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Alpha-gal syndrome chirwere chakakomba chekudya chinoumbwa mushure mekurumwa nemakonzo chaiwo, kunyanya lone star tick. Chirwere ichi chinoita kuti sisitimu yako yekudzivirira muviri iite chimwe chinhu kune shuga inonzi galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) inowanikwa munyama dzvuku dzemhuka dzine mazai senge nyama yemombe, nyama yenguruve, nyama yengamera.
Chinhu chinoshamisa nezvechirwere ichi ndechekuti zviratidzo kazhinji hazvibude pakarepo mushure mekudya nyama. Panzvimbo iyoyo, zvinogona kutora maawa matatu kusvika matanhatu kuti zvibude, izvo kazhinji zvinoita kuti zviome kubatanidza chirwere nechawakadya mangwanani iwayo.
Zviratidzo zvealpha-gal syndrome zvinogona kubva pakusagadzikana kwakapfava kwemudumbu kusvika kune zvirwere zvinotyisa zvemarariya. Aya maratidzo anowanzooneka maawa akawanda mushure mekudya nyama dzvuku, izvo zvinoita kuti chirwere ichi chive chakasiyana nezvimwe zvirwere zvekudya zvinokonzera zvirwere pakarepo.
Zviratidzo zvakajairika zvaunogona kuona zvinosanganisira:
Zviratidzo zvakakomba zvinogonawo kuitika, uye izvi zvinoda rubatsiro rwekurapa pakarepo. Zvirwere zvakakomba zvinogona kusanganisira kuoma kufema, kuzvimba kwakapararira, kudonha kweropa, kuzvidza, kana kurasikirwa nepfungwa. Aya maratidzo anoratidza anaphylaxis, chirwere chekurapa chinogona kutyisa hupenyu.
Nguva yakareba yekubuda kwezviratidzo kazhinji inonyengera vanhu nevanachiremba vavo. Ungadya hamburger masikati uye usanzwe zvakaipa kusvika manheru, zvichiita kuti zviome kuziva kuti nyama yakakonzera chirwere chako.
Alpha-gal syndrome inoumbwa mushure mekurumwa nemarudzi chaiwo emakonzo anokanganisa alpha-gal sugar molecule mumusoro wavo. Kana makonzo aya akakurumwa, anounza shuga iyi muropa rako, izvo zvinogona kukonzera kuti sisitimu yako yekudzivirira muviri iite maantibody anorwisa.
Lone star tick ndiyo inonyanya kukonzera chirwere ichi muUnited States, kunyanya munzvimbo dzekumaodzanyemba-kumabvazuva nekumaodzanyemba-pakati. Zvisinei, mamwe marudzi emakonzo munzvimbo dzakasiyana siyana dzepasi pano anogona zvakare kukonzera chirwere ichi. Izvi zvinosanganisira European castor bean tick neparalysis tick inowanikwa kuAustralia.
Kana sisitimu yako yekudzivirira muviri yave yakagadzirirwa alpha-gal kuburikidza nekurumwa kwekonzo, inobata shuga iyi semutyairi. Kana wakazodya nyama dzvuku ine alpha-gal, sisitimu yako yekudzivirira muviri inotanga chirwere chemarariya. Alpha-gal molecule iripo munyama dzakawanda, ndosaka nyama yemombe, nyama yenguruve, nyama yengamera, nemamwe marudzi enyama dzvuku zvichikanganisa.
Havasi vose vanorumwa nemakonzo aya vanowana alpha-gal syndrome. Vasanjana vachiri kudzidza kuti nei vamwe vanhu vanova nemarariya nepo vamwe vasingaiti, asi zvinhu senge genetics, nhamba yekurumwa kwemakonzo, uye mhinduro dzesisitimu yekudzivirira muviri zvinogona kutamba basa.
Unofanira kuona chiremba kana ukaona chero chirwere chemarariya mushure mekudya nyama dzvuku, kunyanya kana zviratidzo zvichitanga maawa akawanda gare gare. Kunyange zviratidzo zvakapfava senge hives kana kusagadzikana kwemudumbu zvinoda rubatsiro rwekurapa nekuti chirwere ichi chinogona kuipa nekufamba kwenguva.
Tsvaka rubatsiro rwekurapa pakarepo kana ukaona zviratidzo zvechirwere chakakomba chemarariya. Aya maratidzo ekunyevera anosanganisira kuoma kufema, kuzvimba kwechiso kana muromo, kurova kwemoyo kwakanyanya, kuzvidza, kana hives yakapararira. Usamirire kuona kana zviratidzo zvichavandudza zvega.
