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Poliyo ni indwara iterwa na virusi ishobora gutera ubumuga buhoraho, ariko imaze gukurwaho mu bice byinshi by'isi kubera gukingira. Iyi ndwara, izwi kandi nka poliomyelitis, itera ikibazo mu mikorere y'ubwonko n'imitsi, kandi ishobora gutera ingaruka zikomeye, nubwo abantu benshi banduye bashobora kutazigaragaza.
Gusobanukirwa poliyo bigufasha kubona akamaro ko gukingira, nubwo ubu iyi ndwara ari nke. Reka turebe icyo iyi ndwara ari cyo n'uburyo igira ingaruka ku mubiri.
Poliyo ni indwara yandura iterwa na virusi ya poliyo, ikwirakwira mu bantu kandi ishobora kwangiza imikorere y'ubwonko n'imitsi. Iyi virusi ikunda kwibasira abana bari munsi y'imyaka 5, nubwo ishobora kwibasira umuntu wese uwo ari we wese.
Iyi ndwara yiswe Poliyo, izina ryavuye mu kigiriki “polios”, bisobanura umuhondo, kuko igira ingaruka ku mutsi w'umuhondo wo mu mugongo. Iyo virusi igeze mu bwonko n'imitsi, ishobora kwangiza uturemangingo tw'imitsi, bigatera intege nke cyangwa ubumuga.
Abantu benshi banduye poliyo ntibagaragaza ibimenyetso bikomeye. Ariko kandi, hari igihe iyi virusi ishobora gutera ingaruka zikomeye zishobora kwibasira ubusembwa n'imikorere y'imitsi.
Ibimenyetso bya Poliyo bitandukanye cyane bitewe n'uburemere bw'iyi virusi ku mubiri wawe. Abantu benshi banduye Poliyo bashobora kutamenya ko bayifite kuko ibimenyetso bishobora kuba bike cyangwa ntibigaragare.
Dore uko ibimenyetso bya Poliyo bisanzwe bigaragara, dutangiriye ku bigaragara cyane:
Ubwoko butera ubumuga ni bwo bukomeye ariko bugira ingaruka ku bantu bake cyane bagera kuri 1% banduye Poliyo. Iyo ubumuga buje, busanzwe buza vuba mu minsi mike kandi bushobora kuba buhoraho.
Mu bihe bitoroshye, Poliyo ishobora kwibasira ubwonko, bigatera ubugoye mu gutema, kuvugira, cyangwa guhumeka. Ubwo bwoko, bwitwa Poliyo ya Bulbar, busaba ubuvuzi bw'ibanze kuko bushobora kuba bwangiza ubuzima.
Poliyo igabanyijemo amoko atandukanye hashingiwe ku gice cy'ubwonko n'imitsi iyi virusi igiraho ingaruka. Gusobanukirwa aya moko bigufasha gusobanukirwa impamvu bamwe bakira neza abandi bagahura n'ibibazo bihoraho.
Amoko nyamukuru arimo:
Poliyo itera ubumuga ikomeza igabanywa mu bwoko butatu. Poliyo y'umugongo igira ingaruka ku mugongo kandi ni yo itera ubumuga cyane, ikunda gutera intege nke mu maguru no mu kibuno. Poliyo ya Bulbar igira ingaruka ku bwonko kandi ishobora kubangamira guhumeka, gutema, no kuvugira.
Poliyo ya Bulbospinal ifite ibimenyetso byombi bya Poliyo y'umugongo na Poliyo ya Bulbar. Ubwo bwoko buke cyane bushobora kugira ingaruka ku mikorere y'amaguru n'imikorere y'ingenzi nko guhumeka, bigatuma bigoye kuyivura.
Poliyo iterwa na virusi ya poliyo, virusi yandura cyane ibarizwa mu muryango wa enterovirus. Iyi virusi ikwirakwira vuba mu bantu, cyane cyane mu duce tudafite isuku n'amazi meza.
Iyi virusi isanzwe yinjirira mu mubiri binyuze mu kanwa iyo unyoye ibiryo cyangwa amazi yanduye. Ishobora kandi kwandura binyuze mu guhuza n'amashyira yanduye cyangwa utunyamera two mu kirere duturuka ku guhumeka cyangwa inkorora.
