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Izilonda ezibandayo azikhethi, futhi azikhathaleli ukuthi udumile yini. Mhlawumbe ubonile izithombe zabantu abadumile abaneziqhwala ezincane ezizungeze imilomo yabo, ngezinye izikhathi zenza izindaba ezinkulu noma amakhasi amahle. Lezi ukuqubuka kubangelwa igciwane le-herpes simplex, futhi zivamile kakhulu kubantu abavela kuzo zonke izindawo zokuphila. Ukubona abantu esidlangaleni bephatha isimo esifanayo segciwane esithinta izigidi kungaba yinto eqinisekisayo futhi kusize ukunciphisa isidima okuthile okuyiqiniso nje elokuphila kwabaningi.
Izilonda ezibandayo zenzeka ngenxa yegciwane elibizwa nge-herpes simplex virus type 1, noma i-HSV-1 kafushane. Leli gciwane lihlala emoyeni wezinzwa futhi lingasebenza kabusha lapho libangelwa ukucindezeleka, ukugula, noma ezinye izinto. Abadlali bayathinteka kakhulu kuleli gciwane njengabanye bonke ngoba udumo aluhlinzeki ngokuzivikela ezifweni zegciwane ezivamile.
Leli gciwane lisakazeka ngokuthintana ngqo nesikhumba esinegciwane noma amathe. Iningi labantu lithola i-HSV 1 ebusheni ngokusebenzisa ukuxhumana okungenacala njengokuhlanganyela izitsha noma ukuthola ukwanga kusuka kumalungu omndeni. Ekukhuleni, izifundo zikhombisa ukuthi amaphesenti angu-50 kuye ku-80 abantu abadala e-United States baphethe igciwane, yize kungewona wonke umuntu obhekana nezimpawu ezibonakalayo.
Uma usemndenini wokubukeka, amazinga okucindezeleka angaba phezulu kakhulu. Izindlela zokuphila zabantu abadumile zivame ukubandakanya izikhathi zokulala ezingahlelekile, ukuhamba njalo, izidingo zokusebenza eziqine kakhulu, kanye nomfutho wokugcina ukubukeka. Lezi zinto zinganciphisa uhlelo lokuzivikela komzimba okwesikhashana futhi zibangele igciwane ukuthi lisebenze kabusha, okuholela ekuqubukeni lapho amakhamera ekhona yonke indawo.
Isilonda esibandayo sivamise ukuqala ngomuzwa wokulunywa noma wokushisa ezindaweni ezizungeze umlomo wakho. Lo mphawu wokuqala wokuxwayisa ubizwa ngezigaba zokubikezela, futhi uvamise ukuvela ngosuku olulodwa kuya kwezimbili ngaphambi kokuba kuvele iqholo. Abantu abaningi abathola izilonda ezibandayo ezihamba phambili bafunda ukubona lo muzwa futhi bangaqala ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngemuva kwesigaba sokulunywa, kuvela amaqholo amancane agcwele uketshezi, avame ukuhlangana ndawonye. Leli qholo livame ukuba buhlungu futhi lingase lizwe ubuhlungu lapho kuthintwa. Indawo ezungeze iqholo ingase ibukeke ibomvu futhi ivuvukele. Lesi yisigaba esithembisa kakhulu sokuqubuka, futhi igciwane lingasakazeka kalula kwabanye abantu noma ngisho kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Amaqholo ekugcineni aphuka futhi aphume uketshezi, enze isikhumba esiqine noma esiyizibazi. Lesi sigaba singaba yinto engakhululekile futhi ngezinye izikhathi ibanga ukulunywa. Isibazi siphola kancane emavikini ayisikhombisa kuya kweyishumi alandelayo. Kulo lonke leli cala, ungazizwa uzibambile ngokubukeka kwakho, okuyinto elindelekile.
Lapho ukuqubuka kuphola, igciwane libuyela esikhundleni salo esilala emoyeni wezinzwa zakho. Alisuki emzimbeni wakho, kodwa futhi akubangeli zimpawu kuze kube yilapho okuthile kulibangela futhi. Abantu abaningi bahamba izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka phakathi kokuqubuka, kanti abanye bazibona njalo.
