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Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) ni indwara idakunze kugaragara ariko ikaba ikomeye, igira ingaruka ku mugongo, ikaba itera intege nke zitunguranye mu maboko cyangwa amaguru. Tekereza umugongo wawe nk’umuhanda mukuru ujyana ubutumwa hagati y’ubwonko bwawe n’imikaya. Iyo AFM ibayeho, yangiza igice runaka cy’uyu muhanda witwa umutwe w’ubwonko, ikabuza ibyo bimenyetso by’ingenzi.
Nubwo AFM ishobora gutera ubwoba, gusobanukirwa icyo ari cyo n’ukuntu ikora bishobora kugufasha kumva witeguye kandi ufite amakuru ahagije. Abenshi barayirwara mu bwana, kandi nubwo iyi ndwara ikomeye, abantu benshi barakira bafashijwe n’ubuvuzi bukwiye n’imiti ivura.
Ibimenyetso bya AFM bisanzwe bigaragara vuba, akenshi mu masaha cyangwa iminsi mike. Ikimenyetso cyigaragara cyane ni intege nke zitunguranye mu gice kimwe cyangwa byinshi by’umubiri, bidakira ubwabyo.
Ibimenyetso by’ingenzi ushobora kubona birimo:
Mu bihe bikomeye, ushobora kubona n’ibibazo byo guhumeka niba imitsi igenzura guhumeka yagize ingaruka. Bamwe bagira ububabare mu ijosi, umuriro, cyangwa ububabare mu mugongo mbere y’uko intege nke zigaragara.
Icyatandukanya AFM n’izindi ndwara ni uburyo ibi bimenyetso bigaragara vuba kandi uko bigira ingaruka ku matsinda y’imikaya runaka aho kuba indwara yose.
Intandaro nyayo ya AFM ntisobanutse neza, ariko abashakashatsi bemeza ko hari ibintu byinshi bishobora gutera iyi ndwara. Abenshi barayirwara bazize indwara ziterwa na virusi, nubwo hari izindi ntandaro zishoboka.
Dore intandaro zikurikiranye zikekwa:
Icyababaje kuri AFM ni uko abantu babarirwa muri za miriyoni barwara izi virusi buri mwaka, ariko abantu bake cyane nibo barwara AFM. Ibi bigaragaza ko bamwe bashobora kuba bafite ubudahangarwa buke, nubwo tutabizi impamvu.
Iyi ndwara ikunze gukurikira indwara y’ubuhumekero nyuma y’iminsi cyangwa ibyumweru bike, ibi bikaba bishimangira ko ifitanye isano na virusi. Ariko kandi, abaganga ntibashobora kumenya intandaro nyayo muri buri gihe.
Ukwiye gushaka ubuvuzi bw’ihutirwa niba ubona intege nke zitunguranye mu maboko cyangwa amaguru, cyane cyane mu mwana. AFM ni ubutabazi bw’ubuvuzi bugomba gukorwa vuba.
Hamagara muganga wawe cyangwa ujye mu bitaro byihuse niba ubona intege nke zitunguranye zidakira mu masaha make. Ntugategereze kureba niba izakira ubwabyo.
Ibindi bimenyetso by’uburwayi bikenera ubutabazi bw’ihutirwa birimo kugorana mu guhumeka, kugorana mu kunywa, cyangwa guhindura imitsi y’ubuso. Nubwo utazi neza niba ari AFM, intege nke zitunguranye z’imikaya buri gihe zikenera isuzuma ry’abaganga.
Ubutabazi bw’abaganga bwa vuba bushobora kugira uruhare runini mu guhangana n’iyi ndwara, bityo bihora ari byiza kwirinda igihe ubona ibimenyetso by’uburwayi bw’imitsi.
Nubwo AFM ishobora kwibasira umuntu wese, hari ibintu bimwe na bimwe bishobora kongera ibyago byo kurwara iyi ndwara. Gusobanukirwa ibi bintu bishobora kugufasha kumenya, nubwo ufite ibyago ntibisobanura ko uzayirwara.
Ibintu byongera ibyago birimo:
Ni ngombwa kwibuka ko AFM ikiri indwara idakunze kugaragara, ndetse no mu bantu bafite ibi bintu byongera ibyago. Iyi ndwara ibasira abantu bake cyane kurusha umuntu umwe kuri miriyoni buri mwaka muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika.
