Kungani Ama-Baby Boomers Ethambekele Kakhulu ku-Hep C? Ukuxhuma, Izingozi Zengozi, nokuningi

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• Kungani ama-baby boomers asengozini enkulu?
• Kungani ukucwaswa kubalulekile
• Imiphumela yezinhlamba
  
• Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha i-hep C?
• Ukudla okudlela endlini

Ama-boomers wezingane kanye ne-hep C

Abantu abazalwa phakathi kuka-1945 no-1965 babhekwa “njengama-baby boomers,” iqembu lesizukulwane nalo elisengozini yokuba nesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C kunabanye abantu. Eqinisweni, bakha izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zabantu abatholwe bene-hep C.Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uzokuzwa ukuthi ukunconywa kwama-baby boomers ukuthola ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile kwe-hepatitis C.

Kunezinhlamba ezingokwesiko, zomlando, nezenhlalo ezixhumene neqembu leminyaka yobudala kanye nalesi sifo, futhi asikho isizathu esisodwa sokuthi kungani lesi sizukulwane sisengozini enkulu yesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C. Ake sibheke zonke izizathu ezingaba khona, kusukela ekumpontshelweni igazi kuye emthini ukusetshenziswa, izinketho zokwelashwa, nokuthi ungakuthola kanjani ukwesekwa.

Kungani ama-baby boomers asengozini enkulu?

Ngenkathi ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa zomjovo kuyingozi, isizathu esikhulu sabantwana abathola ama-boomers kungenzeka babe ne-hepatitis C kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa yezinqubo zokwelashwa ezingaphephile ngaleso sikhathi. Esikhathini esedlule, yayingekho inqubo olandelwayo noma yokuhlola ukuthi ukutholakala kwegazi akunalo yini igciwane. Ucwaningo lwango-2016 ngamaphoyinti ezinkambisweni zokwelashwa ezingaphephile zaleso sikhathi kunokusebenzisa izidakamizwa njengesizathu esiyinhloko sokudluliswa kwe-hepatitis C kuma-baby boomers. Abaphenyi ngemuva kwesifundo bathole ukuthi:

• lesi sifo sasakazeka ngaphambi kowe-1965
• amazinga okutheleleka aphakeme kakhulu enzeka phakathi nawo-1940 nawo-1960
• isibalo sabantu abathelelekile sazinza cishe ngawo-1960

Lokhu okutholakele kuphikisa ukucwaswa kokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa ezungeze lesi sifo. Iningi lama-boomers wezingane lalisebancane kakhulu ukuthi lihlanganyele ekuziphatheni okuyingozi.

Ukusetshenziswa kabi kwemithi kusabhekwa njenge-. Kodwa ngokusho kukaHep C Mag, ngisho nabantu abangazange bathole i-hep C ngokujova izidakamizwa basabhekene nale nhlamba. Umuntu angaliphatha futhi igciwane isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuthi libangele izimpawu. Lokhu kwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuthola ukuthi ukutheleleka kwenzeke nini noma kanjani.

Ukwanda kwezingcuphe zezingane ezisengozini yokubhekana nobungozi nakho kuyindaba yesikhathi nendawo: Bafika eminyakeni yobudala ngaphambi kokuba kukhonjwe i-hepatitis C futhi ihlolwe njalo.

Kungani ukucwaswa kubalulekile

Isigcwagcwa sokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa yisizathu esikhulu sabantwana abathola ama-boomers abathola i-hepatitis C kungadukisa abantu ekuhloleni. Abaphenyi besifundo seLancet banethemba lokuthi lokhu okutholakele kuzosiza ukukhuphula amazinga okuhlolwa.

I-Hepatitis C, njenge-HIV ne-AIDS, ithwala izinhlamba ezithile zenhlalo ngenxa yezindlela ezingadluliselwa ngayo ngokusebenzisa umjovo ngemithambo. Kodwa-ke, i-hepatitis C nayo ingadluliselwa ngegazi elingcolile nangoketshezi lwezocansi.

Imiphumela yezinhlamba

• ukuvimbela abantu ekutholeni ukunakekelwa kwezempilo abakudingayo
• kuthinta ukuzethemba kanye nekhwalithi yempilo
• ukubambezeleka kokuxilongwa nokwelashwa
• ukwandisa ingozi yezinkinga

Ukweqa izithiyo ekuhlolweni nasekwelashweni kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi ngoba umuntu angaba ne-hepatitis C amashumi eminyaka ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezibonakalayo. Uma umuntu engatholakali isikhathi eside, maningi amathuba okuthi abhekane nezinkinga ezinkulu zempilo noma adinge ukufakelwa isibindi. Uma ubheka isilinganiso sokwelashwa okuphezulu ngokwelashwa, ukusebenza ngenhlamba ukuze uhlolwe noma welashwe kubalulekile.

Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha i-hep C?

Ngenkathi lesi sifo singaholela ku-cirrhosis, umdlavuza wesibindi, ngisho nokufa, ukwelashwa okusha kuyabamba.

Ukwelashwa esikhathini esidlule kwakunzima kakhulu. Zaziqukethe izinqubo zokwelashwa ezathatha izinyanga ezibandakanya imijovo yezidakamizwa ebuhlungu namazinga empumelelo aphansi. Namuhla, abantu abathola ukuxilongwa kwesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C bangathatha iphilisi lokuhlanganisa izidakamizwa amasonto ayi-12. Ngemuva kokuqeda lokhu kwelashwa, abantu abaningi babhekwa njengabaphulukisiwe.

Cabanga ngokubuza udokotela wakho ngokuthatha ukuhlolwa kwesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C uma ungena esigabeni se-baby boomer futhi ungakahlolwa okwamanje. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okulula kuzoveza ukuthi ngabe igazi lakho linamasosha omzimba yini i-hepatitis C. Uma ama-antibody akhona, uzothola imiphumela esebenza kahle, noma emihle. Umphumela wokuhlolwa okuqondile awusho ukuthi igciwane liyasebenza. Kodwa kusho ukuthi uke wangenwa yisifo esithile esikhathini esedlule.

Amasosha omzimba weHep C ahlala egazini uma umuntu esethelelekile, noma ngabe sebelisusile igciwane. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okulandelanayo kuyadingeka ukuthola ukuthi ngabe ungenwe yini manje yileli gciwane.

Ukudla okudlela endlini

Ngenkathi ukuzalwa phakathi kuka-1945 no-1965 kuyingcuphe yesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C, akusona neze isibonakaliso sokuziphatha kwanoma ubani noma esidlule. Abantu abangahlanganyeli ekuziphatheni okuyingozi kakhulu basengathola i-hepatitis C. Ingozi eyengeziwe kungenzeka ngenxa yenqubo yezokwelapha engaphephile ngaphambi kokuba i-hepatitis C ikhonjwe noma ihlolwe emithanjeni yegazi, eyaqala ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1990. Akufanele kube khona amahloni noma ukucwaswa okuhambisana nonyaka wakho wokuzalwa.

Uma usuku lwakho lokuzalwa luwela phakathi kwale minyaka yokuzalwa kwengane, cabanga ngokuhlolelwa igazi ukuhlola i-hepatitis C. Ukwelashwa ngama-antiviral kunemiphumela ethembisayo.