalungile kokuzidweba nokubhoboza
• Ukumpontshelwa igazi
• Imishini yezokwelapha engeyona eyezinsimbi
• Ukwabelana ngempahla yokuhlanzeka
• Ucansi olungaphephile
• Ukukhulelwa nokubeletha
• Izinti zezinaliti
• Indlela i-hepatitis C engasakazeki ngayo
• Amathuba okuthola i-hepatitis C ocansini
• Ngubani osengozini?
• Ingabe usengozini yokuphinde utheleleke?
• Ungaba ngumnikeli wegazi noma wesitho?
• Kungani ukuhlolwa kubalulekile
• Izincomo zokuhlola
• Ukuthatha

I-Hepatitis C yigciwane elibangelwa yigciwane le-hepatitis C (HCV). Kungaholela ekulimaleni okukhulu kwesibindi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukwazi zonke izindlela ezingadluliselwa ngazo.

Lokhu kungaba yinkohliso: Abantu abaningi abane-hepatitis C abakwazi ukuthola umthombo wokutheleleka kwabo.

Qhubeka ufunda ukuthola zonke izindlela i-hepatitis C engadluliselwa ngayo, yini ekhulisa ubungozi bakho, nokuthi kungani ukuhlolwa kubaluleke kangaka.

Sitholwa kanjani isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C

Abantu bangenwa yi-hepatitis C ngokuhlangana negazi lomuntu onegciwane. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene.

Ukwabelana ngemishini yezidakamizwa

Enye yezindlela i-HCV esakazeka ngayo ukusebenzisa kabusha imishini yezidakamizwa. Abantu abajova izidakamizwa bangaphinda basebenzise izinaliti noma okokusebenza okusetshenziselwa ukulungisa izidakamizwa.

Lokhu kungabachaya uketshezi lomzimba lwabanye, kubandakanya nalabo abane-HCV.

Njengoba ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa kungathinta ukwahlulela, abantu bangaqhubeka nokuphinda ukuziphatha njengokuhlanganyela kwenaliti.

Ngokusho kweNational Institute on Drug Abuse, umuntu oyedwa one-HCV ojova izidakamizwa angaqhubeka nokudlulisela leli gciwane kwabanye abantu abangama-20.

Ukulawulwa kokutheleleka okungalungile kokuzidweba nokubhoboza

Amanothi okuthi i-HCV ingadluliselwa ngokuthola ama-tattoos noma ukubhoboza okuvela kumasethingi angalawulwa ngamazinga aphansi okulawula ukutheleleka.

Amabhizinisi anamalayisense okuhweba ukudweba umzimba nokubhoboza ngokuvamile kucatshangwa ukuthi kuphephile.

Izilungiselelo ezingahlelekile ngokwengeziwe kungenzeka zingabi nazo izivikelo ezanele zokusiza ukugwema ukusabalala kwezifo. Ukuthola i-tattoo noma ukubhoboza ezindaweni ezinjengejele noma ekhaya elinabangani kuthwala ukudluliswa kwe-HCV

Ukumpontshelwa igazi

Ngaphambi kuka-1992, ukuthola ukumpontshelwa igazi noma ukufakelwa izitho zomzimba kwakuyingozi enkulu yokuthola i-HCV. Kodwa-ke, lo mzila wokudlulisa manje usubhekwa njengokungajwayelekile.

Ngokusho kwe-the, ingozi yokutheleleka ingaphansi kwesimo esisodwa kumayunithi wezigidi ezi-2 zokumpontshelwa igazi.

Imishini yezokwelapha engeyona eyezinsimbi

Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-HCV ingasakazwa ngemishini yezokwelapha engeyona eyezinsimbi. Lokhu kungenzeka ngenxa yezinto ezifana nokuthi:

• ukuphinda usebenzise inaliti noma isirinji osetshenziswe ngumuntu one-hepatitis C
• ukuphatha kabi imishanguzo yemithi eminingi noma imithambo yegazi ngendlela yokuthi ingcoliswe yigazi lomuntu one-hepatitis C
• ukungcoliswa kwendle kahle kwemishini yezokwelapha

Ukuhlala usebenzisa izindlela ezifanele zokulawula ukutheleleka kunganciphisa lolu hlobo lokudlulisela. Kusuka, kwakukhona kuphela ukuqubuka okuhlobene nokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwe-hepatitis C ne-hepatitis B.