Abana benshi barwara virusi zifitanye isano na AFM ntibayirwara. Abashakashatsi bakomeje gushaka impamvu bamwe bayirwara abandi ntibayirware.
AFM ishobora gutera ibibazo byihuse n’iby’igihe kirekire, bitewe n’ibice by’umugongo byagize ingaruka. Nubwo ibi bibazo byumvikana bikomeye, abantu benshi barakira igihe kirekire kandi bafashijwe neza.
Ibibazo bishoboka birimo:
Ubukana bw’ibibazo bitandukanye cyane ukurikije umuntu. Bamwe barakira cyane cyangwa bose, abandi bashobora kugira ingaruka ziramba zisaba ubufasha buhoraho n’uburyo bwo kwihuza.
Bafashijwe n’imiti ivura, imyitozo ngororamubiri, n’ubuvuzi, abantu benshi biga kwihuza no kugira ubuzima bwiza nubwo hari ingaruka zimwe na zimwe zigumaho.
Kumenya AFM bisaba ibizamini byinshi kuko ibimenyetso bishobora kumera kimwe n’ibindi bibazo by’imitsi. Muganga wawe azatangira akuzuza isuzuma ry’umubiri hanyuma akoreshe ibizamini byihariye kugira ngo yemeze indwara.
Uburyo bwo gupima busanzwe burimo isuzuma ry’umubiri kugira ngo barebe imbaraga z’imikaya, imikorere y’imitsi, n’uburyo umubiri ukorana. Muganga wawe azakubaza iby’indwara uheruka kugira n’igihe ibimenyetso byatangiye.
Ibizamini by’ingenzi birimo:
MRI ni ingenzi cyane kuko ishobora kugaragaza imiterere y’umugongo wangiritse iba muri AFM. Ibi bifasha abaganga gutandukanya AFM n’izindi ndwara ziterwa n’ibimenyetso nk’ibyo.
Kumenya neza indwara bishobora gutwara igihe, kuko abaganga bagomba kugenzura izindi ntandaro zishoboka z’intege nke zitunguranye.
Kuri ubu, nta muti uzi ubuvuzi bwa AFM, ariko ubuvuzi bugamije guhangana n’ibimenyetso no gufasha gukira. Intego ni ukwirinda ibibazo no kugufasha gusubiza ubushobozi bwawe uko bishoboka kose.
Uburyo bwo kuvura bushobora kuba:
Gahunda yo kuvura iterwa n’ibice byagize ingaruka n’uburemere bw’ibimenyetso. Bamwe bakenera ubutabazi bukomeye mu bitaro, abandi bashobora kuvurwa hanze y’ibitaro.
Igihe cyo gukira kitandukanye cyane. Hari impinduka zishobora kubaho mu mezi make ya mbere, izindi zikaba zishobora gutwara imyaka. Itsinda ry’abaganga bazakorana nawe kugira ngo bashyireho intego n’ibyiringiro bifatika.
Kwitwara mu rugo bigamije gufasha gukira no kwirinda ibibazo mugihe ubuzima bugenda neza. Ibi bisaba gukorana n’abaganga bawe no gukurikiza inama zabo.
Uburyo bw’ingenzi bwo kwitwara mu rugo burimo gukurikiza imyitozo yawe uko yategetswe, ndetse no mu gihe iterambere ridafite umuvuduko. Gukomeza imyitozo ngororamubiri n’imiti ivura bishobora kugira uruhare runini mu gihe kirekire.
Ubundi buryo bufasha burimo:
Kurema ahantu heza mu rugo ni ingenzi. Ibi bishobora gusobanura gukuraho ibintu bishobora gutera impanuka, gushyiraho ibintu byo gufata, cyangwa gukora izindi mpinduka ukurikije ibyo ukeneye.
Wibuke ko gukira ari inzira ndende, kandi ni ibintu bisanzwe kugira iminsi myiza n’iminsi mibi. Kugira umutima mwiza kuri wewe no kwishimira impinduka nto bishobora gufasha gukomeza kwiyemeza.
Kwitunganya uruzinduko rwawe bishobora kugufasha kubona igihe cyiza hamwe na muganga kandi bikaba byiza kumenya amakuru yose. Gutegura neza bigabanya kandi impungenge z’uruzinduko.
Mbere y’uruzinduko rwawe, andika igihe ibimenyetso byatangiye n’uko byahindutse uko iminsi igenda. Garagaza amakuru y’indwara uheruka kugira, cyane cyane indwara z’ubuhumekero mu byumweru mbere y’uko intege nke zigaragara.
