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Ukuzulazula Izinselele Zokuphefumula:
Ukuqonda i-COVID-19, Flu, ne-RSV

Gcina umndeni wakho uphilile kule nkathi yomkhuhlane.

Uyini umkhuhlane?

Umkhuhlane uyisifo esithathelwanayo sokuphefumula. Ibangelwa amagciwane omkhuhlane ahlasela ikhala, umphimbo, futhi ngezinye izikhathi amaphaphu. Kungaholela ezinkingeni ezifana nezifo ezindlebeni noma inyumoniya yebhaktheriya. Kwesinye isikhathi kungaholela ekutheni ulaliswe esibhedlela noma ufe. Kungenza futhi izimo ezingalapheki njengesifuba somoya, isifo sikashukela, umdlavuza, nezinye zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Chofoza lapha ukuze ufunde kabanzi.

Izimpawu zomkhuhlane zihlanganisa:

  • Ama-muscle aches
  • Ukukhathala
  • Isikhukhula
  • Umphimbo obuhlungu
  • Ukuphathwa yikhanda
  • Umkhuhlane (akuwona wonke umuntu onomkhuhlane ophathwa umkhuhlane)
  • Abanye abantu bayaphalaza futhi bahudo. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu ezinganeni kunabantu abadala.

Yini i-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?

I-RSV futhi iyigciwane elithathelwanayo lokuphefumula. Ngokuvamile kubangela izimpawu ezithambile, ezinjengamakhaza, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kungaba bucayi. Abantu abaningi abathola i-RSV bazozizwa bengcono ngesonto noma amabili.

I-RSV ivame kakhulu. Izingane eziningi zizothola i-RSV ngosuku lwazo lokuzalwa lwesibili.

Izimpawu ze-RSV zivame ukuvela phakathi kwezinsuku ezine kuya kweziyisithupha zokutheleleka. Izimpawu ze-RSV ngokuvamile ziyi:

  • Iphutha le-Runny
  • Isifiso sokudla esiphansi kunokujwayelekile
  • Ukushaya
  • Sneezing
  • Fever
  • Ukushisa

Izimpawu azivamile ukuvela ngesikhathi esisodwa. Izingane ezincane kakhulu ezine-RSV zingase zibe nezimpawu zoku:

  • Ukuthukuthela
  • Umsebenzi ophansi kunokuvamile
  • Izinkinga zokuphuza

Shayela udokotela wakho uma wena noma ingane yakho:

  • Unenkinga yokuphefumula.
  • Awukwazi ukuphuza uketshezi olwanele.
  • Iba nezimpawu eziya ziba zimbi.

Izifo eziningi ze-RSV zizozihambela zodwa esikhathini esingangesonto noma amabili. Kodwa abanye abantu kungenzeka ukuthi bagule kakhulu ngenxa ye-RSV. Lokhu kuhlanganisa abantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-60 nangaphezulu, abantu abakhulelwe, nezingane ezincane.

Ngingazivikela kanjani mina nabanye kumkhuhlane, umkhuhlane, i-COVID-19, noma i-RSV?

Isikhathi somkhuhlane siqala ngo-Okthoba futhi singadlulela ngoMeyi. Ungangenwa amakhaza nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka, kodwa abantu banamathuba amaningi okuthi bangenwe imikhuhlane kusukela ngo-August kuya ku-April. Ungathola i-COVID-19 nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Isikhathi se-RSV siqala ngo-Okthoba futhi singahlala kuze kube ngu-Ephreli.

Kunezindlela ezilula zokuzivikela wena nabanye kulezi zifo zokuphefumula:

  • Geza izandla njalo. Sebenzisa insipho namanzi, futhi ugeze okungenani imizuzwana engama-20.
  • Vala umlomo wakho ngendololwane, ngethishu, noma ngomkhono wehembe (hhayi izandla zakho) lapho ukhwehlela noma uthimula.
  • Hlala ekhaya uma uzizwa ugula.
  • Zama ukugwema ukuthintana ngqo namagciwane. Ungakwenza lokhu ngokugwema ukuqabulana, ukuxhawula, nokwabelana ngezinkomishi noma izitsha zokudlela.
  • Hlanza izindawo ezithintwa njalo, njengezibambo zezicabha, omakhalekhukhwini, namaswishi okukhanya.

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela umkhuhlane ukuthola isibhamu somkhuhlane njalo ngonyaka. Izibhamu zomkhuhlane zisiza ukunciphisa izifo ezihlobene nomkhuhlane kanye nengozi yezinkinga ezimbi kakhulu. Kungasiza futhi ekwehliseni amandla omkhuhlane ngisho noma uwutholile. Khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokudutshulwa komkhuhlane wakho. Uma ungenaye udokotela futhi udinga usizo lokumthola, sishayele ku-866-833-5717. 

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela i-RSV yehlukile kuwo wonke umuntu. Abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60 kanye nabantu abakhulelwe kufanele bakhulume nodokotela wabo mayelana nokuthi kufanele yini bathole umgomo we-RSV. Izingane ezisonyakeni wazo wokuqala wokuphila zingase zidinge ukuthola amasosha omzimba we-monoclonal. Khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nendlela engcono kakhulu kuwe. Chofoza lapha futhi lapha ukufunda okwengeziwe ngalokhu.

Ngazi kanjani uma kungumkhuhlane, umkhuhlane, i-COVID-19, noma i-RSV?

Zozine ziyizifo ezithathelwanayo zokuphefumula, kodwa zibangelwa amagciwane ahlukene. Ngenxa yokuthi ezinye zezimpawu ziyefana, kungase kube nzima ukusho umehluko ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zodwa. Ungase udinge ukuhlolwa ukuze uqinisekise ukuxilongwa.

Ezinye izimpawu umkhuhlane, i-COVID-19, kanye ne-RSV zonke ezinazo yilezi:

  • Fever
  • Isikhukhula
  • Sneezing
  • Iphutha le-Runny

Chofoza lapha ukuze ufunde kabanzi.

Ingabe umkhuhlane, umkhuhlane, noma i-COVID-19?

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Fever ezingavamile Ukusetshenziswa Common Common
Ama-Aches Kancane Ukusetshenziswa Common ezingavamile
Ama-Chills Okungajwayelekile Okuvamile Common ezingavamile
Ukukhathala, ubuthakathaka Ngezinye izikhathi Ukusetshenziswa Common ezingavamile
Sneezing Common Ngezinye izikhathi Ngezinye izikhathi Common
Ukungakhululeki kwesifuba, ukukhwehlela Okumaphakathi kuya kokumaphakathi Common Common Common
Ikhala le-Stuffy Common Ngezinye izikhathi Common Ungalokothi
Umphimbo obuhlungu Common Ngezinye izikhathi Common Ungalokothi
bekhanda ezingavamile Common Common Ungalokothi
Ukuphalaza/uhudo ezingavamile Okujwayelekile ezinganeni Okujwayelekile ezinganeni Ungalokothi
Ukulahlekelwa ukunambitheka noma iphunga Ungalokothi Ungalokothi Common Ungalokothi
Ukuphefumula / ukuphefumula kanzima Ngezinye izikhathi Common Common Okujwayelekile ezinganeni ezincane kakhulu