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Imwe mu mpamvu nyamukuru z’ibi bimenyetso ni okwamye ku rurimi, bikaba ari ikimenyetso cy’ikiza cya herpes simplex virus.
Okwamye ku rurimi, akenshi byitwa okwamya ku rurimi, ni indwara iterwa na virusi ya Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Ni virusi imwe itera ibisebe ku munwa (cold sores). Hari ubwoko bubiri bukunze kugaragara bwa HSV:
Rero, okwamye birashoboka ko bugaragara ku rurimi? Rwose. Nubwo dusanzwe twumva ko okwamya bifitanye isano n’ibisebe ku minwa, iyi virusi ishobora gutera ibikomere bibabaza mu kanwa, harimo no ku rurimi, amaguru y’amenyo, n’igice cyo hejuru cy’akanwa. Ikigaragara cy’HSV 1 ku rurimi ni ikintu gisanzwe kiba.
Ushobora kwandura iyi virusi, ikaguma mu nkomamashyi zawe ubuzima bwawe bwose. Ibi ntibivuze ko uzahora ufite ibisebe; benshi, iyi virusi iguma idakora. Ku bandi, ishobora kongera gukora igihe kiranengana, ikateza ibibazo, cyane cyane mu bihe by’imyihangayiko cyangwa indwara.
Kumenya uko ikibazo cy’okwamya gikura bizagufasha kumenya icyo kiri kuba. Ibinyengeza by’okwamya ku rurimi bikunze gukurikiza inzira igenze neza mu minsi 7 kugeza 14.
Dore uko ibyiciro bihora n’okwamye ku rurimi bisa bite:
Icyiciro cya mbere (Icyiciro cyo kwirinda): Imbere y’uko ibisebe biboneka, ushobora kumva ukuntu utarazi mu gice kimwe cy’ururimi rwawe. Ibi bikunze kwibanira no kwitongorera, kwishimagura, gutwika, cyangwa kumva ububabare. Iki cyiciro gishobora kumara amasaha make kugera ku munsi, kandi ni ikimenyetso cy’uko ibibazo biri hafi gutangira.
Icyiciro cy’ububushye: Hah urabona ibizunguzwa by’ibintu bibi bibikora amazi. Ibikomere bya okwamya ku rurimi akenshi byibumbira hamwe kandi bishobora kuba birutseho, byera, cyangwa byijimye. Bikunze kuba bibabaza cyane. Ibi bizunguzwa bishobora kugaragara ahantu hose ku rurimi, harimo ku ntwe, ku mpande, hejuru, cyangwa no munsi y’ururimi.
Icyiciro cy’ububabare (Icyiciro cyo gusya): Iki ni cyo cyiciro cyibababaza cyane. Ibi bizunguzwa birashwanyukana, bisigamo ibisebe byoroheje, bifunguye bizwi nka bikomere. Ibi bikomere bishobora kuba byijimye cyangwa byoroheje bifite ishingiro ritukura, kandi bishobora gutuma kurya, kunywa, no kuvuga bikugora.
Icyiciro cyo gukira: Ibisebe bifunguye bizatangira kwumuka kandi bibyara igihogo cyangwa umukingo. Ni ngombwa kutabikora. Mu minsi mike ikurikira, imikingo izagwa, isigaye idashora.
Inzara ya mbere ikunze kuba iyoborwa n’ibibazo bikomeye kandi ishobora kwibanira n’ibimenyetso by’inyoni nk’ibicurane, imitsi ikuze, n’ububabara bw’umubiri (source). Inzara zikurikira zikunze kuba zoroshye.
Kumenya impamvu z’okwamya ku rurimi ni ngombwa ku kwirinda no kugira amahoro yo mu mutima. Iyi virusi yanduza binyuze mu kwegerana n’ikisebe cyakorawe cyangwa mu macandwe y’umuntu wanduye, n’ubwo adafite ikisebe kigaragara.
Dore uburyo bwo kwanduza bwibanze:
Ibi byatera ikibazo gikomeye: Okwamya ku rurimi ni indwara yandurira mu mibonano mpuzabitsina? Si buri gihe. Nubwo ishobora kwandurizwa mu mibonano mpuzabitsina, ingano nyinshi z’okwamya mu kanwa (HSV-1) zandurwa n’uburyo bwo kutegera abantu, akenshi mu bwana. Kubw’ibyo, kugira ikisebe ku rurimi ntibivuze ko ari indwara yandurira mu mibonano mpuzabitsina.
Igihe virusi yinjira mu mubiri wawe, ibintu bimwe na bimwe birashobora gutuma yongera gukora: * Imihangayiko yo mu mutwe * Indwara (nk’inkorora cyangwa inyoni) cyangwa ibicurane * Umubabaro * Kwitaka izuba cyane * Ibihumure cyangwa ibikomere mu kanwa * Impinduka z’amaraso (nk’igihe cy’imihango)
Umuganga ashobora gusuzuma okwamya ku rurimi mu kureba ibisebe gusa. Ariko, kugira ngo amenye neza, ashobora gukora ikizamini, nk’ikizamini cy’ubusamo (kwisoko ku mazi mu bizunguzwa) cyangwa ikizamini cy’amaraso kugira ngo arebe ko hari antibodies za HSV.