Zana urutonde rwuzuye rw’imiti ukoresha, imiti y’inyongera, n’ubuvuzi uheruka kugerageza. Tegura ibibazo ku byo witeze, uburyo bwo kuvura, n’uburyo indwara izagenda.
Fata umuntu wo mu muryango wawe cyangwa inshuti izagufasha kwibuka amakuru yavuzwe mu gihe cy’uruzinduko. Bashobora kandi gutanga ibimenyetso by’ibimenyetso byawe.
Niba atari uruzinduko rwawe rwa mbere, zana inyandiko z’uruzinduko rwawe rwa mbere n’ibizamini byose. Kugira amakuru yawe yose mu mwanya umwe bifasha muganga wawe gufata ibyemezo byiza byo kuvura.
AFM ni indwara ikomeye ariko idakunze kugaragara isaba ubutabazi bw’abaganga vuba ibimenyetso bigaragara. Nubwo intege nke zitunguranye zishobora gutera ubwoba, gusobanukirwa ko hari ubuvuzi n’ubufasha buhari bishobora gutera ihumure.
Ikintu cy’ingenzi cyo kwibuka ni uko ubutabazi bw’abaganga bwa vuba bugira uruhare. Niba ubona intege nke zitunguranye kuri wewe cyangwa umuntu ukunda, ntutinye gushaka ubutabazi bw’abaganga vuba.
Gukira AFM bitandukanye cyane ukurikije umuntu. Bamwe basubiza ubushobozi bwabo, abandi bakwihuza no kubana n’ingaruka ziramba. Uko byagenda kose, bafashijwe n’ubuvuzi, imiti ivura, n’ubufasha, abantu barwaye AFM bashobora kugira ubuzima bujyanye n’ibyo bakeneye.
Ubushakashatsi kuri AFM burakomeje, kandi ubumenyi bwacu ku kwirinda no kuvura burakomeza gutera imbere. Kuguma ufite abaganga bawe no gukurikiza inama zabo biguha amahirwe meza yo kugira ibyiza bishoboka.
AFM na polio ziterwa n’ibimenyetso nk’ibyo, ariko ni indwara zitandukanye. Polio iterwa na virusi ya polio kandi ubu ni indwara idakunze kugaragara kubera inkingo. AFM ishobora guterwa na virusi nyinshi kandi kuri ubu nta nkingo yo kwirinda. Ariko kandi, zombi zigira ingaruka ku mutwe w’ubwonko, ariyo mpamvu ibimenyetso bigaragara kimwe.
Nta buryo bwihariye bwo kwirinda AFM kuko tutabizi neza impamvu bamwe bayirwara nyuma y’indwara ziterwa na virusi abandi ntibayirwara. Ariko kandi, ushobora kugabanya ibyago by’indwara ziterwa na virusi zishobora gutera AFM ukoresheje isuku, ukoga intoki kenshi, ukirinda abantu barwaye, kandi ukabahiriza gahunda y’inkingo.
Gukira bitandukanye cyane ukurikije umwana. Bamwe barakira cyane cyangwa bose, abandi bashobora kugira ingaruka ziramba. Uburyo bwo gukira biterwa n’ibice by’umugongo byagize ingaruka n’uburyo ubuvuzi bwatangiye vuba. Impinduka nyinshi ziba mu mwaka wa mbere, ariko hari abantu bakomeza kubona impinduka mu myaka myinshi bafite imiti ivura.
AFM ubwayo ntiyandura, ariko virusi zishobora kuyitera zishobora kwandura. Niba umuntu arwaye AFM, ntabwo yandura AFM, ariko ashobora kuba afite virusi yatumye arwara. Niyo mpamvu abaganga bakunze kugira inama yo kwirinda mu bihe byambere, cyane cyane mu bitaro.
AFM ni indwara idakunze kugaragara, ibasira abantu bake cyane kurusha umuntu umwe kuri miriyoni buri mwaka muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika. Abenshi barayirwara mu bwana n’urubyiruko. Iyi ndwara isa n’igira imikorere runaka, aho abayirwara benshi batangazwa buri myaka ibiri, ikunze kugaragara mu mpeshyi no mu mpeshyi. Nubwo idakunze kugaragara, ni ngombwa kumenya ibimenyetso kuko ubuvuzi bwa vuba bugira uruhare.
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