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Impetigo ni indwara y’uruhu iterwa na bagiteri, ikunze kugaragara. Iterwa n’ibisebe by’umutuku cyangwa ibikomere ku ruhu. Ni imwe mu ndwara z’uruhu zikunze kugaragara, cyane cyane ku bana, kandi nubwo isa n’iteye ubwoba, ivurwa neza uko bikwiye.
Iyi ndwara ibaho iyo bagiteri zinjiye mu dusebe duto, ibikomere, cyangwa aho inyenzi zabitse ku ruhu. Bagiteri zikwirakwira zikaba intandaro y’ibisebe bifite ibara ry’umuhondo nk’ubuki, bishobora kugaragara ahantu hose ku mubiri. Tekereza ko ari uburyo uruhu rugaragaza ko bagiteri zitari nziza zashinze ibirindiro mu gisebe gito.
Inkuru nziza ni uko impetigo ivurwa neza kandi gake cyane itera ingaruka zikomeye. Abantu benshi barakira mu cyumweru kimwe cyangwa bibiri bafashijwe n’imiti ivura bagiteri, nta gikomere gisigara ku ruhu.
Ibimenyetso bya Impetigo bitangira ari bito ariko biba byoroshye kubimenya uramutse uzi icyo ushaka. Indwara itangira kugaragara nk’udusebe duto tw’umutuku, vuba na vuba bikahinduka ibikomere byuzuyemo amazi.
Dore ibimenyetso nyamukuru ushobora kubona:
Ibara ry’umuhondo nk’ubuki ry’ibikomere ni ikimenyetso cy’impetigo. Ibi bikomere bikunze kugaragara nabi kurusha uko biri, kandi ntibisiga inenge iyo bikize neza.
Rimwe na rimwe ushobora kumva ufite umuriro muke cyangwa ukumva utameze neza, cyane cyane niba indwara yanduye igice kinini cy’uruhu. Kuryaryata bishobora kuba bibi, ariko gerageza kwirinda gukorakoranya kuko bishobora gukwirakwiza indwara mu bindi bice by’umubiri.
Hari ubwoko butatu nyamukuru bwa Impetigo, buri bwoko bufite ibimenyetso bitandukanye gato. Gusobanukirwa ubwoko ufite bishobora kugufasha kumenya icyo witeze mu gihe cyo kuvurwa.
Impetigo idafite ibikomere ni yo ikunze kugaragara. Itangira nk’udusebe duto tw’umutuku duhinduka ibikomere, hanyuma bikamanuka bikaba ibikomere bifite ibara ry’umuhondo nk’ubuki. Ubu bwoko busanzwe bukunze kugaragara hafi y’izuru, akanwa, amaboko, cyangwa amaguru.
Impetigo ifite ibikomere ikora ibikomere binini byuzuyemo amazi bikomeza kubaho igihe kirekire mbere yo gucika. Ibi bikomere bifite inkuta zoroheje kandi birimo amazi meza cyangwa asa n’amayira. Iyo bicitse, bisiga agace gato k’umuhondo aho kuba ibikomere binini by’umuhondo nk’ubuki bya Impetigo idafite ibikomere.
Ecthyma ni yo ndwara ikomeye kandi ikomeye ya Impetigo. Yinjirira mu ruhu, ikora ibikomere bibabaza bifite ibikomere binini, byijimye. Ubu bwoko bushobora gukomeretsa kandi bushobora gutera umuhogo w’amaraso. Ecthyma ikunze kubaho iyo Impetigo yoroheje idavuwe cyangwa ku bantu bafite ubudahangarwa bw’umubiri buke.
Impetigo ibaho iyo bagiteri runaka zinjiye mu dusebe duto tw’uruhu. Ubwoko bubiri nyamukuru bwa bagiteri ni bo bagira uruhare mu bwandu bwinshi, kandi bakunze kugaragara mu buzima bwacu bwa buri munsi.
Ikintu gikunze kuba intandaro ni Staphylococcus aureus, bagiteri isanzwe iba ku ruhu idatera ikibazo. Iyo yinjiye mu dusebe duto, ibikomere, cyangwa aho inyenzi zabitse, ishobora kwiyongera vuba kandi ikaba intandaro y’ubwandu. Iyi bagiteri ikora neza cyane mu gufata uburyo ubwo aribwo bwose bwo kwinjira mu kibindi cy’uruhu.
