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Anthrax ni indwara iterwa na mikorobe yitwa *Bacillus anthracis*. Iyi mikorobe iba mu butaka kandi isanzwe ibandanya mu matungo afuga nk'inka, intama n'ihene.
Nubwo anthrax ishobora kumvikana nk'ibintu biteye ubwoba kubera izina ryayo, mu by'ukuri ni gake cyane mu bantu muri iki gihe. Benshi mu barwaye bayanduye iyo bahuye n'amatungo yanduye cyangwa ibikomoka ku matungo yanduye. Iyi mikorobe ishobora kubaho mu mimerere mibi binyuze mu gukora utwumba twikingira.
Inkuru nziza ni uko anthrax ivurwa neza n'antibiyotike iyo imenyekanye hakiri kare. Gusobanukirwa ibimenyetso no kubona ubuvuzi bwihuse bigira uruhare runini mu gukira.
Anthrax igira ingaruka ku mubiri wawe mu buryo butatu nyamukuru, bitewe n'uburyo mikorobe yinjiye mu mubiri wawe. Buri bwoko bufite ibimenyetso bitandukanye n'uburemere.
Anthrax yo ku ruhu ibaho iyo utwumba twinjiye mu dukombe cyangwa mu dusebe ku ruhu rwawe. Ni bwoko busanzwe cyane, bugize hafi 95% by'abarwaye bose. Isanzwe iba ku ruhu gusa.
Anthrax yo mu myanya y'ubuhumekero ibaho iyo uhumeka utwumba mu kirere. Ubu bwoko bukomeye cyane kandi bushobora kwica umuntu ntibuvuriwe vuba. Icyakora, ni gake cyane mu buzima busanzwe.
Anthrax yo mu gifu ibaho iyo uriye inyama zitetse nabi zikomoka ku matungo yanduye. Ubu bwoko bugira ingaruka ku gifu n'amara kandi bushobora no kuba bibi cyane.
Ibimenyetso bya Anthrax bitandukanye cyane bitewe n'ubwoko ufite. Umubiri wawe uzagira uburyo butandukanye bitewe n'aho mikorobe yinjiye ikwirakwira.
Reka turebe icyo dukwiye kwitondera kuri buri bwoko, dutangiriye ku bwoko busanzwe:
Umuntu ufite igicurane cy’uruhu akenshi agaragaza ibimenyetso mu gihe cy’iminsi 1 kugeza kuri 7 nyuma yo kwandura. Ibimenyetso bisanzwe bigaragara aho udukoko twinjiye mu ruhu.
Agacupa k’umukara ni ikimenyetso cy’ingenzi gifasha abaganga kumenya igicurane cy’uruhu. Nubwo bishobora kugaragara nk’iby’ubwoba, ubu bwoko bw’igicurane ntibugira akaga gakomeye iyo buvuwe neza.
Ibimenyetso by’igicurane cyinjira mu myanya y’ubuhumekero bishobora gutinda kuva ku munsi umwe kugeza ku mezi abiri kugira ngo bigaragare. Ubu bwoko bwa igicurane bugenda butangira nk’ibimenyetso by’umurwayi wa grippe, bishobora gutera urujijo.
Ibimenyetso bya mbere birimo:
Nyuma y’iminsi mike, ibimenyetso bishobora kwiyongera cyane bikagera kuri:
Iyi nzira ishobora kuba yihuta, niyo mpamvu ibimenyetso byose byo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero nyuma yo kwandura bisaba ubuvuzi bw’ihutirwa.
Ibimenyetso by’igicurane cyo mu gifu bisanzwe bigaragara mu gihe cy’iminsi 1 kugeza kuri 7 nyuma yo kurya inyama zanduye. Ibi bimenyetso bigira ingaruka ku buryo bw’igogorwa kandi bishobora kuba bibi.
Hari abandi bagira ubwoko bwa anthrax bworoshye cyane bugira ingaruka ku gice cy’umutwe, bugatera kubyimba bikabije no kugorana guhumeka. Ibi bisaba ubuvuzi bwihuse.
