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Enye yezimbangela ezivamile kakhulu zalezi zimpawu yi-herpes emhlathini, okuyisimo esibangelwa igciwane le-herpes simplex.
I-Herpes emhlathini, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-tongue herpes, ukutheleleka okubangelwa igciwane le-Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Lona yilokho okubanga izilonda ezibandayo ezindebeni. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ze-HSV:
Ngakho-ke, ingabe i-herpes ingavela emhlathini? Impela. Noma sihlale sihlobanisa i-herpes nezilonda ezibandayo ezindebeni, igciwane lingabangela izilonda ezibuhlungu ngaphakathi emlonyeni, okubandakanya nomhlathane, amazinyo, uphahla lomlomo. Ukugqashuka kwe-HSV 1 emhlathini kuyinto evamile kakhulu.
Uma usutheleleke ngegciwane, lihlala lingasebenzi emoyeni wakho wemizwa impilo yakho yonke. Lokhu akusho ukuthi uzohlala unezilonda; kwabaningi, igciwane lihlala lingasebenzi. Kwabanye, lingavuseleleka ngezikhathi ezithile, kubangele ukuqubuka, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokucindezeleka noma zokugula.
Ukuqonda inqubo ejwayelekile yokugqashuka kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphe ukuthi kwenzakalani. Izimpawu ze-tongue herpes zivame ukulandela isimo esicacile phezu kwezinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-14.
Nansi imininingwane yezigaba nokuthi kunjani ngempela i-herpes emhlathini:
Isigaba Sokuqala (Isigaba Sokuxwayisa): Ngaphambi kokuba kuvele izilonda ezibonakalayo, ungase uzizwe ukungakhululeki endaweni eyodwa yomhlathane wakho. Lokhu kuvame ukubandakanya ukudlikizela, ukulunywa, ukushiswa, noma ubuhlungu. Lesi sigaba singahlala amahora ambalwa kuze kube usuku futhi siyisibonakaliso sokuthi ukuqubuka kuzoqala.
Isigaba Sama-blister: Okulandelayo, uzobona ukwakheka kwama-blister amancane agcwele uketshezi. Lama-herpes bumps emhlathini avame ukuvela eqenjini futhi angaba bomvu, amhlophe, noma aphuzi. Vele abuhlungu kakhulu futhi abukeka ebuhlungu. Lawa ma-blister angavela kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomhlathane, okubandakanya umkhawulo, ohlangothini, phezulu, noma ngisho nangaphansi komhlathane njengobai-herpes ngaphansi komhlathane.
Isigaba Sama-ulcer (Isigaba Esifuthelayo): Lokhu kuvame ukuba yisigaba esibuhlungu kakhulu. Ama-blister abuthakathaka azodabuka, ashiye izilonda ezishonile ezivulekile ezaziwa njengama-ulcers. Lawa ma-ulcers angaba mpofu noma aphuzi anemibala ebomvu futhi angabeka ukudla, ukuphuza, nokukhuluma kube nzima kakhulu.
Isigaba Sokuphulukisa: Izilonda ezivulekile zizoqala ukoma futhi zakhe i-crust noma i-scab. Kubalulekile ukuthi ungazikhiphi. Ezingxenyeni ezimbalwa ezilandelayo, ama-scab azophulukisa futhi awe, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokushiya izibazi.
Ukuqubuka kokuqala kuvame ukuba kubi kakhulu futhi kungahambisana nezimpawu ezinjengomkhuhlane njengomkhuhlane, ama-lymph node avuvukile, nobuhlungu bomzimba (umthombo). Ukuqubuka okulandelayo kuvame ukuba kube lula.
Ukuqondaizimbangela ze-herpes emhlathini kubalulekile kokubili ukuvimbela nokuphumula kwengqondo. Igciwane lidluliselwa ngokuthintana okuqondile nesilonda esisebenzayo noma nelwanga lomuntu otheleleke, noma ngabe akanawo izimpawu ezibonakalayo.
Nansi izindlela eziyinhloko zokudlulisa:
Lokhu kuholela kumbuzo obaluleke kakhulu: Ingabe i-tongue herpes yi-STI? Akudingeki. Noma ingadluliselwa ngokocansi, iningi lezimo ze-herpes yomlomo (HSV-1) latholwa ngokuthintana okungewona owobulili, ngokuvamile ebuntwaneni. Ngakho-ke, ukuba nesilondaesibandayo emhlathini akusho ukuthi sekuyisifo esidluliselwa ngokocansi.
Lapho igciwane selisemzimbeni wakho, izinto ezithile zingabangela ukuthi livuseleleke: * Ukucindezeleka ngokomzwelo * Ukugula (njengokubanda noma umkhuhlane) noma umkhuhlane * Ukukhathala * Ukukhanya elangeni okunamandla * Ukulimala noma ukulimala emlonyeni * Izinguquko zamahormone (njengokuya esikhathini)
Umdokotela angakwazi ukuthola kalula ukuqubuka kwe-herpes emhlathini ngokubuka izilonda. Kodwa-ke, ukuze uthole isiqinisekiso sokuxilonga, angase enze ukuhlolwa, njengokuhlolwa kwamagciwane (iswabi loketshezi oluvela ku-blister) noma ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze kuhlolwe ama-antibodies we-HSV.
