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Uyini i-Impetigo? Izimpawu, Izimbangela, & Ukwelashwa

October 10, 2025


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Uyini i-Impetigo?

I-Impetigo iwukutheleleka okukhulu kwesikhumba okubangelwa yibhaktheriya okwenza kube khona amaqhubu noma izilonda ezibomvu esikhumbeni sakho. Kungesinye sezifo ezivame kakhulu zesikhumba, ikakhulukazi kubantwana, futhi nakuba kubukeka kukhathaza, empeleni kulula ukuyiphatha ngokunakekelwa okufanele.

Lokhu kutheleleka kwenzeka lapho ibhaktheriya ingena ezincutsheni ezincane, ezimbanjeni, noma ekubhenteni kwezinambuzane esikhumbeni sakho. Ibhaktheriya iyalimala futhi ibeka amaqhubu ahlanganisiwe, afana ne-honey-colored, angabonakala kuphi na emzimbeni wakho. Cabanga ngakho njengendlela yesikhumba sakho yokubonisa ukuthi ibhaktheriya engathandeki isethule ikamu ehlengeni elincane.

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-impetigo iphendula kahle ekwelapheni futhi ayibangeli izinkinga ezinzima. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kweviki noma ezimbili ngokwelashwa okufanele kwe-antibiotic, bengashiyi mimarke eqinile esikhumbeni.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-Impetigo?

Izimpawu ze-Impetigo ziqala zincinyane kodwa ziyaziwa kakhulu uma usuzazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke. Ukutheleleka kuvame ukuqala njengezindawo ezincane ezibomvu eziqala ngokushesha zibe amaqhubu agcwele uketshezi noma izilonda.

Nawa ama-impawu aphambili ongawabona:

  • Amaqhubu abomvu aqhekeka ngokushesha futhi akhiphe uketshezi
  • Amaqhubu afana ne-honey-colored noma ayeluhlaza okwesundu aqala phezu kwamaqhubu
  • Ukuthamba, ukushisa endaweni ethintekile
  • Amaqhubu amancane aqhekeka kalula uma athintwa
  • Ama-lymph nodes avuvukile eduze nendawo yokutheleleka
  • Isikumba esizizwa sithambile noma sibuhlungu eduze kwamaqhubu

Ukubukeka kwamaqhubu afana ne-honey-colored kuyibizwa ye-impetigo. La maqhubu avame ukubukeka ababi kakhulu kunalokho abayikho, futhi ngokuvamile awashiyi ama-scars uma esephilile kahle.

Ngezinye izikhathi ungase ube nokuthamba okuncane noma uzizwe ungaphili kahle, ikakhulukazi uma ukutheleleka kuhlanganisa indawo enkulu yesikhumba. Ukuthamba kungakhathaza kakhulu, kodwa zama ukugwema ukuzikhubaza njengoba lokhu kungasakaza ukutheleleka kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.

Imipetgo ingamahi?

Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko ze-impetigo, ngayinye inezici ezihlukile kancane. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu kunakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okulindelekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.

I-impetigo engabulusi yiyona evame kakhulu oyithola. Iqala njengezindawo ezincane ezibomvu eziphenduka ngokushesha zibe amabhabhu, bese ziqhuma zibe amaqabunga ombala wethusi. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile lubonakala eduze nekhanda, emlonyeni, ezandleni, noma ezinyaweni.

I-impetigo ebulusi idala amabhabhu amakhulu, agcwele i-fluid ahlala isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba aqhuma. La mabhabhu anamabala amncane futhi anezinto ezicacile noma ezinokhuni kancane. Uma eqhuma, ashiya i-crust encane, ebomvu kunokuba amaqabunga amakhulu, ombala wethusi we-impetigo engabulusi.

I-Ecthyma yiyona ejulile futhi eyingozi kakhulu ye-impetigo. Ingena emazingeni okujulile wesikhumba sakho, idala amaqhubu abhlungu anamaqabunga amakhulu, amnyama. Lolu hlobo lunamathuba amaningi okuhlala nemibala futhi lungadala ama-lymph nodes avuvukile. I-Ecthyma ngokuvamile ivela uma i-impetigo engaphezulu ingalashwa noma kubantu abanesistimu yokuvikela umzimba ebuthakathaka.

Yini ebangela i-Impetigo?

I-Impetigo ivela uma ama-bacteria athile engena eziqeshini ezincane zesikhumba sakho. Izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zama-bacteria ziyona eziyimbangela yazo zonke izimo, futhi zivame kakhulu endaweni yethu yansuku zonke.