Anthrax iterwa na bagiteri ya *Bacillus anthracis* cyangwa imiti yayo. Izi bagiteri ziba mu butaka hirya no hino ku isi kandi ahanini zanduza amatungo arisha ubwatsi.
Izi bagiteri zikora imiti iyo ibibazo bibaye bikomeye, nko mu gihe cy’amapfa cyangwa ubushyuhe bukabije. Iyi miti ishobora kubaho mu bidukikije imyaka myinshi, itegerezanyije igihe gikwiriye kugira ngo yongere gukora.
Dore uko abantu basanzwe bandura anthrax:
Urugero rwinshi rw’abantu banduye rubaho mu turere tw’ubuhinzi aho abantu bakorana bya hafi n’amatungo. Izi bagiteri ntizirambukira mu bantu, bityo rero ntushobora kwandura anthrax uvuye ku muntu uyirwaye.
Mu bihe bitoroshye cyane, anthrax yakoreshejwe nk’intwaro ya biologi, ariko ibi bigaragaza igice gito cyane cy’ibintu byose ku isi.
Wagomba kubona muganga ako kanya niba ufite ibimenyetso by’amakenga nyuma yo guhura na anthrax. Ivuriro rya hafi rigira uruhare runini mu gukira kwawe.
Shaka ubuvuzi bwihuse bw’ibikorwa byihutirwa niba ufite:
Ntugatege amatwi ngo urebe niba ibimenyetso bizagenda ubwabyo. Anthrax ishobora gutera imbere vuba, cyane cyane ubwoko bwo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero n’ubwo mu gifu.
Kandi, hamagara muganga wawe niba wahuye n’amatungo cyangwa ibikomoka ku matungo bishobora kuba byanduye, ukagaragaza ibimenyetso by’igicurane. Ndetse n’ibimenyetso bito bigomba kuvurirwa muganga igihe hari icyago cyo kwandura umwijima.
Hari ibikorwa n’imirimo bimwe na bimwe bikongerera ibyago byo kwandura umwijima. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bintu byongera ibyago bishobora kugufasha gufata ingamba zikwiye.
Ibyago byawe byiyongera niba ukora muri ibi bice:
Ibintu bijyanye n’aho utuye bigira uruhare mu kigero cy’ibyago:
Bimwe mu bihugu bya Afurika, Aziya, na bimwe mu bice by’Uburayi bifite umwijima mwinshi ku matungo, ibyo bishobora kongera ibyago byo kwandura ku bantu. Ariko kandi, no muri iyo duce, abarwaye umwijima baguma bake.
Ibibazo byaterwa n’umwijima biterwa ahanini n’ubwoko bw’umwijima ufite n’uburyo ubuvuzi buhita butangira. Ubuvuzi bw’antibiyotike bwa vuba bukumira ibibazo bikomeye.
Reka turebe icyakorwa kuri buri bwoko niba ubuvuzi butinze:
Umuwijima ku ruhu ntabwo ukunda gutera ibibazo bikomeye iyo uvuwe neza. Ariko kandi, udafashwe, ubwandu bushobora gukwirakwira mu mitsi ya lymph, rimwe na rimwe bugashobora kwinjira mu maraso.
Ndetse no mu gihe kitavuwe, anthrax yo ku ruhu ipfana mu kigero kiri munsi ya 1%, bituma iba ubwoko buke cyane bw’indwara.
Anthrax yo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero ishobora gutera ingaruka zikomeye kandi zishobora kwica umuntu niba idakurikiranwe vuba. Bagiteri zishobora kwangiza cyane imitsi y’ubuhumekero n’imijyana y’amaraso.
Ikibabaje ni uko, nubwo hakoreshejwe ubuvuzi bukomeye, anthrax yo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero ishobora kwica abantu bagera kuri 45%. Ni yo mpamvu kwitabaza muganga vuba ari ingenzi cyane.
Anthrax yo mu gifu ishobora gutera ingaruka zikomeye zigira ingaruka ku buryo bw’igogora n’ubuzima muri rusange.
