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Ukuqanduseka ngo-Giardia kuyisifo esivamile sokuhlanza esibangelwa yi-parasite encane ebizwa nge-Giardia lamblia. Leli qabane elincane kakhulu lihlala emanzini angcolile futhi lingakwenza ube nomkhuhlane wesisu ovame ukuzwakala njengomkhuhlane wesisu oqinile ongahambi.
Ungathola lolu qanduseko ngokusebenzisa amanzi angacolile ngenkathi uqhekeza, ugeza ezihlanzini, noma ngisho nokudla okungcolile. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqanduseka ngo-giardia kuphekwa ngokuphelele ngemithi efanele, futhi abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.
Ukuqanduseka ngo-Giardia, okuthiwa futhi yi-giardiasis, kwenzeka lapho ama-parasite amancane kakhulu abizwa nge-Giardia lamblia ehlala esibindini sakho esincane. Lezi zinto ezincane zihlanganisa ngokwazo ekuqaleni kwesibindini sakho futhi zivimbele ikhono lomzimba wakho lokufunxa izondlo ngokufanele.
I-parasite ikhona ngezindlela ezimbili ezisiza ekusindeni nasekusabalaleni kwayo. Isimo esisebenzayo, esibizwa ngokuthi yi-trophozoite, lihlala futhi liphindaphinda ezibindini zakho. Uma izimo ziqina, liguqula libe yi-cyst, esebenza njengesivikelo esingasinda ngaphandle komzimba izinyanga emanzini noma emhlabathini.
Lolu qanduseko luthinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele unyaka ngamunye. Nakuba noma ubani angathola i-giardia, kuvamile kakhulu ezindaweni ezinokuhlanzeka okubi, izimo zokuhlala ezikhulu, noma ukufinyelela okulinganiselwe emanzini acocekile.
Izimpawu ze-Giardia ziqala ukubonakala cishe ngemuva kweviki elilodwa kuya kwezintathu ngemuva kokuba ukhombiswe yi-parasite. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bangase baphawule izimpawu ngokushesha njengoba nje izinsuku ezimbalwa noma kamuva njengeviki eziningi ngemuva kokukhombiswa.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nezinye izimpawu ezingenza ukuqanduseka kube nzima kakhulu. Ungase uqaphele izinhlungu zikhanda, ukushisa okuncane, noma ukuzizwa ukhuluphuke. Ukuhlanza kuvame ukuba nokunuka okufana nesulfure okuningi abantu abakuthola kungathandeki.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi akuwona wonke umuntu onokuqanduseka ngo-giardia ohlangabezana nezimpawu. Abanye abantu bangaphatha i-parasite ngaphandle kokuzwa ubuhlungu, nakuba bangasabalalisa kwabanye. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu kubantu abadala kunabantwana.
Ukuqanduseka ngo-Giardia kusabalala ngalokho odokotela abakubiza ngendlela yokuqanduseka ngokomlomo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-parasite ihamba emathunjini angcolile iye emlonyeni wakho, ngokuvamile ngamanzi angcolile, ukudla, noma izinto ezingcolile.
Izindlela ezivamile ongathola ngazo lolu qanduseko zihlanganisa:
Amanzi yiyonke into ebaluleke kakhulu uma kuziwa ekusabalaleni kwe-giardia. Ifomu le-cyst le-parasite lingasinda emanzini abandayo izinyanga, ngisho nasezihlanzini ezihlanzekile uma amazinga e-chlorine engaqondwa kahle. Yingakho abantu abathanda ukuhamba ngaphandle abasebenzisa amanzi emvelo baphezu kokungena engozini.
Ukusabalala komuntu komunye kuvame kakhulu, ikakhulukazi emizini, amasiko okuhlanza abantwana, noma izikhungo zokunakekela abantu abadala. I-parasite ingasabalala kalula lapho ukugeza izandla okufanele kungenziwa, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokusebenzisa igumbi lokugezela noma ukuhlanza ama-diaper.
Kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhlangabezana nokuhlanza okuqhubekayo okuphela izinsuku ezimbalwa, ikakhulukazi uma kuhambisana nobuhlungu besisu noma ezinye izimpawu zokugaya ukudla. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kungakusiza uzizwe ukhulu ngokushesha futhi kuvimbele ukuphazamiseka.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezithinta:
Abantwana, abantu abadala, nabantu abanesistimu yokukhululeka ebuthakathaka kufanele babone udokotela ngokushesha kunokuba kube sekwephuzile. Lezi zinhlaka zivame kakhulu ukuthuthukisa ukuphazamiseka futhi zingadinga ukulandelelwa eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma usanda kuhamba endaweni enokuhlanzeka okubi noma ukhombiswe amanzi angcolile, khuluma lokhu nodokotela wakho. Lolu lwazi lubasiza bacabange i-giardia njengesizathu esingaba khona sezimo zakho.
Isimo esithile nemisebenzi ingandisa amathuba akho okuhlangana ne-parasite ye-giardia. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingenza kube lula kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele zokuzivikela wena nomndeni wakho.
Izinto ezivamile ezingenza kube lula ukuqanduseka zihlanganisa:
Abantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kwemihlanu ubudala bahlangabezana nengozi enkulu ngoba bavame ukufaka izinto ezingcolile emlonyeni wabo futhi bangase bangenzi ukugeza izandla okufanele. Izindawo zokunakekela abantwana zingaba yizindawo ezishisayo zokusabalalisa lapho umntwana oyedwa eqanduseka.
Abantu abanezimo zezokwelapha ezithile nabo banezingozi ezikhulayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa labo abanesistimu yokukhululeka eyonakele, izimo zokugaya ukudla ezingapheli, noma noma ubani othatha imithi eyancisha ukukhiqizwa kwa-acid esiswini.
Nakuba abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuqanduseka ngo-giardia ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo, ezinye izingozi zingathuthuka, ikakhulukazi uma ukuqanduseka kungaphathwa noma kuqhubeka. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingaba khona kukusiza uqaphele lapho ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe kungase kudingeke.
Izingozi ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Ukuphelelwa amanzi kuyinkinga ephambili, ikakhulukazi kubantwana abancane nabantu abadala. Ukulahlekelwa yi-fluid kubalulekile futhi ama-electrolytes ngokusebenzisa izitulo zamanzi ezivame kakhulu, okungabangela ubuthakathaka, ukukhathala, nezinye izimpawu ezinkulu.
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa lokho okuthiwa ukungabekezeleli i-lactose ngemuva kokuthola isifo. Ukuqanduseka konakalisa amaseli esibindini sakho esincane akhiqiza i-lactase, i-enzyme edingekayo ukugaya ushukela wobisi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungase udinge ukugwema imikhiqizo yobisi amasonto noma izinyanga eziningi ngenkathi isisu sakho siphulukana.
Ezimeni ezingavamile, i-giardiasis engapheli ingathuthuka lapho ukuqanduseka kuqhubeka izinyanga. Lolu vuvukalo oluqhubekayo lungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zokungahlukanisi kahle nokungaondliwe kahle okudingayo ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okukhethekile.
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokugwema ukuqanduseka ngo-giardia ukuba uqaphele ngokuphepha kwamanzi futhi wenze imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka. Lezi zinyathelo ezilula zinganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthola i-parasite ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke.
Izindlela zokuvimbela eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Uma usesezindaweni zasendle, phatha yonke imithombo yamanzi njengengcolile. Ukubilisa amanzi okungenani imizuzu eyodwa kubulala ama-giardia cysts ngokuphumelelayo. Amaphilisi okuhlanza amanzi ane-iodine noma i-chlorine dioxide asebenza kahle, nakuba kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuba asebenze.
Ukuhlanzeka kwezandla kuba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu uma unakekela umuntu onokuqanduseka ngo-giardia noma usebenza ezindaweni ezingozi eziphezulu njengezindawo zokunakekela abantwana. Geza izandla zakho ngemuva kokusebenzisa igumbi lokugezela, ukuhlanza ama-diaper, nangaphambi kokudla noma ukulungiselela ukudla.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngokubuza ngezimpawu zakho, umlando wakho wokuhamba, nokukhombiswa okungenzeka kwamanzi angcolile noma abantu abaqandusekile. Lolu lwazi lubasiza baqonde ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwe-giardia kunengqondo yini esimweni sakho.