Ukuqonda ukuthi yini engabangela ukuqubuka okubandayo ukubuyela emisebenzini kungakusiza ukuthi uzilawule kangcono. Igciwane lihlala lithule emoyeni wezinzwa zakho kuze kube yilapho izimo ezithile zibuthaka uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela komzimba noma zidalela imvelo lapho igciwane lingakwazi ukubuyabuyelana kalula.
Nazi izinto ezivame ukubangela ukuqubuka kwezilonda ezibandayo, futhi ungase ubone eziningana ezivela kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho:
• Ukucindezeleka nokucindezeleka ngokomzwelo, okunciphisa izivikelo zakho zokuzivikela okwesikhashana
• Ukukhathala nokungabi bikho kokulala, okunqanda umzimba wakho ukuthi ungagcini ukusebenza kahle kokuzivikela
• Ukugula noma umkhuhlane, ikakhulukazi iz zimdala nezifo ezithinta uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela
• Ukuchayeka elangeni nokukhanya kwe-UV, okungalimaza isikhumba sezilonda zakho ezizungeze umlomo
• Izinguquko zamahomoni, ikakhulukazi phakathi nezikhathi zokuphela kwenyanga kwabesifazane
• Ukusebenza kwamazinyo noma ukulimala endaweni yomlomo
• Uhlelo lokuzivikela olubuthakathaka kusuka emithini noma izimo zezempilo
Lezi zimbangela aziqinisekisi ukuqubuka, kodwa zikhuphula ithuba. Ukuphatha lezi zinto lapho kungenzeka kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuthi uzibona kangaki.
Yebo, izilonda ezibandayo ziyatheleleka kusukela lapho uzwa khona ukulunywa kokuqala kuze kube yilapho isilonda sipholile ngokuphelele. Igciwane lisakazeka ngokuthintana ngqo neqholo noma uketshezi eliluphethayo. Ungadlulisela igciwane kumuntu omunye ngokwanga, ngokuhlanganyela izitsha, noma ngokuthinta isilonda bese uthinta omunye umuntu.
Ungadlulisela igciwane kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-autoinoculation, futhi kwenzeka lapho uthinta isilonda esibandayo esisebenzayo bese uthinta enye indawo, ikakhulukazi amehlo akho noma izitho zocansi. Amachilo avame ukuba sengozini, futhi ukutheleleka lapho kungaba yinto ebucayi, ngakho-ke ukuwashwa kwezandla njalo ngesikhathi sokuqubuka kubalulekile.
Ukuhlanganyela izinto eziyimfihlo ngesikhathi sokuqubuka kwandisa ingozi yokudlulisela. I-lip balm, amathawula, imishini yokugunda, noma izinkomishi zokuphuza zingakwazi ukubamba igciwane okwesikhashana. Uma into seyomile, igciwane livamise ukuba lingasebenzi, kodwa kungcono ukugwema ukuhlanganyela lezi zinto lapho unesilonda esisebenzayo.
Ngisho nalapho ungaziboni izimpawu, igciwane lingasakazeka esikhunjeni sakho ngezikhathi ezithile. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukudlulisa okungabonakali, futhi kwenzeka kaningi kunokudlulisela ngesikhathi sokuqubuka okusebenzayo. Kodwa-ke, kusho ukuthi ukudlulisela kungenzeka ngisho nalapho kungekho silonda, yize ingozi iphansi kakhulu.
Abadlali bavame ukusebenza nabezibazi kanye nabezinakekeli ababanceda ukuphatha ukuqubuka ngokushesha. Banokufinyelela emithini yokubulala amagciwane enemiyalelo eyenza isikhathi sokuqubuka sibe sifushane noma sivimbele nokuqubuka ngokuphelele uma kuthathelwe kusenesikhathi. Le mitholampilo efanayo iyatholakala kuwe ngokusebenzisa umnakekeli wakho.