Enye yezimbangela ezinkulu zokudideka ukuhlukanisa i-herpes nezilonda ezibuhlungu. Umkhulumisanawama-herpes emhlathini ngokumelene nezilonda ezibuhlungu uvamile, kodwa zizenzo ezahlukene kakhulu.
Nansi indlela yokuzihlukanisa:
| Isici | Izilonda Ze-Herpes (Oral Herpes) | Izilonda Ezibuhlungu (Aphthous Ulcers) |
|---|---|---|
| Imbangela | I-Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1 noma i-HSV 2) | Ayibangelwa igciwane. Izimbangela zibandakanya ukucindezeleka, ukulimala, noma ukuzwela ekudleni. |
| Ingadluliswa? | Yebo, ingadluliselwa kakhulu. | Cha, ayidudluliswa nhlobo. |
| Ukubukeka | Iqala njengeqoqo lama-blister amancane agcwele uketshezi avuleka abeke ama-ulcers abuhlungu. | Ngokuvamile i-ulcer eyodwa, eyindilinga noma eyohlobo ngomkhawulo omhlophe noma ophuzi kanye nomngcele obomvu ocacile. |
| Indawo | Ngokuvamile ezindaweni "ezinzima" zomlomo njengophahla lomlomo, amazinyo, nengxenye ephezulu yomhlathane. | Ngokuvamile ezindaweni "ezithambile" njengaphakathi kwezihlathi, izindebe, nangengaphansi komhlathane. |
Ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwe-herpes emhlathini ngokumelene ne-canker sore kubalulekile ngoba izindlela zokwelapha nokuvimbela zihluke kakhulu (umthombo).
Noma kungabikho lutho olwelapha igciwane le-herpes, kunendlela ezisebenzayo zokuphatha ukuqubuka, ukusheshisa ukuphulukiswa, nokunciphisa ubuhlungu. Uma uzibuzaukuthi ingalashwa kanjani i-herpes emhlathini, nansi izindlela eziyinhloko:
Okuhle kakhuluukwelashwa kwe-herpes yomlomo kuhlanganisa nemithi ye-antiviral engachazwa ngudokotela. Udokotela angachaza:
Le mithi isebenza ngokuvimbela igciwane ukuthi lingakwazi ukuzala. Iyasebenza kakhulu uma iqala ngaphakathi kwamahora angu-48-72 okuqala kwezimpawu zokuqubuka (isigaba sokudlikizela). Kubantu abaneziqhumo ezivamile noma ezibi kakhulu, udokotela angaluleka i-suppressive therapy, ehlanganisa ukuthatha umthamo ophansi wansuku zonke we-antiviral ukuze kuvinjelwe izenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo (umthombo).
Ukuqubuka kwe-tongue herpes kungabuhlungu kakhulu. Ukuphatha ubuhlungu, ungakwazi: * Ukuthatha izidambisa zobuhlungu ezingathengwa esitolo njenge-ibuprofen (Advil) noma i-acetaminophen (Tylenol). * Cela udokotela wakho noma umdlegeza mayelana nama-gel wokubeka umuzwa (njenge-oral lidocaine) angabeka indawo yomlomo, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi cela umeluleko ochwepheshe ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa ngaphakathi emlonyeni wakho.
Ukaziukuthi ingalashwa kanjani i-herpes emhlathini ekhaya kungenza umehluko omkhulu endaweni yakho yokuzijabulisa:
Uma unokuqubuka okusebenzayo, uyadudulana. Nansi imikhawulo yokuvimbela ukudlulisela igciwane kwabanye noma kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho:
Noma izimo eziningi ze-herpes emhlathini zidlula zodwa, kufanele ubone ochwepheshe wezempilo ezimweni ezithile:
Ukubhekana nokuqubuka kwe-herpes emhlathini kungaba okungakhululeki nokucindezeleka, kodwa kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi kuyisimo esivamile futhi esilawulekayo. Sibangelwa igciwane le-herpes simplex (ngokuvamilei-HSV 1 emhlathini), ngokuvamile sitholakala ngokungewona owobulili, futhi singalashwa ngemithi ye-antiviral ukuze kushesiswe ukuphulukisa.
Ngokuqondaizimpawu ze-tongue herpes, ukuqaphela izinto ezikubangela, nokwazi umehluko phakathi kwesilondaesibandayo emhlathini nesilonda esibuhlungu, ungathatha impilo yakho.
Uma uhlangabezana nokuqubuka okubuhlungu noma ungavamile mayelana nesimo sakho, ungabambezeleki ukuxhumana nodokotela noma umdlegeza. Bangakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngokuqaphela okufanele, baxoxe ngohlelo olungconolokwelashwa kwe-herpes yomlomo kuwe, futhi bakunikeze ukuthula kwengqondo okufanele.
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