Ubwoko bw’anthrax yo mu gifu bwo mu mazuru bushobora kuba bwihariye kuko kubyimbagira bishobora guhagarika vuba inzira y’ubuhumekero.
Abaganga bamenya anthrax binyuze mu guhuza amateka yawe y’ubuzima, isuzuma ry’umubiri, n’ibizamini bya laboratwari. Muganga azashaka kumenya ibyerekeye uko wahuriye n’inyamaswa cyangwa ingendo zawe.
Uburyo bwo kuvura busanzwe butangira muganga akubaza ibyerekeye aho ushobora kuba waranduye. Azasuzumana ubushishozi ibikomere ku ruhu kandi akumva ibihaha byawe niba ufite ibimenyetso byo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero.
Ibizamini bya laboratwari bifasha mu kwemeza anthrax birimo:
Muganga wawe ashobora kandi gutegeka ibizamini byo kubona ishusho nk'ama rayons X y'amaguru cyangwa CT scan. Ibi bishobora kwerekana impinduka zihari mu mwijima wawe cyangwa mu mitsi ya lymph zishobora kugaragaza anthrax.
Kubona ubuvuzi nyakuri vuba ni ingenzi kuko kuvura anthrax bikora neza iyo bitangiye hakiri kare. Ntuzuzagere kubwira umuvuzi wawe ibyerekeye isesengura ry'inyamaswa rishoboka.
Ubuvuzi bwa Anthrax bushingiye ku miti ya antibiyotike ihitana udukoko mbere yuko butera ibibazo bikomeye. Uko kuvura gutangira hakiri kare, ni ko amahirwe yo gukira burundu aba menshi.
Muganga wawe azahitamo antibiyotike hashingiwe ku bwoko bwa anthrax ufite n'uburemere bw'ibimenyetso byawe. Ubuvuzi busanzwe buramara iminsi 60 kugira ngo habeho kwemeza ko udukoko twose twarimuwe.
Antibiyotike nyinshi zikora neza kurwanya udukoko twa anthrax. Muganga wawe azahitamo igisubizo cyiza cyane ku mimerere yawe.
Ku bintu bikomeye nka anthrax yo mu myanya y'ubuhumekero, abaganga bakunze gukoresha imiti ya antibiyotike ivangwa itangwa mu mitsi. Ibi bitanga igitero gikomeye cyane kurwanya udukoko.
Hamwe na antibiyotike, ushobora kuba ukeneye ubundi buvuzi kugira ngo umubiri wawe ukire kandi ugenzure ibimenyetso.
Ku barwaye agakoko k'igitonyanga k'uruhu, muganga azakugira inama ku bijyanye no kuvura ibikomere kugira ngo wirinde kwandura indi ndwara kandi ukire.
Mu bihe bimwe na bimwe bikomeye, abaganga bashobora gukoresha antitoxin zigabanya ubumara buterwa na bagiteri ya anthrax. Ubu buvuzi bukoreshwa ku ndwara zikomeye cyane.
Antitoxin zifatanije na antibiyotike mu guha umubiri wawe amahirwe meza yo kurwanya iyi ndwara neza.
Kwitaho iwawe igihe ufite anthrax bigamije gufata antibiyotike uko byategetswe no gukurikirana ibimenyetso byawe neza. Kugira ngo ukire, ni ngombwa cyane gukurikiza gahunda yawe y'ubuvuzi neza.
Dore uko wakwitaho iwawe:
Gahunda yawe yo gufata antibiyotike ni ingenzi cyane mu buvuzi bwawe bw'i mu rugo. Kudata antibiyotike cyangwa kuzireka vuba bishobora gutuma bagiteri zikomeza kubaho kandi zigakwirakwira.
Shira alarme kuri telefoni yawe cyangwa ukoreshe ikintu cyo kubika imiti kugira ngo wibuke igihe cyo kuyifata. Igihe kirekire cyo kuvurwa bishobora gutuma wibagirwa cyangwa ukagira uburangare.
Niba ufite anthrax y'uruhu, kuvura ibikomere neza bifasha mu kwirinda ingaruka mbi no gukira.