Indlela evamile yokuhlola i-giardia ngokusebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwesampula yethunzi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokucela uqoqe isampula encane yethunzi lakho ekhishini elikhethekile, bese lihlolwa elabhorethri ukuze kubonwe izimpawu ze-parasite.
Ngezinye izikhathi kudingeka izampula eziningi zethunzi ngoba ama-parasite e-giardia awatholakali kuyo yonke into ephumayo. Udokotela wakho angase acele izampula eziqoqiwe ngezinsuku ezahlukene ukuze andise amathuba okuthola ukuqanduseka.
Amahhovisi wezokwelapha anamuhla avame ukusebenzisa izindlela eziphambili njengokuvivinya ukubona i-antigen noma ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR. Lezi zindlela zingabona amaprotheni e-giardia noma izinto eziphathekayo ngisho noma ama-parasite angabonakali ngaphansi komkhulu, okwenza ukuhlolwa kube nokwethenjwa kakhulu.
Ngezinye izikhathi, udokotela wakho angase a-ode ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze ahlole izimpawu zokuphelelwa amanzi noma ukungondliwe kahle, ikakhulukazi uma ube usugula isikhathi eside.
Ukuqanduseka ngo-Giardia kuphendula kahle imithi ye-antiparasitic ekhethekile ehlanganisa futhi ibulale ama-parasite ezibindini zakho. Udokotela wakho uzokubhalela imithi efanele kakhulu ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, nanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo zezokwelapha ongazihlangabezana nazo.
Imithi evame ukubhalwa ihlanganisa:
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bekhulu ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa, nakuba ukululama okuphelele kungase kuthathe isonto noma amabili. Kubalulekile ukuthatha yonke imithi ngokuphelele njengoba kubhalwe, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ukhulu ngaphambi kokuphela kwamapilisi onke.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akukhuthaze ukwelashwa okusekela ukuze akusize uphathe izimpawu zakho ngenkathi imithi isebenza. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ama-probiotics ukuze akusize ubuyisele ama-bacteria asemathunjini asempilweni noma izincomo zokudla ezithile ukuze unciphise ubuhlungu bokugaya ukudla.
Uma ungathuthuki ngemithi yokuqala, udokotela wakho angase azama olunye uhlu lwemithi ye-antiparasitic. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-giardia zingase zimelane nemithi ethile, ngakho-ke ukuthola ukwelashwa okufanele ngezinye izikhathi kuthatha ukuzama nokulungisa kancane.
Nakuba imithi ipheka ukuqanduseka okusekelayo, kunezinto eziningi ongazenza ekhaya ukuze uzizwe ukhulu futhi usekele ukululama kwakho. Lezi zinyathelo zokunakekela ziqondene nokuhlala unamanzi futhi unike isisu sakho ithuba elihle lokululama.
Izinyathelo ezibalulekile zokunakekela ekhaya zihlanganisa:
Ukuhlala unamanzi kuyinto yakho ephambili, ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezana nokuhlanza okuvamile. Phuza amanzi usuku lonke kunokuba uzame ukuphuza amanzi amaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, okungenza ukuphefumula kube sibi.
Uma kuziwa ekudleni, qala ngezinani ezincane zezinketho ezilula bese uthuthukisa ukudla okunye njengoba uzizwa ukhulu. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukugwema imikhiqizo yobisi amasonto amaningana kusiza ukuvimbela ukugaya ukudla okwengeziwe.
Gwema imithi yokulwa nokuhlanza ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekukhuthaza ngokuqondile. Le miithi ngezinye izikhathi ingenza ukuqanduseka ngo-giardia kube sibi ngokugcina ama-parasite esiswini sakho isikhathi eside.
Ukuba ulungile ukuya kudockotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuhlolwa okuchane kakhulu nokwelashwa okufanele izimpawu zakho. Ukuqoqa ulwazi olufanele kusengaphambili kwenza ukuya kudockotela kube lusebenzayo kuwe nodokotela wakho.
