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Ukufiphaza kwasezinganeni kuyisifo esibangelwa yi-virus esithinta iphunga, umlomo, nezinye izingxenye eziphezulu zomoya. Kuyisifo esivame kakhulu kubantwana, ikakhulukazi ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphila kwabo. Nakuba ukubona ingane yakho ingaphili kahle kungakukhathaza, ukufiphaza okuningi kubantwana kuyatholakala kalula futhi kuzithoba ngokwalo ngokuphumula okwanele nokunakekelwa okuhle.
Izingane zivame ukuthola ukufiphaza okuyi-6 kuya ku-8 ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphila kwazo njengoba amasosha omzimba azo esakhiwa. Lezi zifo zibangelwa yi-virus esakazeka kalula emoyeni nasezintweni, okwenza kube nzima ukuzigwema ngokuphelele.
Izimpawu zokufiphaza kwasezinganeni zingase zihluke, kodwa ngokuvamile uzobona ukushintsha ekuphefumuleni kwazo, ekudleni, nasesimweni sabo sonke. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuvela kancane kancane ngosuku olulodwa noma amabili.
Ake sibheke izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazibona engwaneni yakho:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuphela izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, ngokuvimba okubi kakhulu okuvela ngezinsuku eziyi-3 kuya kweziyi-5. Ukudla kwengane yakho kungase kunciphe okwesikhashana, okuvamile ngokuphelele uma iqhubeka ithola amanzi athile.
Kwezinye izikhathi, izingane zingase zithole izimpawu ezinkulu njengoshushu oluqhubekayo oluphezulu kunama-100.4°F (38°C), ukuphefumula okunzima, noma izimpawu zokulahlekelwa amanzi. Lezi zimo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukufiphaza kwasezinganeni kubangelwa yi-virus, ngezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-200 ezingase zibangele lezi zifo. I-rhinovirus iphethe u-30-40% wokufiphaza kwasezinganeni, kanti ezinye i-virus njenge-coronavirus, i-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ne-parainfluenza virus iphethe okunye.
Izingane zithola lezi virus ngezindlela eziningi ezivamile. Uma othile onokufiphaza ekhwehlela noma ekhipha, amaconsi amancane ane-virus ahlala emoyeni futhi angaphefumlelwa ingane yakho. I-virus ingase isakazeke lapho ingane yakho ithinta izinto ezingcolile bese ibeka izandla zayo emlonyeni, ephungwini, noma emehlweni.
Izingane ezincane zibuthakathaka ngokukhethekile ngoba amasosha omzimba azo asafunda ukuqaphela nokulwa nalezi virus. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izingane zihlola izwe ngokubeka konke emlonyeni wazo, okwandisa ukukhishwa kwazo ezintweni ezingcolile.
Amakhaya okuhlala izingane, imihlangano yomndeni, nezikhungo zomphakathi yizindawo ezivamile lapho izingane zithola khona i-virus yokufiphaza. Ngisho nabantu bomndeni abanothando abavakashela ngenkathi belwa nokufiphaza okuncane bangadlulisela i-virus engwaneni yakho ngaphandle kokwazi.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wezingane uma ingane yakho ingaphansi kwezinyanga eziyi-3 ubudala futhi ibonisa izimpawu zokufiphaza, ngisho nezincane. Izingane ezincane kakhulu zinamasosha omzimba angakabi avuthiwe futhi zingase zithole izinkinga ngokushesha kunabantwana abadala.
Kubantwana abadala kunezinyanga eziyi-3, nazi izimo ezithile ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Themba izinzwa zakho zokuba yisizwe. Uma kukhona okubonakala kuhlukile ngokuziphatha kwengane yakho noma ukukhathazeka ngezimpawu zayo, kuhlale kungcono ukuhlola nodokotela wakho.
Kwezinye izikhathi, lokho okubonakala njengokufiphaza okulula kungase kube ukuqala kwesimo esinzima njengopneumonia noma i-bronchiolitis, ikakhulukazi kubantwana abancane kakhulu.
Izinto eziningi zingase zikhulise amathuba engane yakho okuthola ukufiphaza okuvamile. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele ngenkathi ugcina ithemba elihle.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezingase zikhulise amathuba zifaka:
Ukubhema kungase kuvikele ekuthola ukufiphaza ngokudlulisela amasosha omzimba evela kunina kuya engwaneni. Kodwa-ke, ngisho nezingane ezinyonyiswayo zizothola ukufiphaza njengoba zikhishwa yi-virus entsha omakhelwane bazo abangakaze bayibone.
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukufiphaza kuyiqiniso elikhulu ekukhuleni kwamasosha omzimba engane yakho. Ukufiphaza ngakunye kusiza umzimba wayo ukuba ufunde ukuqaphela nokulwa ne-virus ngokuphumelelayo esikhathini esizayo.
