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Esinye sezinto ezidala ukudideka kakhulu yingxoxo mayelana nenqamu eqinayo ne-herpes. Lapho ubuka nje, inqamu eqinayo ebucayi kakhulu kanye nesilonda se-herpes kungafana kakhulu ngokumangalisayo, okudala ukukhathazeka nokudideka. Ngakho-ke
Inqamu eqinayo yikho kanye lokho ezwakala ngakho: izinwele ezigoqeke zabuyela esikhunjeni kunokukhula ziphume esifohweni. Kuyinkinga yomshini, hhayi ukutheleleka ongakuthola komunye umuntu.
Le nkinga evamile yesikhumba ivame ukwenzeka ngemva kokususa izinwele—cabanga ngokugunda, ukukhipha nge-wax, noma ukukhipha ngezikhonkwane. Lapho izinwele zisikwa zibe mfushane futhi zibe bukhali, zingadabula kalula esikhunjeni lapho zikhula kabusha. Nakuba zingenzeka noma kuphi, zivamile kakhulu ezindaweni ezinohweba olunamakhava, olunama-curly, njengendawo yendebe, amanxenye angaphansi kwezingalo, futhi, yebo, esifundeni sezitho zangasese.
Izimpawu zenqamu eqinayo ezithweni zangasese zivame ukuba sendaweni eyodwa, eyithintekileyo. Mhlawumbe uyobona:
Ngokuyisisekelo, inqamu eqinayo yimpendulo yomzimba kwezinto zangaphandle. Umzimba wakho ubheka izinwele ezibanjwe njengesihlaseli bese uqala impendulo encane yokuvuvukala ukuze uyikhiphe, yikho okubangela ukubomvu nokuvuvukala. Ngokwe-American Academy of Dermatology, ziyisimo sesikhumba esingenabungozi kodwa esivame ukudumaza source.
I-Herpes yindaba ehlukile ngokuphelele. Akuyona ingozi yesikhumba; igciwane elivamile elidluliselwa ngokocansi elibangelwa yi-Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko:
I-Herpes yi-STI, okusho ukuthi idluliselwa ngokuthintana okuseduze nesikhumba nesikhumba, okuhlanganisa ukubhejwa ngembeleko, nge-anal, noma ngomlomo. Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-herpes ayidlulisi ngamathuluzi afana nezigqoko zangasese noma amathawula.
Isipiliyoni sokuhlaselwa y-herpes, ikakhulukazi esokuqala, sivame ukuba namandla futhi sisabalale kakhulu kunenqamu eqinayo. Izimpawu ze-genital herpes zingaba ezomzimba wonke, okusho ukuthi zithinta kakhulu kunendawo eyodwa esikhunjeni sakho.
Izilonda ze-herpes zibukeka kanjani? Ukubukeka kungenye yezinkomba ezibaluleke kakhulu.
Ngaphezu kwezilonda ngokwazo, i-herpes inezinye izimpawu ezivelele, ikakhulukazi phakathi nokuhlaselwa kokuqala:
Enye yemibuzo eyinhloko abantu abayibuza ithi, ingabe i-herpes ingafana nenqamu eqinayo? Ngenkathi isiqhenqe esisodwa sokuqala se-herpes singase sifaniswe nesilonda noma inqamu eqinayo, lokhu kungavamile. Ukuthambekela kwe-herpes ukwakha amaqoqo kanye nokuba khona kwezinye izimpawu kuvame ukuba yizici ezicacile ezihlukanisayo.
Ukuhlukanisa izimpawu kungaba ngaphezu kokubekezelelwa lapho ukhathazekile. Uma uzibuza ukuthi ungahlukanisa kanjani i-herpes nenqamu eqinayo, leli qhathaniso eliseceleni kweceleni kufanele lisize ukucacisa izinto.
