Igciwane leZika

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I-Zika igciwane elisakazeka kakhulu omiyane. Umama okhulelwe angayidlulisela enganeni yakhe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngesikhathi sokuzalwa. Ingasabalala ngokuxhumana ngokocansi. Kubuye kwaba nemibiko yokuthi leli gciwane selisabalele ngokumpontshelwa igazi. Kube nokuqubuka kwegciwane leZika e-United States, e-Afrika, eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, eziqhingini zasePacific, ezingxenyeni ezithile zeCaribbean, naseCentral kanye naseNingizimu Melika.

Iningi labantu abathola igciwane aliguli. Umuntu oyedwa kwabahlanu uthola izimpawu, ezingabandakanya umkhuhlane, ukuqubuka, ubuhlungu bamalunga, kanye ne-conjunctivitis (iso elibomvana). Izimpawu zivame ukuba mnene, futhi ziqala ezinsukwini ezi-2 kuya kwezi-7 ngemuva kokulunywa umiyane onaleli gciwane.

Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungasho ukuthi unalo yini leli gciwane. Ayikho imishanguzo noma imithi yokwelapha. Ukuphuza uketshezi oluningi, ukuphumula, nokuthatha i-acetaminophen kungasiza.

I-Zika ingadala i-microcephaly (ukukhubazeka okungathi sína kokuzalwa kobuchopho) nezinye izinkinga ezinganeni ezinomama abatheleleka ngenkathi zikhulelwe. ICenters for Disease Control and Prevention incoma ukuthi abantu besifazane abakhulelwe bangayi ezindaweni lapho kuqubuka khona igciwane iZika. Uma uthatha isinqumo sokuhamba, qala ukhulume nodokotela wakho. Kufanele futhi uqaphele ukuvimbela ukulunywa omiyane:

• Sebenzisa izinto ezixosha izinambuzane
• Gqoka izingubo ezimboza izingalo, imilenze nezinyawo zakho
• Hlala ezindaweni ezinesiphephetha-moya noma ezisebenzisa izikrini zamawindi nezomnyango

Izikhungo Zokulawulwa Nokuvikelwa Kwezifo

• Inqubekela phambili emelene noZika