Ukufiphaza okuningi kwasezinganeni kuphela ngaphandle kwezinkinga, kodwa kuwusizo ukwazi izimpawu ezingase zibonise inkinga enkulu. Izingane ezincane zibuthakathaka kakhulu ekubeni nezinkinga ngoba izindawo zazo zokuphefumula zincinyane futhi amasosha omzimba azo asakhiwa.
Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu ezingase zenzeke zifaka:
Lezi zinkinga azivamile, ikakhulukazi ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokugcinwa. Kodwa-ke, zivame kakhulu kubantwana abancane kakhulu, abantwana abazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, noma labo abanemiqondo yempilo.
Kwezinye izikhathi, lokho okubonakala njengokufiphaza okulula kungase kubangelwe yi-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), okuholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zokuphefumula kubantwana abancane. Kungakho kubalulekile ukugcina izimpawu zengane yakho.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukugwema ngokuphelele ingane yakho ukuthola ukufiphaza, unganciphisa kakhulu amathuba ayo ngokulandela amasu okuvimbela. Umgomo awukona ukudala indawo ehlanzekile, kodwa ukunciphisa ukukhishwa ezinyangeni ezibuthakathaka kakhulu zengane yakho.
Nazi izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuvimbela:
Khumbula ukuthi ukukhishwa kwezinto ezingcolile kuyasiza ekukhuleni kwamasosha omzimba engane yakho. Umgomo ukufumana ibhalansi phakathi kwezinyathelo ezifanele nokuvumela ukusebenzisana okujwayelekile komphakathi.
Njengoba ingane yakho ikhula futhi amasosha omzimba ayo aqina, izoqala ukuba namandla okulwa nalezi virus ezivamile. Izingane eziningi zithola ukufiphaza okuncane ngemuva kosuku lokuzalwa lwazo lokuqala.
Ukuqonda ukufiphaza kwasezinganeni kuvame ukuba lula futhi kuncike ekuqapheleni izimpawu zazo. Udokotela wezingane wakho ngokuvamile angakwazi ukuqonda ukufiphaza ngokulalela incazelo yakho nokubheka ingane yakho.
Phakathi kokuhlola, udokotela wakho uzohlola iphunga, umlomo, nezindlebe zengane yakho ukuze abone izimpawu zokutheleleka. Uzolalela amaphaphu nenhliziyo yengane yakho ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi akukho mizuzu ephazamisayo engase ibonise izinkinga.
Udokotela wezingane wakho uzokubuzisa ngesikhathi sezimpikiswano, izindlela zokudla zengane yakho, nokuthi kukhona yini omunye umuntu endlini oye wagula muva nje. Lolu lwazi lusisiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ubhekene nokufiphaza okuvamile kwe-virus kunokuthile esinzima.
Ezimeni eziningi, akukho zihloko ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuqonda ukufiphaza okuvamile. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho angase acele ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe uma ecindezela izinkinga noma uma izimpawu zengane yakho zinzima kakhulu.
Kwezinye izikhathi, uma ingane yakho inezimpawu eziqhubekayo noma izimpawu zokutheleleka okunzima, udokotela wakho angase a-oda i-X-ray yesifuba noma ahlole ukukhishwa kwephunga ukuze aqonde i-virus ebangela isifo.
Ukwelashwa kokufiphaza kwasezinganeni kugxila ekuqondeni ingane yakho ibe lula ngenkathi amasosha omzimba ayo elwa ne-virus. Akukho ukwelashwa kokufiphaza okuvamile, kodwa ungenza okuningi ukuze usize ingane yakho izizwe ilungile ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
Izindlela zokwelapha eziyinhloko zifaka:
Kubalulekile ukugwema ukunikeza noma yimiphi imithi yokufiphaza eyenziwe ngaphandle kokuthengwa kubantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka emi-2. Le mithi ayiqinisekiswanga ukuthi iphephile noma isebenza kubantwana abancane futhi ingase ibe nemiphumela emibi.
Ukulawula ushushu, unganikeza i-acetaminophen yasezinganeni kubantwana abadala kunezinyanga eziyi-3, noma i-ibuprofen yasezinganeni kubantwana abadala kunezinyanga eziyi-6, ulandela imiyalo yodokotela wakho wezingane. Ungalokothi unikeze i-aspirin kubantwana noma kubantwana ngenxa yengozi yesimo esinzima esibizwa nge-Reye's syndrome.
Ukukhathalela ingane enokufiphaza ekhaya kudinga isineke nokunakekela izidingo zayo zokukhululeka. Ukukhathalela kwakho kuyadlala indima ebalulekile ekuyiseni ekubeni iphulukile ngenkathi kuvimbela izinkinga.
Nansi indlela onganikeza ngayo ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu ekhaya:
Ukwenza indawo ethulile, enokukhululeka kubalulekile ekubeni ingane yakho iphulukile. Gcina ikamelo layo libe nomoya ofudumele futhi uqinisekise ukuthi umoya uhamba kahle ngaphandle kokuphefumula.