Abamele izimonyo abasebenza nabantu abadumile banezakhono zokufihla izilonda ezibandayo lapho ukudutshulwa noma ukuthwetshulwa kwezithombe kungabambezeleka. Basebenzisa izindlela ezikhethekile kanye nama-concealer ayimfihlo ukunciphisa ukubukeka. Kodwa-ke, ukufihla isilonda esibandayo ngezimonyo akuyikuvimbela ukuthi singatheleleki, futhi ukufaka izimonyo kungadlulisela igciwane kwezinye izindawo zobuso.
Abadlali abaningi nje baqhubeka nezimiso zabo ezihleliwe noma ngabe banesilonda esibandayo esibonakalayo. Le ndlela esebenzayo isiza ukwenza isimo sibe sivamile. Lapho izithombe zamapaparazzi zisakazeka zibonisa umuntu odumile onesilonda esibandayo, kuqinisekisa umyalezo wokuthi lezi ukuqubuka zivamile futhi zingalawuleka, kungewona into okufanele ikuyeke ukuphila impilo yakho.
Izinketho zokwelapha zihlukahlukene kusuka kumalungiselelo angathengwa emakhemistini kuya emithini enemiyalelo. Umgomo uvamise ukuba yilokho ukunciphisa ubuhlungu, ukusheshisa ukuphola, nokunciphisa ithuba lokudlulisa igciwane. Ukuqala ukwelashwa ngokushesha nje lapho uzwa ukulunywa kokuqala kukunikeza imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Imitholampilo yokubulala amagciwane iyona elungile kunazo zonke etholakalayo. Imithi enemiyalelo njenge-acyclovir, i-valacyclovir, kanye ne-famciclovir inganquma ukuqubuka ngosuku olulodwa kuya kwezimbili lapho kuqala kusenesikhathi. Udokotela wakho angase aphinde anikeze le mitholampilo yokwelashwa okungapheli nsuku zonke uma uthola ukuqubuka njalo, okunganciphisa ukuphinda kabili ngo-70 kuye ku-80 percent.
Ama-cream angathengwa emakhemistini aqukethe i-docosanol angasiza kancane uma afakwa ekuqaleni kwezimpawu. Leli ama-cream anganciphisa isikhathi sokuphola cishe ngosuku. Izidambisi zobuhlungu ezifana ne-ibuprofen noma i-acetaminophen zingadambisa ukungakhululeki, futhi i-ice packs efakwe ngobumnene endaweni inganikeza ukudambisa okwesikhashana.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi izibonelelo ze-lysine noma ama-cream anothe nge-lysine asiza ukunciphisa ukuphinda noma ubukhulu bokuqubuka. Ucwaningo nge-lysine luyagxambukana, kodwa izifundo ezithile zikhombisa ukuthi kungase kuhlasele ukubuyabuyelana kwegciwane. Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya njengokufaka i-aloe vera noma i-lemon balm kungase kunikeze ukudambisa okuthobisayo, yize ubufakazi obubukhalambiko bokusebenza kwabo buhlukahlukene.
Kubantu abaningi, izilonda ezibandayo ziyakhalisa futhi ziyacasula kodwa azilimazi. Ziphola zodwa phakathi namaviki amabili ngaphandle kokudala izinkinga ezihlala njalo. Kodwa-ke, ezigamekweni ezithile, izinkinga zingathuthuka, futhi ukuzazi kusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi nini okufanele ufune ukwelashwa okwengeziwe.
Izinkinga ezivamile zibandakanya ukutheleleka kwamagciwane esilondeni. Lapho iqholo liphuka futhi lenze isibazi, amagciwane angangena esilondeni, abangele ukubomvu okwengeziwe, ukuvuvukala, ukufudumala, nokufuthelana. Lokhu kutheleleka kwesibili kufuna ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotics ngaphezu kokwelashwa kwe-antiviral.
