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Yebo, izikhungo eziningi ze-urgent care zinikeza imigqa ye-tetanus. Empeleni, ziyizindawo ezilula kakhulu zokuphuza eyodwa. Imitholampilo ye-urgent care ngokuvamile igcina umuthi wokugoma i-Tdap (oguvisisa i-tetanus, i-diphtheria, ne-pertussis) futhi ingawunikeza ngaphandle kokuqokwa. Akudingeki ube nokuqokwa, futhi izikhungo eziningi zivulwa kusihlwa nangamaholide ezimpelasonto. Ngakho-ke uma uke wagibela into ebukhali, wanqunywa kakhulu, noma usanda kuphawula ukuthi i-booster yakho seyidlulile, i-urgent care iyisinqumo esiqinile.
I-Tetanus yisifo esibi sebhakteriya esibangelwa yi-Clostridium tetani. Le bhakteriya itholakala enhlabathini, othulini, nasezindongweni zezilwane. Ingena emzimbeni ngokumuka esikhunjeni, njengama-cuts, amanxeba okubhoboza, ukusha, noma ukulunywa yizilwane. Uma isendlini, ikhiqiza ubuthi obuhlasela isimiso samathambo. Lokhu kuholela ekubeni lukhuni kwemisipha nezinkinga eziningi, ikakhulukazi endlebeni nasentanyeni. Kungakho i-tetanus ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi "lockjaw.".
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa kwesimanje, i-tetanus iyabulala cishe ecaleni elingu-1 kuye kwele-10. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukugoma kwenza kube cishe kuyavinjwe ngokuphelele. E-United States, i-tetanus manje isiyibunye ngenxa yokuthi abantu abaningi bayagonywa ebuncaneni.
Akusona sonke isikrelemu esidinga ukuvakashela i-urgent care, kodwa izinye izinkinga zikhuphula ingozi ye-tetanus. I-booster ngokuvamile iyatuswa kulezi zimo:
Ngemisebenzi emihle, emincane, i-booster ngokuvamile iyatuswa uma kuye kwadlula iminyaka eyi-10 kusukela kwakho yokugcina. Ngezinkinga ezingcolile noma eziyingozi, umkhawulo wehla uya eminyakeni emihlanu. Isikhathi sibalulekile ngoba imigomo isebenza kangcono uma inikezwa ngaphakathi kwamahora angama-72 okugijima.
Uma ungabaza ngomlando wakho wokugoma, isinyathelo esiphephile ukudlulela phambili futhi uthole umgqa. Ukuthola i-booster ngaphambi kwesikhathi akulimazi.
Inqubo ilula futhi ngokuvamile iyashesha. Nansi into eyenzeka njalo lapho uvakashela.
Lapho ufika, abasebenzi bazokubuza ngesilonda sakho, ngendlela esenzeka ngayo, nokuthi nini wagcina ukuthola umgqa we-tetanus. Uma unamanxeba, bazowuhlanza futhi bawuhlole kuqala. Ukunakekelwa kwamanxeba empeleni kuyinto eyodwa yezinto ezisingathwa yi-urgent care njalo, ngakho banemishini efanele lokhu.
Umgomo we-tetanus unikezwa njengokugoma esandleni esingaphezulu. Abadala abaningi bathola umgomo we-Tdap, ogxilisa ne-diphtheria ne-pertussis (whooping cough). Umgomo ngokwawo uthatha imizuzwana embalwa. Ngemuva kwalokho, abasebenzi bangakunika imiyalelo yokunakekelwa kwamanxeba futhi bakwazise uma kudingeka ukulandela.
Ukuvakashela konke ngokuvamile kuthatha isikhathi esingaphansi kunokuya ekamelweni eziphuthumayo. Futhi ngoba izikhungo eziningi ze-urgent care zamukela abangena ngaphandle kokuqokwa, ungaphuma uphume ngaphandle kokulinda isikhathi eside.
Izindleko zingahluka ngokuya ngendawo yakho nokufakwa komshwalense. Amacebo amaningi omshwalense, okubalwa amaningi aqoqwa ngumqashi kanye namacebo emakethe, agudla ukugonywa kwe-tetanus njengengxenye yokunakekelwa kokuvimbela ngaphandle kwe-copay ezikhungweni ezithintekayo.
Kubantu abangenamshwalense, izindleko zokukhokha kwakho ngokuvamile ziqala kusuka ku- $ 30 kuye ku- $ 100. Eminye imitholampilo inikeza izinhlelo zokukhokha noma izindleko ezihlukahlukene.
Kubalulekile ukubiza kusengaphambili ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umgomo ugciniwe nokubuza mayelana nezindleko uma izindleko ziyingcindezi.
Ngenkathi i-urgent care iyinye yezinketho ezifinyelelekayo, akuyona yodwa. Ezinye izindawo lapho ungathola khona umgqa we-tetanus zibala:
Ngokujobelela okucacile noma inxeba elingabulali ukuphila, i-urgent care noma ikhemisi ngokuvamile kuyoba yindlela esheshayo.
I-CDC incoma ukuthi abadala bathole ubhulozi we-tetanus njalo eminyakeni eyi-10. Ubhulozi olujwayelekile lwabantu abadala luyi-Tdap noma umgomo we-Td. Uma ungakaze uthole umgomo we-Tdap njengomuntu omdala, ubhulozi lwakho lokuqala kufanele lube yi-Tdap, bese kuba obhulozi be-10 eminyakeni eyishumi emva kwalokho.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe bayelulekwa ukuthi bathole umgomo we-Tdap njalo njalo lapho bekhulelwe, ngokufanelekile phakathi kwamaviki angama-27 no-36. Lokhu kusiza ukudicilela ingane ezalwa e-whooping cough ngaphambi kokuthi ingane ithole imigomo yayo.
Uma ungakujabuleli ukuthi umgqa wakho wokugcina wawungakanani, ihhovisi likadokotela wakho lingawufaka kuwo. Amanye amazwe aphinde anikeze amarekhodi okugoma edijithali ongawafinyelela ku-inthanethi.
Izikhalazo ngokuvamile ziba ezincane futhi zidlule ngokushesha. Okuzenzakalelayo kakhulu kubalwa ubuhlungu, ububomvu, noma ukuvuvukala endaweni yomgomo. Abanye abantu baphinde bathole umkhuhlane ophansi, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma ukukhathala usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Izinkinga ezibi zivame kakhulu.
Uma ubona izimpawu zesibonelo esikhudlwana, njengokunzima ukuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso, noma umkhuhlane ophezulu, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Kodwa kwabaningi abantu, umgomo we-tetanus uphephile futhi uyakwamukelwa.
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