Zvakakoshawo kukurukura nechiremba kana wakarumwa nemakonzo uye gare gare wakaona chero mhinduro dzisingawanzoitika kune nyama. Vanhu vazhinji havazivi kuti vane alpha-gal syndrome nekuti zviratidzo zvakareba zvinoita kuti zviome kubatanidza zvinhu pakati pekurumwa kwemakonzo nezvirwere zvechikafu.
Allerist anogona kuita bvunzo chaiyo kuti aone alpha-gal syndrome uye kukubatsira kunzwisisa kuti ungadzorera sei chirwere ichi zvakachengeteka. Kuongororwa pakarepo nekugadzirisa kwakakodzera kunogona kudzivirira zvinetso zvakakomba uye kukubatsira kuchengetedza hupenyu hwakanaka.
Zvinhu zvakati wandei zvinogona kuwedzera mikana yako yekuwana alpha-gal syndrome, nekwauri kugara kuri rimwe rezvinhu zvinonyanya kukosha. Kunzwisisa aya njodzi kunogona kukubatsira kutora matanho akakodzera, kunyanya kana uchitamba munzvimbo dzine lone star ticks.
Njodzi yako inowedzera kana iwe:
Zera rinogonawo kutamba basa, sezvo alpha-gal syndrome inoita kunge yakajairika muvakuru kupfuura vana, kunyangwe vanhu vemazera ese vanogona kuwana.
Kukura kwenzvimbo kunokoshawo. Sezvo huwandu hwemakonzo huchikwira kunzvimbo itsva nekuda kwekuchinja kwemamiriro ekunze nezvimwe zvinhu, alpha-gal syndrome iri kunzi iri munzvimbo dzisingawanzoitika kare.
Chinetso chakakomba chealpha-gal syndrome ndeye anaphylaxis, chirwere chakakomba chemarariya chinogona kutyisa hupenyu. Chirwere ichi chekurapa chinogona kukonzera kuti ropa rako ridonhe zvakanyanya, kuita kuti kufema kuome, uye zvinogona kukonzera kurasikirwa nepfungwa kana cardiac arrest.
Chinhu chinoita kuti anaphylaxis ive inotyisa zvikuru nealpha-gal syndrome ndenguva yakareba yekubuda kwezviratidzo. Ungave uri kumba, uchirara, kana munzvimbo isina rubatsiro rwekurapa pakarepo kana zviratidzo zvakakomba zvatanga. Kuita izvi kunogona kuita kuti kurapwa kwekukurumidza kuve kwakaoma kuwana nekukurumidza.
Kunze kwenjodzi dzemumuviri dzisingawanzoitika, alpha-gal syndrome inogona kukanganisa hupenyu hwako hwezuva nezuva nekudya kwako. Uchada kudzivisa kwete nyama dzvuku chete, asiwo zvekudya zvakawanda, mishonga, nezvimwe zvigadzirwa zvine zvinhu zvemazai. Izvi zvinogona kuita kuti kudya kunze, kufamba, uye mamiriro ezvemagariro ekudya ave akaoma uye akaoma.
Vamwe vanhu vanowanawo kunetseka pamusoro pekudya, kunyanya kana vachiedza zvekudya zvitsva kana kudya kure neimba. Kutya kwekudya alpha-gal netsaona uye kuva nechirwere chakakomba kunogona kukanganisa hutano hwako hwepfungwa nehukama hwako hwemagariro.
Kushomeka kwezvinovaka muviri kunogona kuitika kana usinga chinjisi zvakanaka mapuroteni nezvinovaka muviri zvinowanzotaurwa kubva munyama dzvuku. Zvisinei, nerongwa rakanaka uye rutsigiro kubva kune vanachiremba, unogona kuchengetedza kudya kwakakwana, kwakaringana.
Nzira yakanaka yekudzivirira alpha-gal syndrome ndeyekudzivisa kurumwa nemakonzo, sezvo chirwere ichi chichiumbwa mushure mekurumwa nemakonzo anokanganisa alpha-gal molecule. Kutora matanho ekudzivirira makonzo nguva dzose ndiro dziviriro yako inonyanya kushanda.
Kana uchitamba kunze munzvimbo dzine makonzo akawanda, unogona kuzvidzivirira ne:
Mushure mekutanga kunze, ita ongororo yakakwana yemakonzo pane iwe, vana vako, nembwa dzako. Cherechedza nzvimbo dzakavanzika senge kumashure kwemichindwe, pasi pemaoko, kutenderera muchiuno, uye mumusoro. Geza mukati memaawa maviri ekupinda mukati kana zvichibvira, sezvo izvi zvichibatsira kubvisa makonzo asingabatiki.