I-Staphylococcus aureus yiyona ebangela kakhulu. Yi-bacteria ehlala ngokuvamile esikhumbeni sakho ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga. Uma ingena ngezinhlungu ezincane, ukukhahlela, noma ukuluma kwezinambuzane, ingakhula ngokushesha futhi ibe yimbangela yokutheleleka. Le bacteria ikwazi kakhulu ukusebenzisa noma yiluphi ukhulu olukhulu olukhulu ekuvikelweni kwesikhumba sakho.

I-Streptococcus pyogenes yiyona yesibili ebangela i-impetigo. Le bacteria ngokuvamile ibangela uhlobo olungabulusi futhi ngezinye izikhathi ingadala ubunzima obukhulu uma ingalashwa. Yiyo le bacteria efana naleyo ebangela i-strep throat, ebonisa ukuthi lezi zinto ziphilayo zingaba kanjani.

Ngokuvamile, isikhumba sakho siyakwazi ukuzivikela kahle kubhaktheriya lezi. Kodwa-ke, uma kukhona ukuqhekeka kuleli sikhumba esivikelekile, ngisho noma kuncane kakhulu, ibhaktheriya ingangena bese iqala ukutheleleka. Izindawo ezivame ukungena ngazo zihlanganisa ukudlwengulwa yizinyosi, iziqongo ezincane ezivela ekuhlatshweni, izindawo ze-eczema, noma izindawo lapho uziqunube khona kakhulu.

Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, i-impetigo ingaqala esikhumbeni esiphilile ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka noma ukulimala okuqondakalayo. Lokhu kwenzeka kaningi ezimweni ezishisayo, ezimanzi lapho ibhaktheriya ikwazi ukungena kalula ekuvikelweni kwemvelo kwesikhumba.

Nini kufanele ubona udokotela nge-Impetigo?

Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho ngokushesha nje uma ucindezela ukuthi une-impetigo, ikakhulukazi uma ubona izikhumba ezibomvu ezinoboya olufana ne-honey noma izilonda ezibomvu ezisakazekayo. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka futhi kunciphisa ingozi yezinkinga.

Funani usizo lokuthiwa ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo ezilandelayo:

  • Izilonda ezisakazeka ngokushesha ezingxenyeni zomzimba wakho
  • Ukuthuthumela noma ukungakhululeki
  • Imizila ebomvu evela endaweni etheleleke
  • Ama-lymph nodes avuvukile, abuhlungu
  • Izilonda ezingaphuli ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingu-2-3 zokwelashwa
  • Izimpawu zokutheleleka okujulile njengokuhlupheka okukhulu, ukushisa, noma i-pus

Ungalindi uma unezimo zempilo ezingaphansi njengoshukela, i-eczema, noma uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo olubuthakathaka. Lezi zimo zingenza i-impetigo ibe nzima futhi ibe nzima ukuyilapha, ngakho-ke ukungenelela kwezokwelapha kwasekuqaleni kubaluleke kakhulu.

Abantwana abane-impetigo kufanele babone udokotela ngaphambi kokubuyela esikoleni noma ekhaya lokuhlala. Izikole eziningi zidinga imvume yezokwelapha ukuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka kwabanye abantwana, futhi udokotela wakho angakunikeza isiqondiso sokuthi nini kuphephile ukuqhubeka nemisebenzi evamile.

Yiziphi izinto ezingozi ze-Impetigo?

Izici ezithile zingakwenza ube nethuba elikhulu lokutheleleka yi-impetigo, yize noma ubani angatheleleka ngaleli gciwane ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele. Ukuqonda izici ezikubeka engozini kuzokusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele zokuzivimbela.

Ubudala budlala indima ebalulekile engozini ye-impetigo. Abantwana abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-2 no-5 bayathinteka kakhulu ngoba amasosha omzimba abo asathuthuka futhi banethuba elikhulu lokulimala okuncane kwesikhumba ngenxa yokudlala. Kodwa-ke, abantu abadala bangatheleleka yi-impetigo, ikakhulukazi uma benama-risk factors amanye.

