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I-mononucleosis Elandelayo yisifo esivame kakhulu esibangelwa yi-Epstein Barr virus (EBV), igciwane elivamile kakhulu elithola kulo iningi labantu ngezinye izikhathi empilweni yabo umthombo.
Ngakho-ke, ingabe i-mono iyayelana? Yebo, iyayelana. Iyasakazeka ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa amathe, yingakho yathola isidlaliso esithi “isifo sokuqabulana.” Kodwa-ke, ungayithola futhi ngokwabelana ngez Maphathelana noma ukudla nabantu abanesifo. Ivame kakhulu entsheni kanye nabantu abadala abancane, nezikole zasekolishi ziba yizindawo eziyinhloko.
I-mono ingazizwa njengesiqeda esibi kakhulu somkhuhlane noma somqala obuhlungu, okwenza kube nzima ukuyibona ngaphandle kokuxilongwa kukadokotela. Izimpawu ezivamile zama-mono zivame ukuvela amasonto amane kuya kwayisithupha ngemuva kokungenwa yilesi sifo futhi zingahlanganisa:
Izimpawu ezingavamile zingabandakanya ukuqubuka esikhunjeni noma, okubucayi kakhulu, isibindi noma isibindi esikhuluphele umthombo. Lokhu kusiletha engxenyeni ebaluleke kakhulu yesistimu yakho yokwelashwa.
Lena yiyona nto eyinhloko okufanele uyenze uma une-mono. Njengoba kungekho mitholampilo ethize noma ama-antibiotics egciwaneni le-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu kwe-mononucleosis ukunakekelwa okusekelayo. Umsebenzi wakho ukwenza umzimba wakho ube munye ngokunethezeka ngangokunokwenzeka ngenkathi uzokwenzela umlingo ukulwa negciwane.
Uma ubuzibuza, “Ngingasusa kanjani i-mono ngokushesha?” impendulo ebaluleke kakhulu yi-ukuphumula. Ukukhathala okukhulu ongakuzwayo kuyisibonakaliso somzimba wakho sokucisha nokwelapha. Ukuyiphusha kuzokwenza isifo sakho sihlale isikhathi eside. Khansela izinhlelo zakho, thatha isikhathi sokuphuma esikoleni noma emsebenzini, futhi uzinike imvume yokulala ngangokunokwenzeka.
Umkhuhlane ungakwenza ube manzi, futhi umqala obuhlungu ungakwenza ukugwinya kube buhlungu. Kubalulekile ukudla iziphuzo eziningi. Amanzi angcono kakhulu, kodwa amasuppu acwebile, ijusi elihlanjululwe, netiye lamakhambi elinoju kungasiza futhi ukudambisa umqala wakho nokukugcina unamanzi. Ukuhlala unamanzi kusiza umzimba wakho usebenze kahle futhi kungasiza ukuphatha umkhuhlane.
Imithi ye-over the counter (OTC) yokulawula izinhlungu zomzimba, izinhlungu zekhanda, nomkhuhlane. I-Acetaminophen (Tylenol) noma i-ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) yizinketho ezisebenzayo.
ISIXWAYISO ESIBALULEKILE: Ungalokothi unikeze i-aspirin izingane noma intsha enesifo samagciwane. Kuye kwahlobaniswa nesifo sikaReye, isimo esingavamile kodwa esibi esingabangela ukuvuvukala esibindini nasebuchosheni umthombo.
Umqala wobuhlungu wama-mono uyaziwa ngokuqina kwawo. Ukuze uthole usizo, zama lezi ziphakamiso zasekhaya zamama-mono: * Geza ngamanzi afudumele anosawoti: Hlanganisa uhhafu wesipuni sikasawoti engilazini egcwele amanzi afudumele bese ugcola izikhathi eziningana ngosuku. * Sebenzisa imishanguzo yomqala noma uswidi oqinile: Lokhu kungandisa ukukhiqizwa kwamalwanga nokusiza ukugcoba umqala obuhlungu. * Dla ukudla okubandayo, okuthambile: Amapopsicle, u-ayisikhilimu, iyogathi, nama-smoothies kungadambisa kakhulu.