Khumbula ukuthi kuvamile kubantwana ukuba banamathele kakhulu futhi badinge ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe uma bengazizwa kahle. Lolu sidingo olukhulu lokududuzwa luyisigaba senqubo yabo yokwelapha futhi lusiza ekuqinisiseni ubuhlobo bakho.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakasha kwakho kudoctor wezingane kuzokusiza ukuba usebenzise kahle isikhathi sakho futhi uqinisekise ukuthi udokotela wakho uneyonke ulwazi olufanele ukunikeza ingane yakho ukunakekelwa okuhle.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, buza lolu lwazi oluqakathekile:
Letha izinto zokuthambisa eziyizintandokazi zengane yakho ukuze usize ukuyigcina ithulile ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Iblanketi eliqhelile noma into encane yokudlala ingenza ukuvakasha kube lula kubo bonke.
Bhala phansi noma yimiphi imibuzo noma ukukhathazeka okukhethekile onakho ngaphambi kwe-appointment. Kulula ukukhohlwa imininingwane ebalulekile uma ugxile ekubhekeni ingane yakho, ngakho ukuba nolwazi olulotshwe phansi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ukhuluma konke.
Ukufiphaza kwasezinganeni kuyinto evamile futhi ngokuvamile akukho okufanele ukukhathazeke ngakho, nakuba kungase kukwenze wena nengane yakho nizizwe nibuhlungu isonto noma ngaphezulu. Amasosha omzimba engane yakho afunda futhi aqina ngokufiphaza ngakunye ayithola.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uyikhumbule ukuthi uthando nokunakekela kwakho kuyimithi engcono kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi. Nakuba ungakwazi ukwelapha ukufiphaza, unganikeza induduzo, uqinisekise ukuthi kunamanzi anele, futhi uqaphele noma yikuphi ukushintsha okukhathazayo ezimpawini.
Themba izinzwa zakho njengomzali. Uyazi ingane yakho ngaphezu kwanoma ubani, futhi uma kukhona okubonakala kungalungile noma kuhlukile, unganqikazi ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho. Ukufiphaza okuningi kuphela ngokuphelele phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7-10 ngaphandle kwemiphumela.
Khumbula ukuthi leli qophelo lokufiphaza okuvamile liyathuthuka kakhulu ngemuva kosuku lokuzalwa lokuqala lengane yakho njengoba amasosha omzimba ayo aqina futhi athola amandla okulwa ne-virus evamile endaweni yakho.
Yebo, qhubeka unyonyise ingane yakho uma inokufiphaza. Ubisi lwebele lunamasosha omzimba angasiza ekuqedeni ukutheleleka futhi lunikeza amanzi abalulekile. Ungase udinge ukunikeza ukuncelisa okuningi njengoba ingane yakho ingase ithole izilinganiso ezincane ngenxa yokuvalwa kwephunga, kodwa ukuncelisa kuyinye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ongayenza ngesikhathi sesifo sayo.
Izingane ziba yingozi kakhulu phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-2-3 zokufiphaza kwazo lapho izimpawu zivela, kodwa zingasakaza i-virus ize kube izinsuku eziyi-10. Isikhathi esiyingozi sivame ukunciphisa kakhulu uma ushushu luphela futhi izimpawu ziqala ukuthuthuka. Kodwa-ke, ukukhishwa kwe-viral kungase kuqhubeke ngisho nangemva kokuba ingane yakho izizwe ilungile.
Amakhaya amaningi okuhlala izingane adinga ukuba abantwana bahlale ekhaya uma benoshushu, bengahlali kahle ukuze bahlanganyele ngokujwayelekile, noma badinga ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe kunabasebenzi abangakunikeza ngenkathi banakekela abanye abantwana. Hlola inqubomgomo yekhaya lokuhlala izingane yakho, kodwa ngokuvamile izingane zingabuya uma zingenaso ushushu isikhathi esingama-24 amahora futhi zidla ngokujwayelekile, ngisho noma zisene-congestion.
Nakuba ukufiphaza okuningi kuhlala kulula futhi kuphela ngokwalo, izingane zingase zithole izinkinga njengokutheleleka kwezindlebe, i-bronchiolitis, noma i-pneumonia. Qaphela izimpawu ezixwayisayo njengobunzima bokuphumula, ushushu oluqhubekayo oluphezulu, ukwenqaba ukudla ngokudla okuningi, noma noma yiluphi uziphatho oluhlukile kunokujwayelekile kwengane yakho. Xhumana nodokotela wezingane uma uqaphela lezi zinguquko ezinkulu.
Yebo, kuyaqondakala ukuthi izingane zithole ukufiphaza okuyi-6-8 ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphila kwazo. Amasosha omzimba azo asakhiwa, futhi zikhishwa yi-virus eminingi okokuqala. Ukufiphaza ngakunye kusiza ekuqinisiseni amasosha omzimba azo esikhathini esizayo. Uzobona ukufiphaza okuncane njengoba ingane yakho ikhula futhi amasosha omzimba ayo aqala ukulwa nalezi virus.
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