Manje, ake sixoxe ngezingozi ezingavamile kodwa ezibucayi kakhulu ezidinga ukunakwa kwakho, noma ngabe zithinta amaphesenti amancane abantu:
I-Herpes keratitis ukutheleleka kwamehlo okwenzeka lapho igciwane lifinyelela i-cornea. Lokhu kungenzeka uma uthinta isilonda esibandayo esisebenzayo bese uthinta iliso lakho. Izimpawu zibandakanya ubuhlungu besiliso, umbono ongacacile, ukukhala, nokubacindezela ekukhanyeni. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, lesi simo singadala izibazi kanye nezinkinga zombono ezihlala njalo, ngakho-ke ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okusheshayo kubalulekile.
I-Eczema herpeticum yinkinga engavamile kodwa ebucayi ethinta abantu abane-atopic dermatitis noma i-eczema. Igciwane le-herpes lingasakazeka ngokushesha ezindaweni zesikhumba esiphukile, libangele amaqholo abuhlungu kakhulu. Lesi simo sifuna ukulaliswa esibhedlela kanye nemithi ye-antiviral ngokusebenzisa imithambo ngoba singaba yingozi ezimpilweni uma ukutheleleka kusakazeka emzimbeni wonke.
I-Herpes encephalitis yinkinga engavamile kakhulu kodwa ebucayi lapho igciwane lifinyelela ubuchopho. Lesi simo sibangela umkhuhlane, ubuhlungu bekhanda, ukudideka, ukudlikidlika, nokushintsha kokuqaphela. Kuyinto ewububopho yezempilo edinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela ngokushesha kanye nokwelashwa okunolaka ngemitholampilo ye-antiviral. Ngenhlanhla, le nkinga ayivamile kakhulu kubantu abanezinhlelo ezivamile zokuzivikela.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka babhekana nezingozi eziphakeme zezinkinga. Uma unegciwane le-HIV, uphuza i-chemotherapy, uthatha imithi yokudambisa izivikelo, noma wathola ukufakelwa kwezitho, izilonda ezibandayo zingaba bukhali futhi zisakaze kakhulu. Laba bantu badinga ukugadwa kwezempilo okuseduze futhi bavame ukudinga ukwelashwa kwe-antiviral okunolaka.
Izinsana zivame kakhulu kwi-herpes simplex virus. Uma unesilonda esibandayo esisebenzayo, kufanele ugweme ukuncenga umntwana noma ukumbamba ngemuva kokuthinta isilonda sakho. I-neonatal herpes ayivamile kodwa ingaba yingozi enkulu, ithinta isikhumba, amehlo, umlomo, noma uhlelo lokuqala lomntwana. Abazali nabagadi kufanele bathathe izinyathelo ezengeziwe ngesikhathi sokuqubuka.
Ukuvimbela ukuphindeka kubandakanya ukukhomba izimbangela zakho bese uthatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa zona. Noma ungeke ukwazi ukususa igciwane uma ulitholile, unganciphisa ukuthi lisebenza kabusha kangaki. Ukushintsha okuncane kwendlela yokuphila kuvame ukwenza umehluko obalulekile ekuphindweni kokuqubuka.
Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngokusebenzisa umzimba njalo, ukulala okwanele, kanye nezindlela zokuphumula kusiza ukugcina uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela luqine. Lapho umzimba wakho uphumule kahle futhi ulinganisela, igciwane lingasebenzi kancane. Lesi esinye sezizathu zokuthi kungani abantu abadumile abagcina izindlela eziqinile zokuba nempilo noma ngabe bahlangabezana nokuhamba kwabo bavame ukubona ukuqubuka okuncane.
Ukuvikelwa elangeni kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba ukuchayeka kwe-UV kuvame ukubangela izilonda ezibandayo. Ukusebenzisa i-lip balm ene-SPF 30 noma ngaphezulu noma nini lapho usesikhathini ngaphandle kungasiza ukuvimbela ukuqubuka okubangelwa ilanga. Faka kabusha i-balm usuku lonke, ikakhulukazi uma ubhukuda noma ujuluka.