Iyo iri mu mubiri wawe, iyi virusi ikwirakwira mu muhogo no mu mara. Mu bihe byinshi, ubudahangarwa bwawe burwanya iyi virusi. Ariko kandi, hari igihe iyi virusi yinjirira mu maraso kandi ishobora kugera mu bwonko n'imitsi.
Iyo virusi ya poliyo yinjiye mu mugongo cyangwa ubwonko, itera ikibazo ku turemangingo tw'imitsi twitwa motor neurons. Aya turemangingo ni yo igenga imikorere y'imitsi, kandi iyo yangiritse cyangwa yangijwe, imitsi igenga ihinduka intege nke cyangwa igapfa.
Iyi virusi ikwirakwira cyane mu duce dufite abantu benshi kandi tudafite isuku. Abana bato cyane ni bo bayibasirwa kuko ubudahangarwa bwabo bukiri buto kandi bashobora kudakoresha isuku y'intoki buri gihe.
Ukwiye gushaka ubuvuzi bw'ibanze vuba niba wowe cyangwa umwana wawe mugize ibimenyetso bishobora kugaragaza Poliyo, cyane cyane niba utarakingiwe cyangwa wagiye mu duce Poliyo ikigaragaramo. Gusuzuma hakiri kare ni ingenzi kugira ngo hamenyekane indwara n'uburyo bwo kuyivura.
Hamagara muganga wawe vuba niba ubona intege nke z'imitsi, cyane cyane mu maguru cyangwa amaboko. Ibi ni ingenzi cyane niba intege nke zifatanije n'ubushyuhe, kubabara umutwe, cyangwa kubabara mu ijosi.
Shaka ubuvuzi bw'ibanze vuba niba ugize ubugoye mu guhumeka, gutema, cyangwa kuvugira. Ibi bimenyetso bishobora kugaragaza ko iyi virusi igira ingaruka ku mikorere y'ingenzi kandi isaba ubuvuzi bw'ibanze.
Niba warahuriye n'umuntu ufite Poliyo cyangwa wagiye mu duce iyi virusi ikigaragaramo, menyesha umuganga wawe nubwo wumva umeze neza. Ashobora gusuzuma ibyago byawe no kumenya niba hari ingamba zo kwirinda zikenewe.
Kumbuka ko Poliyo ari nke cyane mu bihugu bifite gahunda nziza zo gukingira. Ariko kandi, kuba maso ku bimenyetso no gushaka ubuvuzi bw'ibanze iyo uhangayitse buri gihe ni byiza.
Hari ibintu byinshi bishobora kongera ibyago byo kwandura Poliyo, nubwo gukingira bitanga uburinzi bwiza ku bantu benshi. Gusobanukirwa ibi byago bigufasha gufata ibyemezo byiza bijyanye no kwirinda no gukora ingendo.
Ibyago bikomeye harimo:
Abakozi bo mu buvuzi n'abakora mu bigo by'ubushakashatsi bafite ibikoresho bya Poliyo nabo bafite ibyago byo kwandura. Byongeye kandi, abantu bakora mu duce tudafite isuku cyangwa bitaye ku bantu banduye bashobora kugira ibyago byinshi.
Bikwiye kumenyeshwa ko kuba waranduye Poliyo rimwe ntibibuza kwandura indi, kuko hari ubwoko butatu bwa virusi ya Poliyo. Ariko kandi, kwandura ubwoko bumwe bitanga ubudahangarwa kuri ubwo bwoko.
Nubwo abantu benshi bakira Poliyo nta ngaruka zihoraho, iyi ndwara ishobora gutera ingaruka zikomeye zigira ingaruka ku mibereho y'imyaka myinshi cyangwa burundu. Gusobanukirwa izi ngaruka bigufasha kubona akamaro ko kwirinda no kuvurwa hakiri kare.
Ingaruka zisanzwe harimo:
Indwara ya Post-polio ikwiye kwitabwaho cyane kuko ishobora kwibasira abantu bumvaga bakize. Iyi ndwara itera intege nke z'imitsi zari zarabayeho mbere, hamwe n'umunaniro n'ububabare.