Ukwabelana ngempahla yokuhlanzeka

Enye indlela isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C esidluliselwa ngayo kungukuhlanganyela imikhiqizo yenhlanzeko eye yahlangana negazi lomuntu one-HCV.

Ezinye izibonelo zifaka izinto ezinjengezinsingo, amabhulashi wamazinyo, kanye nezinsimbi zezipikili.

Ucansi olungaphephile

Ngokusho kwe-hepatitis C nayo ingadluliselwa ngokuxhumana kocansi, yize ingozi iphansi.

Ukuziphatha okuthile kocansi kunengozi enkulu kunezinye uma kukhulunywa ngokwandisa amathuba akho okuthola igciwane.

Ukukhulelwa nokubeletha

I-Hepatitis C ingadluliselwa enganeni ngesikhathi sokubeletha, kepha lokhu kwenzeka kuphela ezimweni ezithile.

Uma umama wakho enesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C lapho uzalwa, ungaba nengozi ethe xaxa yokuthola igciwane.

Izinti zezinaliti

Kungenzeka futhi ukuthola i-hepatitis C ngokulimala ngengozi, njengokunamathela ngenaliti eye yahlangana negazi eliqukethe i-HCV. Lolu hlobo lokuchayeka luvame ukwenzeka esimweni sokunakekelwa kwezempilo.

Kodwa-ke, ingozi yokuthola i-hepatitis C ngenxa yento efana nenduku yenaliti isephansi kakhulu. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi amaphesenti angaba ngu-1.8 kuphela okuchayeka emsebenzini ku-HCV okuholela ekuthelelekeni, noma ngabe leli nani kungenzeka liphansi kakhulu.

Indlela i-hepatitis C engasakazeki ngayo

Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awukwazi ukuthola i-hepatitis C ngokusebenzisa:

• ukudla nezitsha okwabelwana ngazo nothile onesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C
• ukubambana ngezandla, ukugona, noma ukuqabula umuntu one-hepatitis C
• ukuba seduze komuntu one-hepatitis C lapho ekhwehlela noma ethimula
• ukuncelisa (izingane azikwazi ukuthola i-hepatitis C ngobisi lwebele)
• ukudla namanzi

Amathuba okuthola i-hepatitis C ocansini

Ukuxhumana ngokocansi kubhekwa njengendlela yokudlulisela i-HCV. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izindlela zokuziphatha ngokocansi zingakhuphula ubungozi bomuntu bokuthola i-hepatitis C.

Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• ukuya ocansini ngaphandle kwamakhondomu nabalingani bobulili abangaphezu koyedwa
• ukuba nesifo esithathelwana ngocansi noma i-HIV
• ukuzibandakanya ocansini okungadala ukopha

Abanye basikisela ukuthi abesilisa abalala nabesilisa bangaba sengozini eyengeziwe yokuthola i-HCV ngocansi. Le ngozi iyanda uma umuntu ene-HIV.

INational Institutes of Health yeluleka ukusebenzisa amakhondomu ngesikhathi socansi ukusiza ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwezifo. Futhi, unganqikazi ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho uma unemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka mayelana nezici zakho zobungozi.

Ngubani osengozini?

Ezinye izinto zingakhuphula ubungozi bokuthola i-hepatitis C. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• ukusetshenziswa kwamanje noma okwedlule kwezidakamizwa zomjovo
• I-HIV
• ukuvezwa kwegciwane le-HCV ngokulimala okufana nenduku yenaliti
• ukuzalwa kumama one-HCV
• ukuthola i-tattoo noma ukubhoboza usebenzisa imishini engeyona eyezinsimbi
• ukuthola ukumpontshelwa igazi noma ukufakelwa isitho ngaphambi konyaka we-1992
• ukuthola izinto ezijiyisayo ngaphambi kuka-1987
• ukuba ku-dialysis yezinso (hemodialysis)
• ukuhlala noma ukusebenza ejele

Ingabe usengozini yokuphinde utheleleke?

