Sinini Isikhathi Somkhuhlane? Njengamanje — futhi Kusekude Ngaphezulu

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Njengoba ingxenye enkulu yesizwe iza ngempelasonto efudumele ngokungafanele (70°F eNyakatho-mpumalanga ngoFebruwari? Ingabe leli iZulu?) kungase kubonakale sengathi ungakwazi ukuphefumula ekupheleni kwenkathi yamakhaza nomkhuhlane. Akusekho ukubamba ngesandla okuyi-sanitizer, ukubamba umoya wakho lapho othile ekhwehlela esitimeleni, noma ukusukuma ngqo uqonde kude nabantu osebenza nabo abanegciwane endaweni yokubanda yamanzi. (Nakhu ukuthi uthimula kanjani ungabi isicefe.)

Kepha ngaphambi kokuthi ukhululeke kakhulu, kukhona okufanele ukwazi: Isikhathi somkhuhlane nakanjani akukapheli, futhi kunethuba lokuthi kungaba kubi nakakhulu.

U-Amino, inkampani yokunakekelwa kwempilo yedijithali yabathengi, elandelela ukuxilongwa komkhuhlane kule minyaka embalwa edlule futhi wathola ukuthi, kusukela ngoJanuwari 26, 2017, umkhuhlane kwakusamele ufike esicongweni sawo. Eminyakeni edlule, ukuxilonga kufinyelele inani eliphakeme labantu abangama-40,000 ngisho nabantu abangama-80,000 (kusizindalwazi sabo sabantu baseMelika ababalelwa ezigidini eziyi-188). Kulo nyaka, amacala awakafiki naku-20K okwamanje, okusho ukuthi okubi kakhulu kusazofika.

Khonamanjalo, imininingwane evela kwaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ikhombisa ukuthi isibalo sokuhlolwa komkhuhlane okune-HIV okubikwe ngama-laboratories emitholampilo e-US siqhubekile nokukhuphuka maphakathi noFebhuwari. Ngenkathi yonke inkathi yomkhuhlane idlala ngokuhlukile futhi imisebenzi emikhulu yomkhuhlane iyahluka ngendawo (hlola isimo sakho ebalazweni elingezansi), umkhuhlane uvame ukuthatha cishe amasonto amathathu ukuphakama kanti amanye amathathu ukwehla, ngokusho kukaMaria Mantione, uprofesa ohlobene nomtholampilo eSt. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Services, kanye nochwepheshe wezempilo weChloraseptic. Lokho kusho ukuthi, yebo, noma ngabe kubikwa ukuthi kutholakala umkhuhlane esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, usenayo cishe inyanga engaphezulu kwesibopho semikhuhlane oyimpoqo phambi kwakho.

Kunezindaba ezinhle noma ezimbi kuye ngokuthi uhlala kuphi; Izifundazwe ezingama-28 zibike umsebenzi womkhuhlane osabalele, lapho ukuxilongwa kuphakeme kakhulu kunesilinganiso, ngokwe-CDC. Izindawo eziphephe kakhulu ongabalekela kuzo ubusika? IDelaware, i-Idaho, iMaine, iMontana, iNew Hampshire, i-Utah, iVermont, iWashington, kanye neWest Virginia, bonke asebeke babhekana nomsebenzi omncane womkhuhlane kuze kube manje kulo nyaka.

Uma ukhuthalele ukudutshulwa umkhuhlane wakho, unethuba elingcono lokuhlala uphilile. Ngokusekelwe ezilinganisweni zangaphambili, ukudubula komkhuhlane kunciphisa ingozi yokugula cishe ngamaphesenti angu-50, ngokusho kwe-CDC, futhi iningi lamagciwane ahloliwe ale sizini ahlala efana nezingxenye ezinconyiwe zemithi yokugomela umkhuhlane weNyakatho Nenkabazwe. (Kungakho, yebo, kufanele uhlale udutshulwe umkhuhlane wakho.)

Kepha uma ungomunye wamaphesenti angama-45 abantu baseMelika kanye namaphesenti angama-60 angama-20 akazange thola umkhuhlane wakho, qaphela ukuqala okungazelelwe kwezimpawu ezinjengomkhuhlane omkhulu, ubuhlungu bomzimba, nokukhwehlela, kusho uDkt Mantione. (Nansi indlela yokubona ukuthi umkhuhlane, umkhuhlane, noma ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile.) Uma uqala ukuqaphela lowo muzwa ojwayelekile wokushayiswa kwebhasi, kukhulu ukuthi ufika kudokotela ngokushesha. Ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kakhulu uma kuqalwa kungakapheli amahora angama-24 kuvela izimpawu, kusho uDkt. Mantione.

Okwamanje, hlala unempilo ngokudla okuqinisa amasosha omzimba, ukulala ngokwanele (leso isikhali sakho sokuqala sokulwa nomkhuhlane, i-BTW), futhi, uma wehla ngomkhuhlane, sebenzisa lawa macebiso osuku nosuku ukuze uthole. awususe umbani ngokushesha.

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