Mu bihe bitoroshye, Poliyo ishobora gutera urupfu, bikunda guterwa no kudahumeka neza iyo virusi igize ingaruka ku mitsi ikenewe mu guhumeka. Niyo mpamvu ubuvuzi bw'ibanze ari ingenzi iyo ugize ibibazo byo guhumeka.
Kwivura Poliyo ni ingirakamaro kandi ahanini bishingiye ku gukingira, byamaze gukurura iyi ndwara mu bice byinshi by'isi. Urushinge rwa Poliyo ni rumwe mu rushingo rukomeye kandi rukora neza.
Hari ubwoko bubiri bw'inkingo za Poliyo. Inkingo ya Poliyo idakora (IPV) iterwa n'urushinge kandi ikoreshwa mu bihugu byinshi, harimo n'Amerika. Inkingo ya Poliyo yo kunywa (OPV) ni amazi anyobwa kandi ikigikoreshwa mu bihugu bimwe na bimwe mu bikorwa byo gukingira abantu benshi.
Abana basanzwe bakingirwa IPV ku mezi 2, amezi 4, amezi 6-18, n'imyaka 4-6. Iyi gahunda itanga uburinzi bwiza kuri ubwoko butatu bwa virusi ya Poliyo.
Abantu bakuru bafite ibyago byinshi, nka ba muganga cyangwa abakora ingendo mu duce Poliyo ikigaragaramo, bashobora kuba bakeneye inkingo zongeyeho. Muganga wawe ashobora kumenya niba ukeneye inkingo zongeyeho hashingiwe ku byago byawe.
Isuku nziza ifasha kwirinda Poliyo. Koga intoki kenshi n'amazi n'isabune, cyane cyane nyuma yo kujya mu bwiherero no mbere yo kurya. Irinde gusangira ibiryo cyangwa ibinyobwa n'abandi, kandi witondere isuku y'ibiryo n'amazi iyo ugiye mu ngendo.
Kumenya Poliyo bisaba gusuzuma uko umuntu ameze n'ibizamini byo mu labo, kuko ibimenyetso bishobora kumera nk'iby'izindi ndwara. Muganga wawe azatangira asuzumye ibimenyetso byawe n'amateka yawe y'ubuzima, akita cyane ku buryo wakingiwe.
Gusuzuma umubiri byibanda ku kureba intege nke z'imitsi, imikorere y'imitsi, n'ibimenyetso by'ubumuga. Muganga wawe azapima imbaraga z'imitsi yawe kandi arebe uburyo intege nke z'imitsi zigaragara Poliyo itera.
Ibizamini byo mu labo ni ingenzi mu kwemeza indwara. Ikizamini gisanzwe kirimo gusuzuma ibice byo mu muhogo, amashyira, cyangwa amazi yo mu mugongo kugira ngo hamenyekane virusi ya Poliyo. Ibi bizamini bishobora kumenya virusi no kumenya ubwoko butera iyi ndwara.
Gusukura umugongo (lumbar puncture) bishobora gukorwa kugira ngo hamenyekane amazi yo mu bwonko n'umugongo. Iki kizamini gishobora kugaragaza ibimenyetso by'indwara iterwa na virusi kandi gifasha mu kwirinda izindi ndwara ziterwa n'ibimenyetso nk'ibyo.
Hari igihe, ibizamini byongeyeho nko kureba imikorere y'imitsi cyangwa electromyography (EMG) bishobora gukoreshwa mu gusuzuma imikorere y'imitsi n'imitsi. Ibi bizamini bifasha kumenya uburyo imitsi yangiritse no gutegura uburyo bwo kuyivura.
Ubu, nta muti uzi ubuvuzi bwa Poliyo, bityo ubuvuzi bugamije guhangana n'ibimenyetso, kwirinda ingaruka, no gufasha umubiri gukira. Uburyo bwo kuvura biterwa n'uburemere bw'ibimenyetso byawe n'ibice by'umubiri byibasiwe.
Ku bimenyetso bike nk'iby'umururumba, ubuvuzi burimo kuruhuka, imiti igabanya ububabare nka acetaminophen cyangwa ibuprofen, n'amazi menshi. Muganga wawe ashobora kugutegeka kuguma mu rugo kugira ngo wirinde kwanduza abandi.