Imwe mu mpamvu zikomeye z’akavuyo ni gutandukanya okwamya n’ibisebe by’igiti (canker sores). Okamye ku rurimi vs ikisebe cy’igiti ni impaka z’akenshi, ariko ni ibintu bitandukanye cyane.
Dore uko wabitandukanya:
| Ikintu | Ibisebe bya Okwamya (Oral Herpes) | Ibisebe by’Igiti (Aphthous Ulcers) |
|---|---|---|
| Impamvu | Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1 cyangwa HSV 2) | Ntabwo iterwa na virusi. Impamvu zirimo imihangayiko, ibihumure, cyangwa ibyo kurya bitagukwiye. |
| Biranduza? | Yego, biranduza cyane. | Oya, ntibiranduza na gato. |
| Kigaragara | Bihereye ku bizunguzwa by’ibintu bibi bibikora amazi bigasya kugira ngo bibyare ibisebe bibabaza. | Bisanzwe ari ikisebe kimwe, cyuzuye cyangwa cyoroheje gifite igice cy’igiti cyijimye cyangwa cyoroheje hamwe n’ikintu cy’umukingo cyijimye. |
| Aho bigaragara | Akenshi ku bice bikomeye by’akanwa nk’igice cyo hejuru cy’akanwa, amaguru y’amenyo, n’ururimi hejuru. | Bisanzwe ku bice byoroheje nk’imbere y’imipaka, iminwa, na munsi y’ururimi. |
Kumenya itandukaniro riri hagati ya okwamya ku rurimi vs ikisebe cy’igiti ni ngombwa kuko uburyo bwo kubivura n’ubwo bwo kwirinda buratandukanye rwose (source).
Nubwo nta gikiza cy’iyi virusi ya okwamya, hari uburyo bukora kugira ngo ugere n’uburyo bwo kwirinda, ukihutisha gukira, kandi ugabanya ububabare. Niba wibaza ukuntu wakira okwamya ku rurimi, dore uburyo bwibanze:
Uburyo bukora cyane bwo kwirinda okwamya mu kanwa burimo imiti ya antiviral ivurwa n’abaganga. Umuganga ashobora kwandika:
Iyi miti ikora igabanya virusi kutagera mu cyiciro gikurikira. Ikora cyane iyo yatangiye mu masaha 48-72 ya mbere ibimenyetso bya mbere (icyiciro cyo gutongorera). Ku bantu bafite ibibazo bikunda kubaho cyangwa bikomeye, umuganga ashobora kugugusa imiti ya antiviral buri munsi kugira ngo ibibazo by’ahazaza bidashoboka (source).
Inzara y’okwamya ku rurimi ishobora kuba ibabaza cyane. Kugira ngo ugabanye ububabare, ushobora: * Kunywa imiti igabanya ububabare nk’ibuprofen (Advil) cyangwa acetaminophen (Tylenol). * Gusaba umuganga wawe cyangwa farumasiye ku bijyanye n’imyizerere isaba kutakaza ibice bimwe (nk’oral lidocaine) bishobora kurinda ibice, ariko buri gihe usabe inama y’umwuga mbere yo kuyikoresha mu kanwa.
Kumenya ukuntu wakira okwamya ku rurimi mu rugo bishobora kugabanya cyane ububabare bwawe:
Niba ufite ikibazo gikora, uranduza. Dore ingamba zo kwirinda kwanduza abandi cyangwa izindi mibiri yawe:
Nubwo ingano nyinshi z’okwamya ku rurimi zikira zonyine, ugomba gusaba inama y’umuganga mu bihe bimwe na bimwe:
Kugera ku okwamya ku rurimi bishobora kuba bibabaza kandi bikagutera ubwoba, ariko ni ngombwa kwibuka ko ari ikibazo gisanzwe kandi gikorerwa. Iterwa na virusi ya herpes simplex (akenshi HSV 1 ku rurimi), yakurwaga n’uburyo bwo kutegera abantu, kandi ishobora kwirindwa neza n’imiti ya antiviral kugira ngo igabanye kwirinda.
Mu kumenya ibimenyetso by’okwamya ku rurimi, kumenya ibikugora, kandi kumenya itandukaniro riri hagati y’ikisebe ku rurimi n’ikisebe cy’igiti, ushobora gufata ubuzima bwawe.
Niba ugenda ubona ibibazo bibabaza cyangwa utazi neza impamvu yawe, ntutindiganyije kwegera umuganga cyangwa muganga w’amenyo. Bashobora kugugusa uburyo bwo gusuzuma, kuganira ku buryo bwiza bwo kwirinda okwamya mu kanwa bwawe, kandi baguha amahoro yo mu mutima ukwiye.
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