I-Cold Sore Iyeka Nini Ukusakazeka?

-Delile

• Zisakazeka kanjani?
• Zivame kangakanani?
• Ngazi kanjani ukuthi nginegciwane?
• Baphathwa kanjani?
• Ngingakugwema kanjani ukusabalalisa?
• Ukuthatha

Sifaka imikhiqizo esicabanga ukuthi ilusizo kubafundi bethu. Uma uthenga ngezixhumanisi ezikuleli khasi, singathola ikhomishini encane. Nansi inqubo yethu.

Ukubuka konke

Izilonda ezibandayo zingamabhamuza amancane agcwele uketshezi avame ukuvela noma ezungeze izindebe nomlomo. Zingavela zodwa noma ngamaqoqo amancane.

Ezimweni eziningi, amabhamuza azophuka, kwakheke uqweqwe olugcina luwile. Izilonda ezibandayo zibangelwa uhlobo lwegciwane 1 i-herpes simplex (HSV-1).

I-HSV-1 iyathathelana kakhulu. Ungalisabalalisa leli gciwane noma ungenazo izimpawu zesifo esibandayo, yize uvame ukutheleleka kakhulu uma unazo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuncane kakhulu kunokuthintana kwenzeke lapho isifo esibandayo sikhona.

Izilonda ezibandayo ziyathathelana zize ziphele ngokuphelele, okuvame ukuthatha cishe amasonto amabili. Lokhu kusho inkolelo ejwayelekile yokuthi izilonda ezibandayo azithelelani uma seziklwebhe akulona iqiniso.

Qhubeka ufunda ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuthi izilonda ezibandayo zisakazeka kanjani nokuthi ungabavikela kanjani abaseduze kwakho uma unaso.

Zisakazeka kanjani?

I-HSV-1 isakazwa ngokuthintana kakhulu nesikhumba noma amathe, njengokuqabula, ucansi lomlomo, noma nokuhlanganyela izinto zokudla noma amathawula. Leli gciwane lingena emzimbeni ngekhefu esikhunjeni, njengokusikeka okuncane.

Uma usuthole i-HSV-1, unayo impilo yakho yonke.

Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu abane-HSV-1 abakaze babe nezimpawu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi igciwane lingahlala lilele kumaseli akho ezinzwa kuze kube yilapho kukhona okubangela ukuthi kusebenze kabusha. Usengalidlulisela kwabanye abantu igciwane ngenkathi lilele.

Izinto ezingavuselela i-HSV-1 zifaka:

• ukucindezeleka
• ukukhathala
• ukutheleleka noma umkhuhlane
• izinguquko ze-hormonal
• ukushiswa yilanga
• ukuhlinzwa noma ukulimala emzimbeni

Zivame kangakanani?

I-HSV-1 ivame kakhulu. Ngokusho kukaJohns Hopkins Medicine, cishe abantu abangamaphesenti angama-50 kuya kwangamaphesenti angama-80 e-United States baphila ne-HSV-1. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abadala abaningi bavezwa yigciwane lapho beneminyaka engama-50.

Kodwa-ke, ukuvuselelwa kabusha kwaleli gciwane kuvame ukwehla kubantu abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-35.

Ngazi kanjani ukuthi nginegciwane?

Uma ukhathazekile ukuthi othile kungenzeka ukuthi usakaze igciwane kuwe, unake lezi zimpawu zokuqala kunoma yiziphi izindawo eziseduze noma ezungeze umlomo wakho:

• ukuncinza
• ukuvuvukala
• ubuhlungu

Uma ungakaze ube nesifo samakhaza ngaphambili, ungahle uqaphele:

• imfiva
• izilonda zomlomo ezibuhlungu olimini lwakho noma ezinsinini
• umphimbo obuhlungu noma ubuhlungu ngenkathi ugwinya
• ama-lymph node avuvukile entanyeni yakho
• ikhanda
• ubuhlungu obujwayelekile nezinhlungu

Baphathwa kanjani?

Ayikho indlela yokususa i-HSV-1 uma usunayo. Kodwa-ke, kunezinto eziningana ongazenza ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu zakho.

Imithi yokwelashwa ngemithi elwa namagciwane ingasiza ukusheshisa inqubo yokuphulukisa yezilonda ezibandayo. Lokhu kuvame ukuza njengamaphilisi noma okhilimu.

Ngokutheleleka okunzima, ungadinga umjovo wemithi elwa namagciwane. Imithi ejwayelekile yokulwa namagciwane ezilonda ezibandayo ihlanganisa i-valacyclovir (i-Valtrex) ne-acyclovir (i-Zovirax).

Ungasebenzisa futhi izindlela zokwelapha ezibandayo ezithengiswayo, njenge-docosanol (Abreva), ukusiza ukwelapha izilonda ezibandayo.

Thenga ku-inthanethi ngezindlela zokwelashwa ezibandayo.

Ukuze unciphise ububomvu nokuvuvukala, zama ukufaka icompress ebandayo noma i-ice cube endaweni. Ungathatha futhi izidakamizwa ezingezona ukuvuvukala, ezifana ne-ibuprofen (Advil), ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala.

Ngingakugwema kanjani ukusabalalisa?

Uma unezilonda ezibandayo, ungasiza ukuvimbela ukudluliswa kwe-HSV-1 ngo:

• ukugwema ukuthintana okusondelene ngokomzimba, njengokuqabula noma ucansi lomlomo, kuze kube yilapho isilonda selulame ngokuphelele
• ungasithinti isilonda sakho esibandayo ngaphandle uma usebenzisa umuthi oyisihloko
• ukungabelani ngezinto okungenzeka ukuthi zaxhumana nomlomo wakho, njengezitsha zokudla noma izimonyo
• ukunakekela kakhulu ngokugwema ukuthintana okusondelene nezingane nabantu abanamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka, bobabili abasengozini yokutheleleka

Ukuthatha

Izilonda ezibandayo ngamabhamuza amancane avela ezindebeni nasemlonyeni nasemaceleni akho.Zibangelwa igciwane elibizwa nge-HSV-1. Uma usuthole i-HSV-1, unegciwane lempilo yakho yonke. Ngenkathi uzokwazi njalo ukusabalalisa igciwane, usulela kakhulu uma unesifo samakhaza esisebenzayo.