Kora isuzuma ry’ibimenyetso bishobora kwerekana ko ubwandu bukomeje gukwirakwira, nka misego itukura iva mu gikomere cyangwa ububabare n’ubwuzu bwiyongereye.
Komeza ukore isuzuma ry’uko wumva kandi urebe impinduka zose mu bimenyetso byawe. Kumenya hakiri kare ibibazo bishobora gukumira ingaruka zikomeye.
Hamagara muganga wawe ako kanya niba ufite:
Abantu benshi batangira kumva barwaye mu minsi mike nyuma yo gutangira antibiyotike, ariko gukira burundu bishobora gutwara ibyumweru byinshi.
Gukumira anthrax bisobanura kwirinda kwandura udukoko no gufata ingamba zikwiye mugihe ukora ku nyamaswa cyangwa ibicuruzwa byazo. Isuku nziza n’ingamba zo kwirinda ku kazi ni zo zikurinda cyane.
Dore ingamba zikomeye zo kwirinda:
Niba ukora ku nyamaswa cyangwa ibicuruzwa byazo, gukurikiza amabwiriza y’umutekano bigabanya cyane ibyago byo kwandura.
Ibihugu byinshi binasaba gahunda zo gukingira amatungo bigabanya cyane anthrax mu nyamaswa, kandi bikarinda n’abantu.
Gukora neza ibiryo no kubiteka bishobora gukumira anthrax yo mu mara iterwa n’inyama zanduye.
Mu bihugu byateye imbere bifite gahunda nziza zo kurinda ubuziranenge bw’ibiribwa, anthrax yo mu mara ni inyinshi cyane.
Hari urukingo rwa anthrax ariko rusanzwe rutangirwa abantu bafite ibyago byinshi, nka ba gisirikare cyangwa abakozi ba laboratwari bafite ibipimo bya anthrax.
Urukingo rusaba inshinge nyinshi n’izongera buri mwaka. Ntirugerwaho ku bantu bose kuko kwandura anthrax bitoroshye mu buzima busanzwe.
Gutegura uruzinduko kwa muganga bigufasha kubona ubuvuzi bukwiye n’ubumenyi buhamye. Kugira amakuru akenewe biteguye bishobora kwihutisha uburyo cyane.
Mbere y’uruzinduko rwawe kwa muganga, kora ubushakashatsi ku byago byawe n’ibimenyetso ugaragaza. Ibi bizafasha muganga wawe kumenya ibyago byawe no gufata ibyemezo bikwiye.
Andika amakuru arambuye yerekeye ibimenyetso byawe n’aho ushobora kuba waranduye anthrax. Aya makuru azagufasha muganga wawe gusuzuma vuba uko uhagaze.
Jya ugaragaza neza uko wahuriye n’amatungo, harimo ubwoko bw’amatungo n’igihe wahuye nayo.
Kugira ibibazo witeguye bigufasha kubona amakuru ukeneye kugira ngo wizeye gahunda yawe y’ubuvuzi.
Ntukabe gushidikanya gusaba ibisobanuro niba utumva ikintu. Muganga wawe arashaka ko wumva uhawe amakuru kandi wishimye n'ubuvuzi bwawe.
Kuzana ibintu bikwiye ku muhango wawe bishobora gufasha kwihutisha ibizamini byawe n'ubuvuzi.
Niba hari umuntu ushobora kuza nawe ku muhango, ashobora kugufasha kwibuka amakuru y'ingenzi no gutanga ubufasha mu gihe cy'akaga.
Antraxe ni indwara ikomeye ariko ivurwa neza y'ubwandu bwa bagiteri isubiza neza imiti yo kurwanya udukoko iyo ifashwe hakiri kare. Nubwo bishobora kuba byumvikana biteye ubwoba, imibare y'abantu ibayeho ni mike cyane, cyane cyane mu bihugu byateye imbere bifite gahunda nziza z'ubuzima bw'amatungo.
Ikintu cy'ingenzi cyo kwibuka ni uko kuvurwa hakiri kare ari byo byose. Niba wahuye n'amatungo cyangwa ibikomoka ku matungo ukabona ibimenyetso bihangayikishije, ntuzategereze gushaka ubuvuzi.