Uma ubhekana nokuqubuka njalo, khuluma nomnakekeli wakho mayelana nokwelashwa kwe-antiviral yokudambisa. Ukuthatha imithi ye-antiviral nsuku zonke kunganciphisa kakhulu izinga lokuphindeka. Le ndlela ilusizo ikakhulukazi uma ukuqubuka kuthinta izinga lakho lokuphila noma kwenzeka ngaphezu kwezikhathi eziyisithupha ngonyaka.
Ukugcina impilo enhle iyonke kusekela uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela. Ukudla ukudla okunomsoco, ukuthola amanzi anele, ukugwema utshwala ngokweqile, nokungabhemi konke kunomthelela ekusebenzeni okungcono kokuzivikela. Le miphumela ilusizo emzimbeni wakho wonke kuyilapho futhi isiza ukugcina igciwane le-herpes lilinganiselwe.
Ngempela cha. Izilonda ezibandayo zingenye yezifo zegciwane ezivamile emhlabeni. Iqiniso lokuthi abantu abadumile abanokufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo okuhle kakhulu nokunakekelwa kwesikhumba basazithola lokhu kusho ukuthi lesi simo akusikhethi. Ukuba nezilonda ezibandayo akukubuyisi kabi ngehlanzeko yakho, imikhuba yezempilo, noma uhlamvu lwakho.
Isidima sezilonda ezibandayo sivame ukuvela ekungaqondini okubandakanya amagciwane e-herpes. Abantu abaningi badidanisa i-HSV 1, evame ukubangela izilonda ezibandayo, ne-HSV 2, evame ukubangela i-herpes yezitho zangasese. Noma womabili angamagciwane e-herpes futhi womabili afanele isihawu kunokwahlulela, ahlukahlukene futhi anezindawo ezivamile kanye nezindlela zokudlulisa.
Ukuzifundisa ngezilonda ezibandayo kukusiza ukuthi uzizwe unokuzethemba kakhulu ekuzilawuleni. Ukuqonda ukuthi lesi yisimo segciwane esivamile esinayo imithi esebenza kahle kunciphisa ukukhathazeka okuningi. Uphatha okuthile izigidi zabanye abantu ababhekana nakho njalo, kuhlanganise nabantu abavezwa ubuso babo emakhoveni omagazini.
Ukubona abantu abadumile bephatha izilonda ezibandayo kungadududuza ngempela. Kukukhumbuza ukuthi lesi simo segciwane esivamile sithinta abantu abavela kuzo zonke izizinda nemisebenzi. Igciwane alikhathaleli udumo, ingcebo, noma ukufinyelela kumalungiselelo okugcina isikhumba abiza kakhulu.
Izilonda ezibandayo zingalawuleka ngolwazi olufanele kanye namathuluzi. Ukuqonda izimbangela zakho, ukuqala ukwelashwa kusenesikhathi, nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela kunganciphisa ukuthi izilonda ezibandayo zithinta kangakanani impilo yakho. Imitholampilo ye-antiviral isebenza kahle noma ngabe uhamba nge-red carpet noma wenziwe imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ukuba nezilonda ezibandayo akuyona into okufanele unamahloni ngayo. Usezinkampanini ezinhle nabantu abalinganiselwa esigamu sabantu abadala. Lapho ubona umuntu odumile eqhubeka nezimiso zakhe professional noma ngabe unesilonda esibandayo esibonakalayo, vumela lokho kukukhumbuza ukuthi lesi simo akukuchazi noma sikukhombe ukuthi ungakwenza.
Uma izilonda ezibandayo zithinta izinga lakho lokuphila noma ungayazi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuphatha, khuluma nomnakekeli wezempilo. Imitholampilo esebenza kahle iyatholakala, futhi ukuba necebo elikhona kusiza ukuthi uzizwe unokuzethemba lapho kuvela ukulunywa okujwayelekile. Ufanele ukunakwa kwezempilo kanye nokusekelwa okufanayo okusiza noma ubani, odumile noma cha, ukuba abhekane nalesi simo esivamile.
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