Abanye abantu abane-HCV bazosusa ukutheleleka kwabo. Kodwa-ke, kumaphesenti angama-75 kuya kwangu-85 abantu, ukutheleleka kuzoba okungapheli.

Imishanguzo isiyatholakala ukusiza ukususa i-HCV emzimbeni wakho. Ngokusho kweCDC, kubantu abathola ukwelashwa kwamanje kuzosusa ukutheleleka kwabo.

Ngenxa yokuthi umzimba wakho awukhiqizi ukusabela okuqinile kokuzivikela komzimba ku-HCV, kungenzeka ukuthi uphinde ulithole leli gciwane. Ngenkathi izinga lokuphinde litheleleke, ingozi ingakhuphuka kubantu:

• jova izidakamizwa
• une-HIV
• zibandakanye emisebenzini yezocansi engaholela ekopheni

Ungaba ngumnikeli wegazi noma wesitho?

Abantu abane-hepatitis C abakwazi ukunikela ngegazi njengamanje. Imihlahlandlela yokufaneleka yase-American Red Cross ivimbela abantu abake bathola ukuthi banesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C ekunikeleni ngegazi, noma ngabe ukutheleleka kungazange kubangele izimpawu.

Ngokusho koMnyango Wezempilo kanye Nezinsizakalo Zabantu (HHS), imininingwane ngokunikelwa kwezitho, labo abanezimo zezempilo ezingaphansi akufanele bazibuse njengabaxhasi bezitho zomzimba. Lokhu kukhombisa imihlahlandlela emisha yomnikelo wesitho esimenyezelwe yi-HHS.

Abantu abane-HCV manje sebengaba abaxhasi bezitho zomzimba. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukuthuthuka ekuhlolweni nakubuchwepheshe bezokwelapha kungasiza iqembu lokufakelwa ukuthi linqume ukuthi yiziphi izitho noma izicubu ezingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ukufakelwa kabusha.

Kungani ukuhlolwa kubalulekile

Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungenye yezindlela kuphela zokuqinisekisa ukutholakala kwesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-hepatitis C kaningi ayinazo izimpawu ezibonakalayo iminyaka eminingi.

Ngenxa yalokhu, kubalulekile ukuthi uhlolwe uma ukholwa ukuthi usuthole igciwane. Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okufika ngesikhathi kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa ngaphambi kokulimala unomphela kwesibindi.

Izincomo zokuhlola

Okwamanje kuncoma ukuthi bonke abantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-18 nangaphezulu bahlolwe okungenani kanye ngesikhathi sokuphila kwabo. Ngokwengeziwe, kunconywa ukuthi abesifazane abakhulelwe bahlolwe i-HCV ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngakunye.

Kunconywa ukuhlolwa kwesikhathi esisodwa kwe-HCV kubantu:

• une-HIV
• bazalwa ngumama one-HCV
• izidakamizwa ezijojowe phambilini
• wathola i-dialysis yezinso ngaphambilini
• bathola ukumpontshelwa igazi noma ukufakelwa isitho ngaphambi konyaka we-1992 noma izinto ezijiyisayo ngaphambi kuka-1987
• badalulwe egazini eline-HCV ngengozi efana nenduku yenaliti

Amanye amaqembu kufanele athole ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile. La maqembu afaka phakathi abantu abasebenzisa imishanguzo ejojowe nalabo abathola i-dialysis yezinso njengamanje.

Ukuthatha

I-HCV ingasakazwa ngokuthintana negazi lomuntu onegciwane. Lokhu kwenzeka kakhulu ngokusebenzisa imishini yezidakamizwa.

Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka futhi ngezinti zezinaliti, izinto zokwabelana ngenhlanzeko, kanye nemikhuba yokubhala engavumelekile noma ukubhoboza. Ukudluliswa kocansi akuvamile.

Ukwazi izinto eziyingozi zokuthola i-HCV kuzosiza ukuvimbela ukudluliswa kwegciwane. Uma ukholelwa ukuthi ungaba nesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuhlolwa futhi ufune ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Lokhu kungasiza ukunciphisa amathuba akho okulimala kwesibindi.