Ibibazo bikomeye bisaba kujya mu bitaro kugira ngo ubone ubufasha. Ibi bishobora kuba harimo fizioterapi kugira ngo imitsi ikomeze gukora neza, okupasiyoni kugira ngo ufashe mu bikorwa bya buri munsi, n'inkunga yo guhumeka niba imitsi yo guhumeka yarabayeho.
Niba ugize ubumuga, ubuvuzi bugamije kwirinda ingaruka no kunoza imikorere ishigahe. Ibi birimo gushyira umubiri mu buryo bwiza kugira ngo wirinde guhindagurika kw'imitsi, guhangana n'ububabare, n'ibikoresho bifasha nka za bande cyangwa amagare kugira ngo ufashe mu kwimuka.
Inkunga yo guhumeka igera ku kuvura umwuka kugeza ku mashini yo guhumeka, bitewe n'uburemere bw'ibibazo byo guhumeka. Bamwe bashobora kuba bakeneye inkunga y'imashini yo guhumeka igihe kirekire, bishobora gukorwa mu rugo hamwe n'ibikoresho n'ubuvuzi bikenewe.
Kwitaho iwawe uri mu ndwara ya Poliyo bigamije gufasha gukira, guhangana n'ibimenyetso, no kwirinda ingaruka mu gihe ukora neza n'abaganga bawe. Uko witabwaho biterwa n'ibimenyetso byawe n'uburemere bw'indwara yawe.
Kuruhuka ni ingenzi mu gukira, bityo rero, komeza ahantu heza hafasha gusinzira no kuruhuka. Irinde imirimo ikomeye ishobora kongera intege nke z'imitsi cyangwa umunaniro.
Guhangana n'ububabare mu rugo birimo gukoresha imiti yatanzwe n'abaganga uko babitegetse no gushyira ubushyuhe cyangwa ubukonje ku mitsi ibabaza. Gukorakoranya imitsi byoroshye bishobora gufasha mu kubabara imitsi, ariko irinde ikintu cyose gitera ububabare bwinshi.
Komeza imirire myiza n'amazi ahagije kugira ngo ufashe ubudahangarwa bwawe n'ubuzima muri rusange. Niba gutema bigoye, korana n'umuganga w'umuvugizi cyangwa umuhanga mu mirire kugira ngo umenye uburyo bwo kurya no kunywa butateza ibibazo.
Kora imyitozo ya fizioterapi uko bikwiye, kuko bifasha mu gukomeza imitsi no kwirinda guhindagurika kw'imitsi. Nubwo imyitozo yo kugerageza imitsi ari yo yoroshye ishobora kugira uruhare rukomeye mu gukira.
Kora isuzuma ry'ibimenyetso byawe kandi uhamagare muganga wawe niba ubona ibimenyetso bikomeye, cyane cyane guhumeka nabi, intege nke zikomeye, cyangwa ububabare bukabije. Komeza gukurikirana gahunda yawe kugira ngo ugenzure aho ugeze kandi uhindure uburyo bwo kuvura uko bikenewe.
Kwitoza kujya kwa muganga bituma uhabwa ubufasha bwuzuye kandi bifasha muganga wawe gufata ibyemezo byiza bijyanye no kuvura. Gutegura neza bishobora kugabanya igihe no gutuma ubuzima bugenda neza.
Mbere yo kujya kwa muganga, andika ibimenyetso byawe byose, harimo igihe byatangiye n'uko byahindutse uko iminsi igenda. Jya ugaragaza neza intege nke z'imitsi, ububabare, n'ibibazo byo guhumeka, gutema, cyangwa kuvugira.
Zana urutonde rwuzuye rw'imiti yose ufata, harimo imiti yo mu maduka n'ibindi. Nanone, kora urutonde rw'uburyo wakingiwe, cyane cyane inkingo za Poliyo, n'ingendo za vuba.
Tegura urutonde rw'ibibazo ugomba kubabaza muganga. Ibi bishobora kuba ibibazo bijyanye n'ubuzima bwawe, uburyo bwo kuvura, ibikorwa ugomba kwirinda, n'igihe utegereje kumera neza.
Fata umuntu wo mu muryango wawe cyangwa inshuti, cyane cyane niba wumva utameze neza cyangwa uhangayitse. Bashobora kugufasha kwibuka amakuru akomeye no kugufasha mu gihe uhangayitse.