Streptococcus pyogenes ni yo ya kabiri ikunze kuba intandaro ya Impetigo. Iyi bagiteri ikunze gutera ubwoko budafite ibikomere kandi rimwe na rimwe ishobora gutera ingaruka zikomeye iyo idavuwe. Ni yo bagiteri itera indwara y’umutwe, igaragaza uko ibi binyabuzima bishobora kuba byinshi.
Uruhu rwawe rusanzwe rukora akazi keza cyane mu kukurinda izi bagiteri. Ariko, iyo hari ikibazo mu kibindi cy’uruhu, ndetse n’uduto, bagiteri zishobora kwinjira zikaba intandaro y’ubwandu. Ibintu bikunze kwinjiramo harimo inyenzi, ibikomere bito byo kogosha, ibice byanduye, cyangwa ahantu wakorakoranyije cyane.
Mu bihe bitoroshye, Impetigo ishobora kuba ku ruhu rwiza nta gisebe cyangwa ikibazo cyagaragaye. Ibi bikunze kubaho mu gihe cy’ubushyuhe, aho bagiteri zishobora kwinjira mu kibindi cy’uruhu.
Wagomba kuvugana n’umuganga wawe mu gihe ukekako ufite Impetigo, cyane cyane iyo ubona ibikomere by’umuhondo nk’ubuki cyangwa ibikomere by’umutuku bikwirakwira. Kuvurwa hakiri kare birinda indwara gukwirakwira kandi bigabanya ibyago by’ingaruka.
Shaka ubufasha bw’abaganga vuba niba ufite ibimenyetso bikurikira:
Ntugatege amatwi niba ufite ibibazo by’ubuzima nka diyabete, eczema, cyangwa ubudahangarwa bw’umubiri buke. Ibi bibazo bishobora gutera Impetigo gukomera kandi bikaba bigoye kuvura, bityo kuvurwa hakiri kare ni ingenzi cyane.
Abana bafite Impetigo bagomba kujya kwa muganga mbere yo gusubira mu ishuri cyangwa muri crèche. Amashuri menshi asaba icyemezo cy’abaganga kugira ngo birinde gukwirakwiza indwara ku bandi bana, kandi umuganga wawe ashobora kugufasha kumenya igihe ari cyo cyiza cyo gusubira mu mirimo yawe.
Ibintu bimwe na bimwe bishobora gutuma urwara Impetigo, nubwo umuntu wese ashobora kurwara iyi ndwara mu gihe gikwiye. Gusobanukirwa ibyago byawe bigufasha gufata ingamba zikwiye.
Imyaka igira uruhare runini mu byago bya Impetigo. Abana bari hagati y’imyaka 2 na 5 ni bo bafite ibyago byinshi kuko ubudahangarwa bwabo bugikura kandi bakunze kugira ibikomere bito byo gukina. Ariko kandi, abantu bakuru bashobora kurwara Impetigo, cyane cyane niba bafite ibindi byago.
Dore ibintu byongera ibyago byawe:
Igihe cy’umwaka na cyo kigira uruhare. Impetigo ikunze kubaho mu mezi ashyushye, aho bagiteri zikura kandi abantu bamara igihe kinini hanze bakagira ibikomere bito by’uruhu. Ariko, ishobora kubaho umwaka wose, cyane cyane mu nzu zishyushye.
Kurwara Impetigo rimwe ntibikurinda kwandura mu gihe kizaza. Mu by’ukuri, bamwe barusha abandi gukunda kwandura Impetigo, cyane cyane niba bafite ibibazo by’uruhu cyangwa ibindi byago bikomeza.
Nubwo Impetigo ari indwara yoroheje, ingaruka zishobora kubaho rimwe na rimwe, cyane cyane iyo indwara idavuwe cyangwa niba ufite ibibazo by’ubuzima. Abantu benshi barakira neza nta ngaruka ziramba.
