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I-Ascariasis iwukutheleleka okubangelwa ama-roundworm abizwa ngokuthi yi-Ascaris lumbricoides aphila ezibindini zakho. Lezi zikhuhlu eziphilayo ziyajwayelekile emhlabeni wonke, zithinta abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-800, nakuba zingavamile emazweni athuthukile anemihlangano emihle.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-ascariasis iyaphiliswa ngokuphelele ngemithi. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo uma bethola ukunakekelwa okufanele.
I-Ascariasis kwenzeka lapho amaqanda e-roundworm engeza emzimbeni wakho ngokudla okungcolile, amanzi, noma umhlabathi. Uma kungenile, la maqanda aphuma esibindini sakho esincane futhi akhule abe izikhuhlu ezindala ezingaphila lapho iminyaka engu-1-2.
Izikhuhlu ezindala zibukeka njengezinkukhu ezinkulu zomhlabathi futhi zingakhula zibe ubude obungu-14 intshi. Ziyaphila esibindini sakho esincane, lapho zidla khona ukudla okudlayo futhi zizala ngokubeka izinkulungwane zamaqanda nsuku zonke.
La maqanda bese ephuma emzimbeni wakho ngezinhlanzi. Ezindaweni ezingenayo imihlahlandlela emihle, amaqanda angangcolisa umhlabathi nemithombo yamanzi, aqhubeke nesikhathi sokutheleleka.
Abantu abaningi abane-ascariasis abanawo noma yimiphi impawu, ikakhulukazi ezingxenyeni zokuqala. Uma izimpawu zivele, ngokuvamile zithuthukisa ezigabeni ezimbili njengoba izikhuhlu zihamba emzimbeni wakho.
Phakathi nesigaba sokuqala, lapho ama-larvae ehamba ngaphesheya kwezinyo zakho, ungase ubone:
Lezi zimpawu zezinyo ngokuvamile zihlala amasonto angu-1-2 futhi zingazizwa njengokutheleleka okuncane kokuphefumula. Ungase ungazi ukuthi zihlangene nezinkukhu kuleli phuzu.
Isigaba sesibili senzeka lapho izikhuhlu ezindala zihlala ezibindini zakho. Izimpawu ezivamile zesibindini zihlanganisa:
Kwezinye izimo, ungase ubone izikhuhlu ezinkulu zakho noma uhlanze. Nakuba lokhu kungase kube ukukhathazeka, empeleni kuwusizo ekuxilongeni futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kuyadingeka.
Abantwana abane-ascariasis bangase babe nezinye izimpawu ezifana nokulala okungakhululekile, ukucasuka, noma ubunzima bokuqonda. Lezi zinto zenzeka ngoba ukutheleleka kungaphazamisa ukufunwa kokudla okufanele.
I-Ascariasis ibangelwa ukugwinya amaqanda e-roundworm amancane avela emithonjeni engcolile. Ukutheleleka kuthuthukiswa yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "indlela ye-fecal-oral," okusho ukuthi amaqanda avela ezinhlanzini ezingcolile aya emlonyeni wakho.
Izindlela ezivamile abantu abathinteka ngazo zihlanganisa:
Abantwana abancane baphazanyiswa kakhulu ngoba ngokuvamile bafake izandla zabo emlonyeni wabo ngemuva kokudlala ephusheni noma esihlahleni. Amaqanda aqinile kakhulu futhi angaphila emhlabeni izinyanga noma iminyaka.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi awukwazi ukuthola i-ascariasis ngokuqondile komunye umuntu noma ezilwaneni ezifuywayo. Amaqanda adinga isikhathi emhlabeni ukuze abe yingozi, ngokuvamile amasonto angu-2-4 ezimweni ezishisayo, ezimanzi.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ubona izimpawu zesibindini ezihlala njalo, ikakhulukazi uma usanda kuhamba ezindaweni lapho i-ascariasis ivame khona. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvimbela izinkinga futhi kukusiza uzizwe ukhulu ngokushesha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Shaya udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uthuthukisa izimpawu ezinkulu njengobhlungu besibindini obukhulu, ukuthuthumela okuphezulu, noma ubunzima bokuphumula. Lokhu kungase kubonise izinkinga ezidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Kubantwana, qaphela izimpawu ezifana nokukhula okubi, ubunzima bokuqonda, noma ukuguquka kokuziphatha. Abantwana bangase bangakwazi ukuchaza izimpawu zabo ngokucacile, ngakho themba izinzwa zakho uma kukhona okubonakala kungalungile.
