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Yego, ahantu benshi hihutirwa gakoreshwa mu kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso y'ibicuruzwa byataye umwanya. Mubyukuri, ni kimwe mu bintu byoroshye kubona. Amavuriro yihutirwa gakoreshwa mu kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso y'ibicuruzwa byataye umwanya asanzwe afite urukingo rwa Tdap (rureba tetanus, diphtheria, na pertussis) kandi rushobora kuruhabwa nta gihe mbere. Nta kintu cyihutirwa, kandi ibigo byinshi bifungura nimugoroba no mu mpera z'icyumweru. Niba ufite ikintu cyanduye cy'ubugome, ufite igikomere cyijimye, cyangwa wamenye ko urukingo rwawe rwarangije igihe, kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso y'ibicuruzwa byataye umwanya ni inzira nziza.
Tetanus ni indwara ikomeye y'abagiza virusi ituruka kuri Clostridium tetani. Uyu mubyeyi uba mu butaka, mu mukungugu, no mu myanda y'inyamaswa. Yinira mu mubiri binyuze mu kwandura uruhu, nko mu cyatsi, ibikomere by'umugore, ibibazo, cyangwa ibikomere by'inyamaswa. Ntugitera, bitera umwanda utera imitsi. Ibi bitera gutakaza imitsi no kwizana, cyane cyane mu kanwa no mu ijosi. Ni yo mpamvu tetanus rimwe na rimwe yitwa "lockjaw".
Ndetse no mu kuvura ibyakozwe, tetanus irapfa mu gihe cya 1 kugeza 2 mu byerekana ko 10 byose by'ibibazo. Ni inkuru nziza ko urukingo rutuma bikumvikana. Mu Burayi, tetanus ubu ni impamvu yo kwirinda kuko abantu benshi bakomeye mu gihe bakiri bato.
Ntabwo buri cyatsi kibura urugendo rugana kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso y'ibicuruzwa byataye umwanya, ariko ibibazo bimwe na bimwe bitera akaga ka tetanus. Urutoki rw'umubiri rusabwa mu bibazo bikurikira:
Ku bikomere byiza, byoroheje, urukingo rusabwa niba imyaka 10 irageze kuva ubwa nyuma. Ku bikomere byanduye cyangwa byingenzi, igihe kiragenda amasaha 72 nyuma y'ikibazo.
Niba utazi neza ibijyanye n'inkingo zawe, inzira nziza ni ukugenda ugakomeza gusaba urukingo. Gusubiramo urukingo mbere y'igihe ntibyaguteza akaga.
Uru rugendo rworoheje kandi rworoshye. Hano hari urugendo rwawe.
Igihe uje, abakozi bazakubaza ku kintu cyawe, uko byabaye, n'igihe wagombaga gutangira urukingo rwa tetanus. Niba ufite igikomere, bazacyirinda kandi bagikore ku mbeba. Kuvura igikomere n'ikintu kimwe mu bintu byihutirwa gakoreshwa mu kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso byataye umwanya, rero ni bakomeye cyane kubyo.
Urukinamo rwa tetanus rutangwa nk'urukingo mu rukingo rw'ijosi. Abantu bakuru benshi bahabwa urukingo rwa Tdap, rutanga kandi ubuhanga na diphtheria na pertussis (whooping cough). Urutoki ubwarwo rutwara amasaha make gusa. Nyuma y'ibyo, abakozi bashobora kugutanga amabwiriza yo kwirinda ibikomere kandi bakakubwire niba hari ibindi bikenerwa.
Uru rugendo rwose rutwara igihe gito kuruta urugendo rugana icyumba cy'ubutabazi. Kandi kuko ahantu benshi hihutirwa gakoreshwa mu kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso y'ibicuruzwa byataye umwanya bakira abantu bazana, urashobora kwinjira kandi ugasohoka utategereje igihe kirekire.
Icyo kintu gishobora gutandukana bitewe n'aho uherereye n'ubwishingizi bwawe. Mishingi myinshi, harimo imishingi ya nkuko n'imishingi ya masoko, ikwirakwiza urukingo rwa tetanus nk'igice cya kwirinda nta kwishyuza ku bigo byemewe.
Ku bantu badafite ubwishingizi, ikintu cy'igiciro gitera kuva ku $30 kugeza ku $100. Bimwe bikoresha gahunda zo kwishyuza cyangwa ibiciro byo kwishyuza.
Ni byiza kuganira mbere kugira ngo wemeze ko urukingo ruhari kandi ugasabe kubijyanye n'igiciro niba igiciro cyaguteye inkunga.
Mu gihe kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso by'umwanya ni imwe mu nzira nziza cyane, ntabwo ari inzira yonyine. Ahandi washobora kugura urutoki rw'umubiri harimo:
Ku rukingo rworoheje rw'umubiri cyangwa igikomere kitari ubuzima, kuvura ibikomere bifata maraso y'ibicuruzwa byataye umwanya cyangwa iduka ry'imiti rizaba inzira yihuta cyane.
CDC isaba ko abantu bakuru bahabwa urukingo rwa tetanus buri myaka 10. Urubingo rusanzwe rw'abantu bakuru ni urukingo rwa Tdap cyangwa Td. Niba utari wabonye urukingo rwa Tdap nk'umuntu mukuru, urukingo rwawe rwa mbere rugomba kuba urwa Tdap, hamwe n'inkingo z'inyuma buri myaka 10 nyuma y'izo.
Abagore batwite bashobora kandi kwemerwa guhabwa urukingo rwa Tdap buri gihe batwite, byiza hagati y'ibyumweru 27 na 36. Ibi bifasha kurengera umwana wavutse ku ndwara yo gusanya mbere yuko umwana ashobora guhabwa inkingo ze.
Niba utazi igihe urukingo rwawe rwasozaga, inzu y'umuganga wawe ishobora kuba yarabifite. Bimwe mu bihugu biguha kandi amakuru y'inkingo za digitale ushobora kureba kuri internet.
Imyigaragambyo isanzwe ni mito kandi irihuta. Ibibazo byingenzi birimo kubabaza, kwiriza, cyangwa gutakaza ahari urukingo. Bamwe mu bantu bagaragaramo ibibazo byoroheje, umusatsi, cyangwa guhagarika imitsi muminsi mikuru ibiri. Kwigana kudasanzwe ni bake cyane.
Niba ubonye ibimenyetso by'ikintu kigaragara cyane, nko kugorana guhumeka, gutakaza imitsi, cyangwa ububabare bwinshi, shaka ubuvuzi vuba. Ariko ku bantu benshi, urukingo rwa tetanus ni rwiza kandi rwihanganirwa.
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