Ingaruka zikunze kugaragara ni nto kandi zivurwa. Izo ni harimo inenge ziramba (zishobora kubaho cyane kuri ecthyma), impinduka z’igihe gito z’ibara ry’uruhu zizimira uko bwije, n’ubwandu bwa bagiteri buturuka ku gukorakoranya.
Ingaruka zikomeye ni nke ariko ni byiza kuzimenya:
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis ikwiye kuvuga kuko ishobora kubaho nyuma y’icyumweru 1-2 nyuma y’ubwandu bwa Impetigo. Iyi ndwara itera kubabara kw’impyiko by’igihe gito ariko isanzwe ikira neza uko bikwiye. Umuganga wawe ashobora kugusaba gukurikirana imikorere y’impyiko zawe niba warwaye Impetigo ya streptococcal cyane.
Ingingo nyamukuru yo kwirinda ingaruka ni kuvurwa hakiri kare no gukurikiza amabwiriza y’umuganga wawe neza. Ingaruka nyinshi zibaho iyo Impetigo itarebwa cyangwa idavuwe neza, bityo ntutinye gushaka ubufasha bw’abaganga iyo ubona ibimenyetso bya mbere.
Kwiringira Impetigo bisobanura kugira isuku nziza no kurinda uruhu kwangirika. Nubwo udashobora gukuraho ibyago byose, kwirinda bworoshye bishobora kugabanya ibyago byo kurwara iyi ndwara.
Isuku y’amaboko ni yo ntwaro yawe ya mbere yo kwirinda. Kora isuku y’amaboko kenshi ukoresheje amazi n’isabune, cyane cyane nyuma yo gukora ku bintu bishobora kuba byanduye cyangwa niba uri hafi y’umuntu ufite Impetigo. Koresha isabune y’inzoga iyo udafite amazi n’isabune.
Dore uburyo bwo kwirinda bukorwa:
Niba hari umuntu mu rugo rwawe ufite Impetigo, fata ingamba nyinshi zo kwirinda gukwirakwiza. Koga imyenda n’ibitanda byabo ukundi mu mazi ashyushye, kandi komeza buri wese akore isuku y’amaboko kenshi. Ntusangire tuwalu, ibikoresho byo kogesha, cyangwa ibindi bintu kugeza igihe indwara ikize.
Ku bana, babigishe kudakora ku bisebe cyangwa kubikorakora, kandi komeza imisumari yabo migufi. Niba umwana wawe afite eczema cyangwa ibindi bibazo by’uruhu, korana n’umuganga wawe kugira ngo ubu buzima bugende neza, kuko uruhu rwangirijwe rutanga inzira yo kwinjira kuri bagiteri.
Kumenya Impetigo bisanzwe biroroshye kuko ifite ibimenyetso byihariye. Umuganga wawe ashobora kumenya Impetigo gusa arebye uruhu rwawe akakubaza ibimenyetso.
Ibara ry’umuhondo nk’ubuki ry’ibikomere ni ikimenyetso cy’impetigo. Umuganga wawe azasuzuma ibice byanduye akakubaza igihe ibimenyetso byatangiye, niba wari ufite ibikomere by’uruhu, niba hari undi mu rugo rwawe ufite ibimenyetso nk’ibyo.
Mu bihe byinshi, nta bipimo byihariye bikenewe kugira ngo hamenyekane. Ariko, umuganga wawe ashobora kugusaba ibindi bipimo mu bihe bimwe na bimwe:
Iyo bipimo bikenewe, umuganga wawe ashobora gufata igice cy’amazi yo mu gikomere kugira ngo hamenyekane bagiteri. Iki kizamini kigaragaza bagiteri itera ubwandu kandi kigaragaza imiti ivura bagiteri izakora neza.
Rimwe na rimwe, ibizamini by’amaraso bishobora gusabwa niba umuganga wawe akekako hari ingaruka cyangwa niba ufite ibimenyetso nka muriro cyangwa umuhogo w’amaraso munini. Ibi bizamini bifasha kwemeza ko indwara idakwirakwira uretse ku ruhu.