Nansi incazelo eyenziwe yenqamu eqinayo ne-herpes:
| Isici | Inqamu Eqinayo | Herpes |
|---|---|---|
| Imbangela | Umshini: Isifohlo esivimbekile, ngokuvamile ngemva kokususa izinwele. | Igciwane: Ukutheleleka okudluliselwa ngokocansi okubangelwa yi-Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). |
| Ukubukeka | Indunduma eyodwa, eqinile, enomumo womumo obomvu (i-papule) noma indunduma egcwele ubovu (i-pustule). | Iqoqo leziqhenqe ezincane, ezingamanzi esisekelo esibomvu. |
| Okuqukethwe | Kungaqukatha ubovu obukhulu obumhlophe/ophuzi. Vele, ichashaza elimnyama noma izinwele ezigoqiwe ziyabonakala. | Iqukethe amanzi acacile, aphuzi, noma aphuzi kancane. Amanzi aqukethe igciwane elidala ukutheleleka. |
| Indawo | Igcile ngqo esifohleni sezinwele. | Ingavela noma kuphi, ikakhulukazi lapho isikhumba sihlangana nezindaba ezifingqiwe (izitho zangasese, izindebe, umlomo). |
| Izimpawu Ezihlotshaniswa | Ubunzima bendawo, ukulunywa okuncane, nobuhlungu endaweni yendunduma. | Ukudlikiza okungaphambi kokuhlaselwa/ubuhlungu bomthambo. Kungenzeka kube nomkhuhlane, ubuhlungu bomzimba, ikhanda elibuhlungu, kanye nezindlala ezivuvukele. |
| Ukuqala | Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya esontweni ngemva kokugunda, ukukhipha nge-wax, noma ukukhipha. | Ngokuvamile izinsuku ezingu-2 kuya kweziyi-12 ngemva kokuba nobudlelwano bobulili nomuntu othelelekile source. |
| Ukudluliselwa | Ayidlulisi. | Idlulisela kakhulu ngokuthintana ngqo esikhunjeni nesikhumba. |
| Ukuqhubeka | Ngokuvamile iyayeka yodwa phakathi kwe-1-2 amasonto. Ingakhulula izinwele ezibanjwe. | Iziqhenqe ziyaklebhuka, zakhe izilonda ezibuhlungu, bese zibopha futhi ziphole phakathi kwamasonto amabili kuya kwamane. Igciwane lihlala njalo. |
Ngenkathi ukugxilwa lapha kungaphansi kwenqamu eqinayo ne-herpes, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ezinye izimo zingadala futhi izindunduma zezitho zangasese. Uma akukho nhlangothi kuzo kokubili okuchazayo okufana, cabanga ngalezi zinketho:
Indlela yakho yokwelapha nokuvimbela izoncika ngokuphelele ekutholeni okuyikho.
Inhloso ukuthulisa ukuvuvukala nokusiza izinwele ziphume.
Ayikho imithi ye-herpes, kodwa kuyisimo esiphathwa kalula.
Ngenkathi le m manual inikeza ulwazi oluningiliziwe ukukusiza uqonde izinketho, ayiyona indawo yokwelulekwa kwezokwelapha kochwepheshe. Kuphela indlela yokwazi kahle ukuthi uyinqamu eqinayo noma i-STI ukuthola isaziso kumhlinzeki wezempilo.
Kufanele wenze isikhathi nodokotela noma umtholampilo wezempilo yocansi uma:
Udokotela uvame ukuthola isifo ngokuhlola okulula okubonwayo. Ukuqinisekisa i-herpes, angase athathe i-swab kusilonda esisha ukuze kutholwe isiko legciwane noma ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungathola futhi ama-antibody e-herpes, okungasiza uma ungazibonisi izilonda ezisebenzayo. Ukuthola impendulo ecacile kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokwelashwa okuphumelelayo nokuthula kwengqondo.
Ukukhathazeka okwenzeka lapho uthola isifo esingavamile sezitho zangasese kuyinto eyangempela futhi enomthelela. Ukuqonda izihloko ezihlukene phakathi kwenqamu eqinayo nesilonda se-herpes kuyisinyathelo sokuqala esinamandla sokulawula ukukhathazeka.
Ngokufingqa, inqamu eqinayo ngokuvamile iyindunduma eyodwa, egcwele ubovu esifohleni sezinwele, ebangelwa ingozi yesikhumba. I-Herpes, ngakolunye uhlangothi, yi-STI yegciwane evame ukuvela njengeqoqo leziqhenqe ezibuhlungu ezingamanzi futhi ingase ihambisane nezimpawu ezijwayelekile ezifana nomkhuhlane.
Ekugcineni, uma uzibuza, “ngingahlukanisa kanjani inqamu eqinayo ne-herpes?” futhi unokungabaza okuncane, indlela engcono kakhulu futhi ephephile yokwenza ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha sochwepheshe. Ukuvakashelwa okusheshayo kumhlinzeki wezempilo kungakunikeza isifo esiqondile, uhlelo lokwelapha olulungile, nokuthula kwengqondo okufanele. Ungabambezeleki—ukuthatha isinqumo sezempilo yakho njalo kuyisinqumo esilungile.
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