Abantu benshi bahabwa imiti yo kurwanya udukoko vuba barakira neza Antraxe. Nubwo ubwoko bw'uruhu, ari bwo bugaragara cyane, ntabwo buteza ibibazo birambye iyo buvuwe uko bikwiye.
Uburinzi bwawe bwiza buturuka ku kwitwararika uko bikwiye niba ukora ku matungo, gukoresha neza umutekano w'ibiribwa, no kumenya igihe cyo gushaka ubuvuzi. Hamwe n'ubumenyi bukwiye n'igikorwa cyihuse, Antraxe ntibikwiye kuba ikibazo gikomeye ku buzima bwawe.
Oya, Antrakusi ntiyandura kuva ku muntu umwe ajya ku wundi binyuze mu guhura bisanzwe, inkorora cyangwa agacuho. Ushobora kwandura Antrakusi gusa ukoze ku buryo bwa bugufi kuri bagiteri cyangwa spores zikomoka ku nyamaswa zanduye cyangwa ibintu byanduye. Ibi bivuze ko ntukeneye guhangayika ugiye kwandura Antrakusi ukomoka ku muntu uyirwaye, kandi ntushobora kuyitwara ku bagize umuryango wawe mu bikorwa bisanzwe bya buri munsi.
Ibimenyetso bya Antrakusi bishobora kugaragara hagati y’umunsi umwe kugeza ku mezi abiri nyuma yo kwandura, bitewe n’ubwoko bwayo. Antrakusi yo ku ruhu isanzwe igaragaza ibimenyetso mu gihe cy’iminsi 1 kugeza kuri 7, mu gihe Antrakusi yo mu mara isanzwe itera mu minsi 1 kugeza kuri 7 nyuma yo kurya inyama zanduye. Antrakusi yo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero ifite igihe kirekire cyo gutinda kugaragara kandi ishobora gutinda kuva ku munsi umwe kugeza ku ndwi 8 kugira ngo igaragaze ibimenyetso, nubwo abenshi bandura mu minsi mike kugeza ku ndwi 2.
Oya, Antrakusi ntihora ipfana, cyane cyane iyo ivuwe hakiri kare ikoreshejwe imiti ya antibiyotike. Antrakusi yo ku ruhu ifite amahirwe meza yo gukira, igipimo cy’abapfa kiri munsi ya 1% nubwo idakuweho. Antrakusi yo mu myanya y’ubuhumekero ikomeye kurushaho ariko iracyavurwa, igipimo cy’abarokoka kizamuka cyane iyo antibiyotike zibashize vuba. Antrakusi yo mu mara iri hagati mu bijyanye n’uburemere, ariko kuvurwa hakiri kare bizamura cyane ibyavuye mu buvuzi bw’ubwoko bwose.
Ushobora kwandura Antrakusi yo mu mara ukoresheje inyama zitetse nabi zikomoka ku nyamaswa zanduye, ariko ibi birarenga cyane mu bihugu bifite uburyo bwiza bwo kubungabunga ibiryo. Guteka neza kwica bagiteri ya Antrakusi, bityo inyama zitetse neza ni nziza kurya. Icyago kiri hejuru cyane iyo urya inyama zitetse nabi mu turere Antrakusi y’amatungo ikunze kugaragara kandi uburyo bwo kubungabunga ibiryo bushobora kuba buke.
Abantu benshi ntibakenera urukingo rwa antraks kuko ibyago byo kwandura biri hasi cyane mu buzima busanzwe. Urukingo rwa antraks rusanzwe rugirwa inama gusa ku bantu bari mu kaga gakomeye, nka ba gisirikare boherejwe mu turere tumwe na tumwe, abakozi ba laboratwari bafata ibipimo bya antraks, cyangwa abantu bakorana bya hafi n’ibicuruzwa by’amatungo bituruka mu bihugu biri mu kaga gakomeye. Muganga wawe ashobora kugufasha kumenya niba urukingo rukubereye mu mimerere yawe.
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