Kana ukawana konzo yakabatirira, ibvise nekukurumidza uchishandisa tweezers ine minwe yakasimba. Bata konzo pedyo neganda rako sezvinobvira uye dhonza kumusoro nekumhanya kwakaringana. Chenesa nzvimbo yekurumwa nemaoko ako ne rubbing alcohol kana sipo nemvura mushure maizvozvo.
Kuongorora alpha-gal syndrome kunoda kubatanidza zviratidzo zvako nekudya nyama dzvuku uye kusimbisa kuvapo kwemaantibody chaiwo muropa rako. Chiremba wako anotanga nekutora nhoroondo yakadzama yezviratidzo zvako, kusanganisira kana zvichiitika maererano nekudya nyama.
Chiratidzo chinonyanya kukosha chekuongorora ndenguva yekubuda kwezvirwere zvako. Kusiyana nezvimwe zvirwere zvekudya zvinokonzera zviratidzo pakarepo, alpha-gal syndrome kazhinji inokonzera zviratidzo zvakareba maawa matatu kusvika matanhatu mushure mekudya nyama dzvuku. Chiremba wako achabvunza nezvekurumwa kwemakonzo chero kupi, kunyangwe usingakumbuki kurumwa.
Kuongororwa kweropa kunogona kusimbisa kuongororwa nekukura mazinga ealpha-gal-specific antibodies (IgE antibodies) mumuviri wako. Aya maonero anowanzova akanyatsojeka kana achiitwa nemarabhoritari ane ruzivo. Kuvapo kwemaantibody aya, pamwe nenhoroondo yezviratidzo zvako, kazhinji kunopa kuongororwa kwakajeka.
Mune zvimwe zviitiko, chiremba wako anogona kukurudzira bvunzo dzimwe kuti adzivise zvimwe zvirwere kana kunzwisisa zvakanyanya kukomba kwechirwere chako. Skin prick tests kazhinji haishandiswi yealpha-gal syndrome nekuti haina kuvimba sekuongororwa kweropa kwechirwere ichi.
Mupi wako wehutano anogonawo kukurudzira kuchengeta diary yakadzama yekudya nezviratidzo kuti abatsire kuziva zvinhu uye kusimbisa kuti ndeapi zvekudya zvinokonzera zvirwere zvako.
Kurapa kukuru kwealpha-gal syndrome ndekudzivisa zvekudya nezvigadzirwa zvine alpha-gal. Izvi zvinoreva kubvisa nyama dzvuku kubva kune mhuka dzine mazai, kusanganisira nyama yemombe, nyama yenguruve, nyama yengamera, nyama yemhuka, nemamwe marudzi enyama kubva mukudya kwako.
Chiremba wako anogona kukupa mishonga yekukurumidza kuva nayo kana paine njodzi yekubuda. Izvi zvinowanzova antihistamines yezvirwere zvakapfava uye epinephrine auto-injectors (senge EpiPens) yezvirwere zvakakomba. Zvakakosha kutakura mishonga iyi newe nguva dzose uye kuziva kuti ungazvishandisa sei zvakakodzera.
Kune zvirwere zvakapfava zvemarariya, antihistamines dzisingadi kurapwa senge diphenhydramine (Benadryl) kana loratadine (Claritin) dzinogona kubatsira kudzora zviratidzo senge hives kana kupisa. Zvisinei, izvi hazvifanirwe kuvimba nazvo nezvirwere zvakakomba.
Kana ukaona chirwere chakakomba, shandisa epinephrine auto-injector yako pakarepo uye fonera emergency services. Kunyangwe epinephrine ikabatsira, uchiri kuda kuongororwa kwezvokurapa nekukurumidza nekuti zviratidzo zvinogona kudzoka sezvo mushonga uchideredzwa.
Kushanda nerunyaradzo rwakanyoreswa kunogona kukubatsira kuronga zvekudya zvine hutano pasina nyama dzvuku. Vanogona kukupa mamwe mapuroteni uye kukubatsira kuve nechokwadi chekuti uri kuwana zvinovaka muviri zvese zvinodiwa. Vanhu vazhinji vanowana kudya kwakanaka nekutarisa huku, hove, mapuroteni emuriwo, nezvigadzirwa zvemukaka.