Noma ngabe isifiso sakho sokudla singase singabi phezulu, zama ukudla ukudla okunomsoco lapho ukwazi khona. Cabanga ngamasuppu, izithelo, nemifino ephekwe kahle. Awudingi ukudla okuyimfihlo; udinga nje ukunikeza umzimba wakho amandla adingekayo ukulwa nesifo.
Ukazi ukuthi ungayisusa kanjani i-mono ngokuphepha kungokufanayo nokuthi yini ongayenzi. Ukungazinaki lezi zixwayiso kungaholela ezinkingeni ezibi, ezibulalayo.
I-mono ivame ukubangela ukuthi isibindi isibindi esivuvukile se-mono, esitholakala engxenyeni engenhla yesokunxele yesisu sakho. Isibindi esivuvukile singaphatheki kahle futhi singalimala kalula. Isibindi esiklebhukile yisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha esibangela ukopha kwangaphakathi.
Ukuze usivikele, kufanele UGWEME zonke izibhamu zokudlala, ukuthwala izinto ezisindayo, nokuzivocavoca okubalulekile okungenani amasonto amane kuya kwayisithupha, noma kuze kube ngudokotela wakho akugunyaza ngokucacile. Lokhu akuxoxisani. Ubuhlobo phakathi kwe-mono nokuzivocavoca buyingozi; ngisho nokushaya kancane noma ukwelula kungaba nemiphumela emibi.
Qaphela izimpawu zokuklebhuka kwesibindi, ezihlanganisa: * Ubuhlungu obubukhali obungazelelwe engxenyeni engenhla yesisu yesokunxele * Ubuhlungu obungadlulela emahlombe esokudla * Ukuzizwa ukhululekile, ujabule, noma uyadideka
Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu, funa usizo oluphuthumayo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Isibindi singaba nokuqina lapho une-mono. Ukuxhumana phakathi kwama-mono notshwala ukuthi ukuphuza kubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe esibindini sakho, esesivele sisebenza ngokweqile. Gwema zonke iziphuzo ezidakayo okungenani inyanga eyodwa ngemuva kokuba izimpawu zakho ziqale ukuze isibindi sakho silulame ngokuphelele.
Njengoba i-mono iyigciwane, ama-antibiotics ngeke asebenze. Eqinisweni, uma unikezwa ngephutha i-antibiotic efana ne-amoxicillin noma i-penicillin ngenxa yomqala wakho obuhlungu, ungathola ukuqubuka okubanzi okungabonakali kahle. Lena enye ingxenye yokuthi kungani ukuxilongwa okulungile kubaluleke kakhulu.
Lona umbuzo kuwo wonke umuntu: kuze kube nini i-mono? Impendulo iyahlukahluka, kodwa nansi isikhathi esijwayelekile sokululama kwakho okwe-mono:
Isici esibaluleke kakhulu ekunqumeni ukuthi kuze kube nini i-mono nokuthi yini esheshisa ukwelashwa ukulalela umzimba wakho. Ukubuyela kuhlelo oluphelele ngokushesha kakhulu kungabangela ukuphinda kuthinte ukukhathala.
Noma kunezimo eziningi ezingalawulwa ekhaya, kunezimpawu ezithile ezidinga usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Shayela udokotela wakho noma funa usizo uma uhlangabezana:
Kungase kungabikho imfihlo yendlela yokususa i-mono ngamahora angama-24, kodwa indlela yokwelashwa icacile. Ukwelashwa okusebenzayo kakhulu kwe-mononucleosis kuyinhlanganisela yokuphumula okukhulu, ukugcwaliswa kwamanzwisi ngokuphikelela, nokulawulwa kwezimpawu ezihlakaniphile.
Ukubuyekeza lokho okufanele ukwenze uma une-mono: phumula ngangokunokwenzeka, uphuze amanzi amaningi, usebenzise imithi ye-OTC ngokuhlakanipha, futhi udambise umqala wakho ngeziphakamiso zasekhaya zamama-mono. Okubaluleke kakhulu, vikela umzimba wakho ngokugwema imisebenzi enobungozi (i-mono nokuzivocavoca akuhambisani!) kanye notshwala ukuvimbela izinkinga ezibi ezinganeni zakho nasezibindini zakho.
Yiba nesineke nomzimba wakho usebenza kanzima ukulwa nesifo esibalulekile. Landela lezi zinyathelo, lalela udokotela wakho, futhi uzoba endleleni yokululama ngokuphelele.
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