Izici ezithile zikhuphula amathuba akho okukhula kwe-ascariasis, nakuba noma ubani angatheleleka ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele. Ukuqonda lezi zici zingozi kukusiza uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele.
Izici zezwe nezindawo zidlala indima enkulu:
Izici zomuntu kanye nempilo ezikhuphula ingozi zihlanganisa:
Abantwana baphazanyiswa kakhulu ngoba banesikhathi esiningi sokuzijabulisa ephusheni, ukufaka izinto emlonyeni wabo, futhi bangase bangagezi izandla zabo njalo. Noma kunjalo, abantu abadala abasebenza ngaphandle noma abahamba njalo nabo baphazanyiswa kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi abane-ascariasis bayaphila ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa futhi abanawo noma yimiphi imiphumela. Noma kunjalo, izinkinga zingase zivele uma ukutheleleka kungaphathwa noma kuqine kakhulu.
Imiphumela evamile kakhulu yenzeka lapho izikhuhlu zanda kakhulu noma ziya ezindaweni ezingavamile:
Kubantwana, ukutheleleka okukhulu kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zokuthuthukiswa:
Imiphumela emibi kodwa engavamile ingase ihlanganise ukugqwala kwesibindini noma izikhuhlu eziya ezinzwini, e-liver, noma kwezinye izitho. Lezi zimo zidinga ukusebenza kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe abane-ascariasis bangase bahlangabezane nezingozi ezengeziwe, kuhlanganise nemiphumela emibi ngesikhathi sokubeletha uma izikhuhlu zibangela ukuphahlazeka kwesibindini. Noma kunjalo, ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele, le miphumela emibi iyakuvimbela.
Ukuvimbela i-ascariasis kugxile ekuqhekekeni kwesikhathi sokudlulisa ngemikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka nokuphatha. Isimemo ukugwema ukuxhumana nomhlabathi ongcolile nokuqeqesha imikhuba yokudla namanzi ephephile.
Izindlela zokuvimbela ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Uma uhamba ezindaweni lapho i-ascariasis ivame khona, thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe:
Ekhaya, gcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle ngokulahla izinhlanzi zabantu nezilwane ezifuywayo ngokufanele, ugcine izindawo zokudlala zicocekile, futhi ugeze izandla zakho ngemuva kokulima noma umsebenzi wasemgadini.
Ukuxilonga i-ascariasis ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuhlola amasampula ezinkulu ukubuka amaqanda e-roundworm ngaphansi kwesikrini. Lena indlela evamile nethembekile yokuqinisekisa ukutheleleka.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzocela isampula yesinhlanzi futhi angase akucele ukuqoqa amasampula izinsuku eziningi. Ngezinye izikhathi amaqanda awakhona kuzo zonke izinhlanzi, ngakho amasampula amaningi andisa amathuba okubona.
Izindlela ezengeziwe zokuxilonga zingase zihlanganise:
Kwezinye izimo, izikhuhlu zingase zitholakale ngezinqubo zezokwelapha ezifana ne-endoscopy noma ukuhlinzwa. Izinkukhu ezindala zikhulu ngokwanele ukubonakala ezifundweni zokubuka uma zikhona ngenani elikhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzabuza futhi ngomlando wakho wokutholakala, izimpawu, kanye nokukhishwa okungenzeka emhlabeni ongcolile noma emanzini. Lolu lwazi lusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa nokuqondisa izinqumo zokwelapha.
I-Ascariasis iwelashwa ngemithi yokulwa nezifo eziphumelela kakhulu ekususeni izikhuhlu. Abantu abaningi bazizwa bekhulu kakhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Imithi evamile kakhulu ebhaliwe ihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha imithi engcono kakhulu ngokususelwa ebudeni bakho, isisindo, kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Le mithi isebenza ngokuphahlazeka kwezikhuhlu, okwenza zingakwazi ukubamba odongeni lwesibindini sakho.
Abantu abaningi abanawo imiphumela emibi ebalulekile evela ekwelapheni. Abanye bangase baphawule ukuphefumula okuncane, ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, noma ukuqengqelekela, kodwa lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyisikhashana futhi zincinyane.
Ngemuva kokwelashwa, ungaqhubeka uthola izikhuhlu eziphileni izinsuku noma amasonto amaningana. Lokhu kuyinto evamile futhi empeleni kubonisa ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle.
Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuhlola izinkulu zokulandelela izinyanga ezingu-1-3 ngemuva kokwelashwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuye kususwa ngokuphelele. Uma amaqanda esakhona, ungase udinga enye inkambo yemithi.
Nakuba imithi iyindlela eyinhloko yokwelapha i-ascariasis, ukunakekelwa okusekela ekhaya kungakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa. Gxila ekuphumuleni, ekudleni okufanele, nasekugcineni umzimba uqine.
Izinyathelo zokunakekelwa okusekela zihlanganisa:
Gcina ukuhlanzeka okuqinile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kabusha nokukhuthaza amalungu omndeni:
Ungakhathazeki uma uthola izikhuhlu ezibonakalayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Lokhu empeleni kuyisibonakaliso esihle sokuthi imithi isebenza. Noma kunjalo, xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uthuthukisa ubuhlungu besibindini obukhulu noma ukuthuthumela okuphezulu.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nokwelashwa okufanele. Buthana ulwazi olufanele mayelana nezimpawu zakho kanye nokukhishwa okungenzeka ngaphambili.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala phansi:
Uma kungenzeka, qoqa isampula yesinhlanzi ngokuvumelana nemiyalo yodokotela wakho. Bangase bakunikeze ikithi lokuqoqa noma imiyalo ethile yokuhlola okuhle.
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani wokusekela, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa ungaphili kahle noma ukhathazekile nge-aphoyintimenti. Bangakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olukhulu nemibuzo.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngesimo sakho sokuphila, indawo yomsebenzi, kanye nemikhuba yokudla. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuhlola izingozi zakho nokunquma indlela engcono yokwelapha.
I-Ascariasis iwukutheleleka okuphulukiswayo okuthinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele, kodwa kuphendula kahle ekunakekelweni kwezokwelapha okufanele. Isimemo ukubona izimpawu ngokushesha nokuthola ukwelashwa okufanele.
Khumbula ukuthi lokhu kutheleleka kuphela ngemithi efanele. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela uma bethola ukwelashwa ngesikhathi.
Ukuvimbela kuhlala kuyisivikelo sakho esihle kakhulu ngokumelene ne-ascariasis. Imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka, ukuphatha ukudla okuhle, kanye nemithombo yamanzi acocekile kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokutheleleka.
Uma ucindezela ukuthi ungase ube ne-ascariasis, ungangabazi ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokwelashwa kuvimbela izinkinga futhi kukusiza ubuyele empilweni ephelele ngokushesha.
Cha, awukwazi ukuthola i-ascariasis ngokuqondile komunye umuntu. Amaqanda e-roundworm kufanele achithe isikhathi emhlabeni ukuze abe yingozi, ngokuvamile amasonto angu-2-4. Ukutheleleka kuthuthukiswa ngumhlabathi ongcolile, amanzi, noma ukudla, hhayi ngokuxhumana ngokuqondile nabantu abathelelekile.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bekhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa, nakuba ungaqhubeka uthola izikhuhlu eziphileni amasonto amaningana. Ukubuyela empilweni ngokuphelele ngokuvamile kwenzeka phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4. Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuhlola okulandelwayo izinyanga ezingu-1-3 ngemuva kokwelashwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuye kususwa ngokuphelele.
Nakuba izinja nekathi zingaba nezinhlobo zazo ze-roundworms, ngokuvamile azidluliseli i-Ascaris lumbricoides kubantu. Noma kunjalo, ama-roundworms ezilwane ezifuywayo ngezinye izikhathi angabangela ezinye izinkinga zempilo kubantu, ngakho kubalulekile ukugcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle ngezilwane ezifuywayo nokuqinisekisa ukuthi zithola ukunakekelwa kwezilwane njalo.
I-Ascariasis ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa idinga ukuphathwa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo kodwa ngokuvamile iyaphiliswa. Eminye imithi yokulwa nezifo iphephile ukuyisebenzisa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kanti enye kufanele igwenywe. Uma ukhulelwe futhi ucindezela i-ascariasis, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okufanele nezinketho zokwelapha.
Uma iwelashwa ngokushesha, i-ascariasis ayivamile ukubangela ukulimala okumi phakade. Noma kunjalo, ukutheleleka okukhulu okungaphathwa kungabangela izinkinga ezifana nokuphahlazeka kwesibindini, ukondleka okubi, noma ukulibaziseka kokuthuthukiswa kubantwana. Kungakho ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokwelashwa kubaluleke kakhulu ekuvimbeleni imiphumela yesikhathi eside.
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