Kuvura Impetigo bisanzwe bikubiyemo imiti ivura bagiteri, kandi inkuru nziza ni uko ubundu bwandu bwinshi bukira vuba kandi neza iyo buvuwe uko bikwiye. Umuganga wawe azahitamo uburyo bwiza hashingiwe ku kuremereza n’ubunini bw’ubwandu.
Ku bwandu buke, buto, imiti ivura bagiteri yo hanze ni yo isanzwe ihitamo. Umuti wa Mupirocin ukunze kwandikwa kandi ukora neza ku duce duto twanduye. Uzawushyira ku ruhu rwanduye nyuma yo gukuraho ibikomere.
Ubundu bwandu bukunze gusaba imiti ivura bagiteri yo kunywa. Ibintu bisanzwe bikubiyemo:
Umuganga wawe azakwandikira imiti ivura bagiteri iminsi 7-10, kandi ni ngombwa kurangiza igihe cyose nubwo ibimenyetso byawe byakira vuba. Guhagarika imiti ivura bagiteri hakiri kare bishobora gutuma indwara idakira kandi bigatera bagiteri zidashobora kuvurwa.
Abantu benshi batangira kumva bameze neza mu masaha 24-48 nyuma yo gutangira imiti ivura bagiteri. Ibikomere bisanzwe bitangira gukomera kandi bikaba ibikomere byoroheje, kandi ibikomere bishya bisanzwe bihagarika kugaragara. Gukira burundu bisanzwe bifata ibyumweru 1-2.
Mu bihe bitoroshye aho ingaruka zibaho, kujya mu bitaro bishobora kuba ngombwa kugira ngo bahabwe imiti ivura bagiteri mu mitsi. Ibi bikunze kubaho niba ufite ubudahangarwa bw’umubiri buke cyangwa niba indwara yanduye imikaya.
Kwitaho iwawe bigira uruhare mu gukira kwawe kwa Impetigo kandi bifasha kwirinda gukwirakwiza indwara ku bandi. Uburyo bwiza bushobora kwihutisha gukira no kugabanya ububabare mu gihe imiti ivura bagiteri ikora akazi kayo.
Gusukura neza ni ingenzi kugira ngo ukire neza. Nyogoshesha ibice byanduye mu mazi ashyushye, asabunye iminota 10-15 kabiri ku munsi kugira ngo uboneke kandi ukureho ibikomere. Koresha igitambaro cyiza kandi usukure neza aho byanduye aho gukorakoranya. Ibi bifasha imiti ivura bagiteri yo hanze kwinjira neza kandi birinda bagiteri gukusanya munsi y’ibikomere.
Dore intambwe nyamukuru zo kwitaho iwawe ugomba gukurikiza:
Ububabare n’uburyaryate bishobora kuvurwa hifashishijwe imiti yo kugura. Ibitambaro byakonje bishobora gufasha, kandi acetaminophen cyangwa ibuprofen bishobora gufasha mu kubabara. Irinde imiti yo hanze yo kurwanya uburyaryate keretse umuganga wawe abiguhaye, kuko imwe ishobora kubangamira gukira.
Irinde gukwirakwiza indwara no kogesha imyenda, ibitanda, na tuwalu mu mazi ashyushye buri munsi. Ntusangire ibintu byawe, kandi wibaze ku guhora mu rugo uvuye mu kazi cyangwa mu ishuri kugeza igihe umaze iminsi nibura 24 ufite imiti ivura bagiteri kandi nta bisebe bishya bigaragara.
Kwitunganya mbere yo kujya kwa muganga bishobora kugufasha kwemeza ko ubonye ubuvuzi bwiza kandi ubashe kubona ibisubizo by’ibibazo byawe byose. Gutegura gato bigira uruhare mu gutuma umuhango wawe uba mwiza.
Mbere yo kujya kwa muganga, fata amafoto y’ibice byanduye niba bishoboka. Ibibazo by’uruhu bishobora guhinduka vuba, kandi amafoto afasha umuganga wawe kubona uko indwara yagiye ikura.