Kudzorera alpha-gal syndrome kumba kunoda kutarisisa kwakanyanya kune zvekudya zvinyorwa, kuronga zvekudya, uye kugadzirira kwezviitiko zvekukurumidza. Mashoko akanaka ndeawo kuti nerongwa rakanaka, unogona kuchengetedza kudya kwakasiyana-siyana uye kwakakwana uchizivisa zvinokonzera.
Tanga nekudzidza kuverenga zvinyorwa zvechikafu zvakanyatsonaka. Alpha-gal inogona kuvanzwa munzvimbo dzisingatarisirwi, kusanganisira zvekudya zvine gelatin, mamwe mishonga, zvigadzirwa zvekunaka, nezvekudya zvakagadzirwa. Tsvaga zvinhu senge gelatin, zvinonaka zvechisikigo, stearic acid, uye magnesium stearate, izvo zvinogona kubva kune zvinhu zvemazai.
Gadzira nzvimbo yekicheni yakachengeteka nekutsvaira zvakanyatsonaka nzvimbo dzekubikira, zvigadzirwa, nezvishandiso zvinogona kushandiswa kune nyama dzvuku. Funga nezvekugadzira zvimwe zvigadzirwa zvekubikira zvekudya kwako kana vamwe vemhuri vachiri kudya nyama dzvuku.
Kana uchidyira kunze, taura zvakajeka nevashandi vemaresitorendi nezvechirwere chako. Bvunza mibvunzo yakadzama nezvezvinhu nezvinhu zvekubikira. Maresitorendi mazhinji anogona kugadzirisa zvaunoda neziviso dzakapfuura, asi kazhinji zviri nani kusarudza maresitorendi anoziva nezvemarariya ekudya.
Chengetedza mishonga yekukurumidza iri nyore kuwana kumba, pabasa, uye mumotokari yako. Ita shuwa kuti nhengo dzemhuri neshamwari dzinoziva nezvechirwere chako uye kuti ungabatsira sei kana uine chirwere chakakomba.
Funga kupfeka bhureki yekunyevera kana kutakura kadhi rechirwere rinotsanangura chirwere chako, kunyanya sezvo alpha-gal syndrome ichiri kusazivikanwa kune vanhu vazhinji.
Kugadzirira zvakakwana kuenda kuchiremba kunogona kubatsira kuve nechokwadi chekuti unowana kuongororwa kwakanyatsojeka uye chirongwa chekurapa chakanaka. Tanga nekugadzira timeline yakadzama yezviratidzo zvako, kusanganisira kana zvichiitika maererano nezvekudya kwako.
Chengetedza diary yekudya nezviratidzo kwevhiki rimwe risati rasvika kuenda kwako kuchiremba. Nyora zvese zvaunodya, kana wazvidya, uye chero zviratidzo zvinoumbwa. Tarisa zvakanyanya nguva pakati pezvekudya nezviratidzo, sezvo iyi nguva yakareba iri yakakosha pakuongorora alpha-gal syndrome.
Gadzira rondedzero yemishonga yese, zvinowedzerwa, nezvigadzirwa zvisingadi kurapwa zvauri kutora. Zvimwe zvezvi zvinogona kuva nezvinhu zvemazai zvinogona kukosha kune zviratidzo zvako. Uyewo, cherechedza chero kurumwa kwemakonzo kana mabasa ekunze apo kurumwa kwemakonzo kwakabvira.
Uya nerondedzero yemibvunzo yekubvunza chiremba wako, senge zvekudya nezvigadzirwa zvaunofanira kudzivisa, mishonga yekukurumidza yaunofanira kutakura, uye kuti ungadzorera sei mamiriro ezvemagariro ekudya. Usanetseka kubvunza nezvemazano ekugadzirisa kwenguva refu uye kana chirwere chako chingavandudza nekufamba kwenguva.
Kana zvichibvira, uya nemhuri kana shamwari inogona kukubatsira kukurumidza ruzivo rwakakosha kubva pakushanya kwacho. Kuongororwa kwezvokurapa kunogona kunetsa, uye kuva nemunhu mumwe chete ipapo kunogona kuve nechokwadi chekuti hausi kupotsa ruzivo rwakakosha pamusoro pekugadzirisa chirwere chako.
Alpha-gal syndrome chirwere chinogona kudzorwa kana wakanzwisisa kuti ungadzivisa sei zvinokonzera uye kupindura kune njodzi yekubuda. Kunyangwe kuongororwa kungaita sekutyisa pakutanga, vanhu vazhinji vanogadzirisa hupenyu hwavo uye vanoramba vachifarira kudya kwakasiyana-siyana, kwakakwana.