Ngaphambi kokuya kudockotela, bhala phansi:
Lungela ukuchaza izimpawu zakho ngokuningiliziwe, kuhlanganise ubukhulu nokuvela kwezitulo. Nakuba lokhu kungase kuzwakale kungathandeki ukukhuluma ngakho, le mininingwane iyasiza udokotela wakho ukwenze ukuhlolwa okuchane.
Letha uhlu lwemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha isikhathi esingakanani, nini okufanele uqale ukuzizwa ukhulu, noma ngabe amalungu omndeni adinga ukuhlolwa. Ungangabazi ukucela incazelo uma ungaqondi okuthile udokotela wakho akucacisa.
Uma udokotela wakho efuna ukuhlola isampula yethunzi, buza ngenqubo yokuqoqa futhi ngabe kudingeka ulandele noma yiziphi iziqondiso ezikhethekile ngaphambi kokunikeza isampula.
Ukuqanduseka ngo-Giardia kuyisimo esiphekwayo esingase sibe nzima, kodwa ngokuvamile asibi izinkinga zezempilo ezihlala njalo uma sihlolwe futhi siphekwe kahle. Okubalulekile ukuqaphela izimpawu ngokushesha futhi ufunani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele.
Khumbula ukuthi lolu qanduseko lusabalala ngamanzi angcolile nemikhuba embi yokuhlanzeka, ngakho-ke ukuvimbela kuqondene nokuqapha imithombo yamanzi nokugcina imikhuba emihle yokuhlanza izandla. Uma uhamba noma uchitha isikhathi ngaphandle, thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuphepha kwamanzi.
Uma uthuthukisa izimpawu, ungazami ukubhekana nazo wedwa. Imithi ephumelelayo iyatholakala engasusa ukuqanduseka futhi ikubuyisele ekuzizweni kwakho futhi. Ngokwelashwa okufanele nokunakekela kwakho, abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa.
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, ukuqanduseka ngo-giardia kungase kuqhubeke amasonto noma izinyanga. Izistimu zokukhululeka zabanye abantu ekugcineni zisusa ukuqanduseka ngokwazo, kodwa lokhu kungathatha isikhathi eside kakhulu futhi kungabangela ukuphazamiseka njengokungondliwe kahle noma izinkinga zokugaya ukudla ezingapheli. Ukwelashwa ngemithi ngokuvamile kululama ukuqanduseka ngokushesha nangokuthembekile.
Yebo, ungathola ukuqanduseka ngo-giardia izikhathi eziningi ekuphileni kwakho. Ukuba nokuqanduseka kanye akuwenzi ube nokuvikelwa ekuqandusekeni kwesikhathi esizayo. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukuvikelwa okulinganiselwe okungenza ukuqanduseka okulandelayo kube lula noma kube mfushane.
Ukuqanduseka ngo-Giardia kungasabalala komuntu komunye ngendlela yokuqanduseka ngokomlomo, ikakhulukazi emizini noma ezindaweni zamaqembu. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho imathunzi angcolile engcolisa izandla, izinto, noma ukudla, bese kudluliselwa emlonyeni womunye umuntu. Imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka, ikakhulukazi ukugeza izandla ngokuphelele, ingavimbela ukudluliselwa komuntu komunye.
Nakuba izilwane ezifuywayo zingaba nokuqanduseka ngo-giardia, izinhlobo ezivame ukuthola izinja nekathi ngokuvamile zihlukile kulabo abathinta abantu. Noma kunjalo, ukudluliselwa okulinganiselwe kungenzeka, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukwenza imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka uma uphatha izilwane ezifuywayo, ikakhulukazi uma zinezimpawu zokugaya ukudla.
Izimpawu ze-Giardia ngokuvamile zivela ngemuva kweviki elilodwa kuya kwezintathu ngemuva kokukhombiswa yi-parasite, nakuba lokhu kungase kuhluke komuntu komunye. Abanye abantu bangase baphawule izimpawu ngokushesha njengoba nje izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemuva kokukhombiswa, ngenkathi abanye bangase bangathuthuki izimpawu amasonto amaningana. Isikhathi ngokuvamile siyancika ezintweni njengeninani le-parasite owakhombiswe yiyo nokuphendula kwakho komzimba.
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