Zana amakuru akenewe kugira ngo ubaha umuganga wawe:
Tegura ibibazo ushaka kubaza umuganga wawe. Tekereza kubabaza igihe uzaba ucyanduye, igihe ushobora gusubira mu mirimo yawe, n’ibimenyetso bishobora kugaragaza ingaruka. Ntutinye kubabaza uburyo bwiza bwo kwita ku gikomere cyangwa icyo wakora niba ibimenyetso bidakira.
Niba ujyanye umwana kuvurwa, zumana ibintu bimutera ihumure kandi witegure kumufasha kuguma atekanye mu gihe cyo gusuzuma. Abana bato bashobora gutinya uko uruhu rwabo rumeze, bityo guhumurizwa nawe n’umuganga bishobora gufasha gutuma umuhango uba woroshye.
Impetigo ni indwara y’uruhu iterwa na bagiteri, ivurwa neza kandi ikira neza iyo ivuwe imiti ivura bagiteri. Nubwo ishobora kugaragara nabi kubera ibikomere by’umuhondo nk’ubuki, ntabwo ikomeye kandi isanzwe ikira neza nta ngaruka ziramba.
Ikintu cy’ingenzi cyo kwibuka ni uko kuvurwa hakiri kare birinda ingaruka kandi bigabanya igihe uzaba ucyanduye abandi. Ntutinye kuvugana n’umuganga wawe iyo ubona ibimenyetso bya mbere, cyane cyane ibikomere by’umuhondo nk’ubuki ari byo biranga Impetigo.
Isuku nziza ishobora kwirinda ubundu bwinshi bwa Impetigo, kandi kwitaho neza mu gihe cyo kuvurwa kwihutisha gukira. Ibuka kurangiza imiti yawe yose ivura bagiteri nubwo wumva umeze neza vuba, kandi fata ingamba zo kwirinda gukwirakwiza indwara mu bagize umuryango wawe cyangwa abandi.
Ukoresheje ubuvuzi n’ubwitaho bikwiye, witeze gukira neza Impetigo mu byumweru 1-2. Abantu benshi ntibagira ingaruka cyangwa ingaruka ziramba z’iyi ndwara.
Impetigo ibandanya kugeza igihe umaze iminsi nibura 24-48 ufite imiti ivura bagiteri kandi nta bisebe bishya bigaragara. Utabonye imiti, ubandanya kuba ufite indwara igihe ufite ibikomere bikora. Niyo mpamvu gutangira imiti ivura bagiteri hakiri kare ari ingenzi cyane kugira ngo ukire kandi wirinde gukwirakwiza indwara ku bandi.
Abantu bakuru barashobora kurwara Impetigo, nubwo ikunze kugaragara ku bana. Abantu bakuru bafite ibibazo by’uruhu nka eczema, abafite ubudahangarwa bw’umubiri buke, cyangwa abakina imikino ihuza abantu bafite ibyago byinshi. Umuti n’ibimenyetso ni kimwe uko byagenda kose.
Ubundu bwinshi bwa Impetigo bukira nta nenge ziramba, cyane cyane ubwoko bworoshye. Ariko, ubwoko bukomeye bwitwa ecthyma rimwe na rimwe bushobora gukomeretsa. Kwirinda gukorakoranya no gukurikiza ubuvuzi bwiza bifasha kugabanya ibyago byo gukomeretsa. Impinduka z’igihe gito z’ibara ry’uruhu zisanzwe zizimira uko bwije.
Wagombye kwirinda koga muri pisine, muri hot tub, no mu mazi y’inyanja kugeza igihe indwara yawe ikize kugira ngo wirinda gukwirakwiza bagiteri ku bandi. Koga no kwiyuhagira bisanzwe ari byiza kandi bifasha mu gusukura ibice byanduye. Koresha isabune yoroheje kandi usukure aho byanduye aho gukorakoranya.
Imiti yo hanze ivura bagiteri yo kugura nka bacitracin ntabwo ikomeye bihagije kuvura Impetigo. Uzakeneye imiti ivura bagiteri yanditswe, yo hanze cyangwa yo kunywa, kugira ngo uvurwe neza. Gukoresha imiti idakora bishobora gutinda gukira kandi bikongera ibyago by’ingaruka, bityo ni byiza kujya kwa muganga kugira ngo ubone imiti yanditswe.
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