Niba ufite ubwisungane, zana ikarita yawe y'ubwisungane n'ibindi bisabwa. Nanone, zana urutonde rw'abandi baganga bawe kugira ngo muganga wawe ashobore guhuza ubuvuzi bwawe niba bikenewe.
Ikintu cy'ingenzi cyo gusobanukirwa kuri Poliyo ni uko ari indwara ikomeye ariko ishobora kwirindwa kubera inkingo zikora neza. Nubwo Poliyo yahoraga itera ubwoba n'ubumuga, gahunda zo gukingira zimaze kuyikuraho mu bice byinshi by'isi.
Niba wowe cyangwa umwana wawe mutarakingiwe Poliyo, ntabwo ari akarengane gutangira. Inkingo ni nziza, ikora neza, kandi itanga uburinzi bwiza kuri iyi ndwara ishobora kwangiza ubuzima.
Ku bantu barwaye Poliyo, ubuvuzi buhoraho n'ubuvuzi bushobora gufasha guhangana n'ibimenyetso no kunoza ubuzima. Abantu benshi barwaye Poliyo babayeho ubuzima bwiza, burimo imirimo, bafashwa no kuvurwa.
Komeza kumenya amakuru kuri Poliyo, cyane cyane niba uteganya gukora ingendo mu duce iyi ndwara ikigaragaramo. Korana n'abaganga bawe kugira ngo ubone uburinzi bukwiye kandi umenye ibimenyetso byo kwitondera.
Kumbuka ko nubwo Poliyo ishobora kuba ikomeye, abantu benshi bayanduye bakira neza nta ngaruka zihoraho. Ikintu cy'ingenzi ni ukwirinda binyuze mu gukingira no gushaka ubuvuzi bw'ibanze niba ibimenyetso byagaragaye.
Inkingo ya Poliyo ikora neza cyane, itanga uburinzi bwa 99% kuri ubwoko butatu bwa virusi ya Poliyo nyuma yo kurangiza inkingo zose. Nubwo kwandura bishoboka, ni bito cyane ku bantu bahawe inkingo zose. Uburinzi bw'inkingo bufatwa nk'ubuhoraho ku bantu benshi.
Poliyo iracyari ikibazo mu bihugu bike, ahanini Afuganistani na Pakisitani, aho iyi virusi ikigaragara. Ariko kandi, ni nke cyane mu bice byinshi by'isi kubera gukingira. Ibyago ku bajya mu ngendo muri ibi bihugu ni bike ariko si zeru, cyane cyane ku batarakingiwe. Imiryango mpuzamahanga yita ku buzima ikomeza gukora kugira ngo iyi ndwara ikurweho burundu.
Indwara ya Post-polio ni indwara ishobora kuza nyuma y'imyaka 15-40 nyuma yo gukira Poliyo, ikaba ibasiye 25-40% by'abarokotse Poliyo. Iterwa n'intege nke nshya z'imitsi, umunaniro, n'ububabare mu mitsi yari yarabayeho mbere. Impamvu nyamukuru ntiyumvikana neza, ariko birizwa ko iterwa no kugabanuka kw'imitsi yari yangiritse mu gihe cy'indwara.
Gukira Poliyo bitandukanye cyane bitewe n'uburemere bw'indwara. Abantu bafite ibimenyetso bike bashobora gukira mu minsi mike cyangwa ibyumweru. Abantu bafite Poliyo itera ubumuga bashobora kumera neza mu mezi menshi cyangwa imyaka ibiri, aho gukira cyane biba mu mezi atandatu ya mbere. Bamwe bashobora kugira ubumuga buhoraho, abandi bakira neza cyangwa bose.
Nubwo abana bari munsi y'imyaka 5 bafite ibyago byinshi byo kwandura Poliyo, abantu bakuru nabo barayirwara. Abantu bakuru bashobora kugira ibimenyetso bikomeye iyo banduye. Abantu bakuru batarakingiwe, cyane cyane abafite ubudahangarwa buke cyangwa abajya mu duce Poliyo ikigaragaramo, bagomba kuvugana n'abaganga babo ku bijyanye n'inkingo.
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