Chinhu chinonyanya kukosha chekuyeuka ndechekuti chirwere ichi chinodiwa kudzivisa nyama yemhuka dzine mazai nezvigadzirwa zvine alpha-gal. Kusiyana nezvimwe zvirwere zvechikafu zvinogona kukura, alpha-gal syndrome kazhinji inoramba iripo kwenguva refu, kunyangwe vamwe vanhu vangawana kuti kunzwa kwavo kuchideredzwa kwemakore asingazive kurumwa kwemakonzo. Usambofa wakaita izvi nekudya nyama dzvuku, sezvo zvirwere zvakakomba zvichiri kuitika kunyangwe kunzwa kwako kwaderedzwa. Gara uchishanda nachiremba wako kuti uongorore chirwere chako uye uite chero shanduko muchirongwa chako chekugadzirisa zvakachengeteka.
Gara uchiziva nezvekudzivirira makonzo, kunyanya kana uchifarira mabasa ekunze. Kudzivirira kurumwa kwemakonzo kunogona kubatsira kudzivirira kunzwa kwako kuti kusawedzere uye ndiyo dziviriro yako yakanaka pakuwana chirwere ichi pakutanga.
Alpha-gal syndrome inogona dzimwe nguva kuvandudza nekufamba kwenguva, asi iyi nzira kazhinji inononoka uye isingatarisirwi. Vamwe vanhu vangacherechedza kunzwa kwavo kuchideredzwa mushure memakore akawanda vasina kurumwa nemakonzo, nepo vamwe vachichengeta kunzwa kwakafanana kwenguva isingaperi. Usambofa wakaita izvi nekudya nyama dzvuku, sezvo zvirwere zvakakomba zvichiri kuitika kunyangwe kunzwa kwako kwaderedzwa. Gara uchishanda nachiremba wako kuti uongorore chirwere chako uye uite chero shanduko muchirongwa chako chekugadzirisa zvakachengeteka.
Hongu, huku kazhinji yakachengeteka kune vanhu vane alpha-gal syndrome nekuti shiri hadzina alpha-gal sugar molecule. Unogonawo kudya turkey, duck, nemamwe shiri zvakachengeteka. Zvisinei, chenjera nezvigadzirwa zvehuku zvakagadzirwa zvinogona kuva nezvinhu zvemazai senge gelatin kana zvinonaka zvimwe. Gara uchiverenga zvinyorwa zvakanyatsonaka uye sarudza zvigadzirwa zvinoratidza zvinhu zvavo zvakajeka kuti udzivise njodzi yekubuda kwealpha-gal.
Hove nezvekudya zvegungwa kazhinji zvakachengeteka kune vanhu vane alpha-gal syndrome nekuti hazvina alpha-gal molecule. Izvi zvinosanganisira hove dzemumvura nemumvura, pamwe ne shellfish senge shrimp, crab, ne lobster. Hove inogona kuva sosi yakanaka yemapuroteni nezvinovaka muviri mukudya kwako kusingaiti alpha-gal. Sezvakaita chero chikafu, ita shuwa kuti zvigadzirwa zvehove hazvina zvinhu zvemazai zvakawedzerwa mune zvinonaka kana kugadzirwa.
Vanhu vazhinji vane alpha-gal syndrome vanogona kudya zvigadzirwa zvemukaka senge mukaka, chizi, yogurt, nebata zvakachengeteka. Kunyangwe izvi zvichibva kune mhuka dzine mazai, alpha-gal molecule inowanikwa kunyanya munyama panzvimbo pemukaka. Zvisinei, vamwe vanhu vane alpha-gal syndrome yakakomba vanogona kupindura kune zvigadzirwa zvemukaka, saka zvakakosha kukurukura izvi nachiremba wako. Kana uchangoongororwa, mupi wako wehutano anogona kukurudzira kuisa zvigadzirwa zvemukaka zvishoma nezvishoma uchicherechedza chero mhinduro.
Kana ukadira nyama dzvuku netsaona, tarisa iwe pachako zvakanaka nezvirwere zvemarariya mumaawa matanhatu kusvika masere anotevera. Tora antihistamine kana ukaona zviratidzo zvakapfava senge hives kana kupisa. Zvisinei, kana ukaona chero zviratidzo zvechirwere chakakomba senge kuoma kufema, kuzvimba kwechiso kana muromo, kana kuzvidza, shandisa epinephrine auto-injector yako pakarepo uye fonera emergency services. Usamirire kuona kana zviratidzo zvichaipisisa, sezvo zvirwere zvakakomba zvinogona kukurumidza uye zvinotyisa hupenyu.
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