Nawa ama-factor aphambili andisa ingozi yakho:

  • Izimo zesikhumba ezisekhona njenge-eczema, i-dermatitis, noma i-psoriasis
  • Ukuthungwa, ukuqhekeka, ukulunywa yizinambuzane, noma ezinye izilonda zesikhumba zakamuva
  • I-immune system ebuthakathaka ngenxa yesifo noma imithi
  • Ukuphila ezimeni ezikhukhumele noma ukusondelana nabantu abatheleleke
  • Isimo sezulu esishisayo, esimanzi
  • Ukungcola okubi noma ukungagezi izandla njalo
  • Ukuhlanganyela emidlalweni yokuxhumana
  • I-diabetes noma ezinye izimo zempilo ezingapheli

Izici zesizini nazo ziyabaluleka. I-impetigo ivela ngokukhulu ezinyangeni ezishisayo, ezimanzi lapho ama-bacteria ekhula khona futhi abantu bachitha isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle bethole izilonda ezincane zesikhumba. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka unyaka wonke, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziqandisiwe ezingaphakathi.

Ukuba ne-impetigo kanye akukwenzi ube nokukhululeka ekuthelelekeni kwesikhathi esizayo. Eqinisweni, abanye abantu babonakala bekhona kakhulu ekuphindaphindeni kwe-impetigo, ikakhulukazi uma benesimo sesikhumba esiqhubekayo noma amanye ama-risk factors ahlala njalo.

Ziyini izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona ze-Impetigo?

Nakuba i-impetigo ngokuvamile iyisifo esilula, izinhlanganisela zingase zenzeke ngezinye izikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma isifo singaphathwa noma uma unezimo zempilo ezingaphansi. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.

Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu zincane futhi zilula ukuziphatha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa amabala angapheli (avamile kakhulu ngecthyma), ukushintsha kwesikhashana kombala wesikhumba okuyaphela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kanye nokutheleleka kwezibhaktheriya okubangelwa ukukracula okukhulu.

Izinkinga ezinzima kakhulu zingezona ezivamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuzazi:

  • I-Cellulitis - ukutheleleka okunzulu kwesikhumba nezinye izicubu
  • I-Lymphangitis - ukutheleleka kwezitho ze-lymphatic
  • I-Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - ukuvuvukala kwesikhashana kwempumulo
  • I-Sepsis - ukutheleleka okubanzi kwezibhaktheriya (kungavamile kakhulu)
  • Ukuvuvukala kwe-Rheumatic - kulimaza inhliziyo, izintambo, kanye nesistimu yezinzwa (kungavamile kakhulu)

I-Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis kufanele ikhulunywe ngokukhethekile ngoba ingase ibonakale ngemuva kweviki eli-1-2 ngemuva kokutheleleka kwe-impetigo. Lesi simo sibangela ukuvuvukala kwesikhashana kwempumulo kodwa ngokuvamile siyaphela ngokuphelele ngenxa yokunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele. Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuba uqaphele ukusebenza kwempumulo yakho uma uke waba ne-streptococcal impetigo enkulu.

Ukuvimbela izinkinga kubalulekile ukwelashwa kwangoko nokulandela imiyalelo yodokotela wakho ngokuphelele. Izinkinga eziningi zenzeka uma i-impetigo inganakiwe noma ayilashwanga kahle, ngakho ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa komtholampilo uma ubona izimpawu zokuqala.

Ungayivimba kanjani i-Impetigo?

Ukuvimbela i-impetigo kuhilela ukugcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle nokukhuselwa kwesikhumba sakho ekwenzakeni. Nakuba ungakwazi ukususa zonke izingozi, izinyathelo ezilula zinganciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okutheleleka.

Ukuhlanza izandla kuyindlela yakho yokuqala yokuzikhusela. Geza izandla zakho njalo ngensipho namanzi, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuthinta izinto ezingcolile noma uma uke uhlale nomuntu one-impetigo. Sebenzisa i-hand sanitizer esekelwe e-alcohol uma i-soap ayitholakali.

Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela ezisebenza kahle:

  • Gcina izikhumba, izikratshwa, kanye nokutukwa kwezinambuzane kuhlanzekile futhi kuvalwe.
  • Gwema ukwabelana ngezinto zomuntu siqu njengethawula, izingubo, noma izikhali zokukrola.
  • Geza ngokushesha ngemva kokubhukuda emachibini, ezihlahleni, noma olwandle.
  • Phatha izimo zekhala ezingaphansi njenge-eczema ngendlela efanele.
  • Gcina iinzipho zimfushane futhi zihlanzekile ukuvimbela ukukracatha.
  • Geza izingubo, imibhede, nethawula emanzini ashisayo njalo.
  • Gwema ukusondelana nabantu abanesi-impetigo esebenzayo.

Uma othile endlini yakho enesi-impetigo, thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuvimbela ukusabalala. Geza izingubo zabo nemibhede ngokwahlukana emanzini ashisayo, futhi uqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuntu ugeza izandla zakhe njalo. Ungabelani ngethawula, izicabha, noma ezinye izinto zomuntu siqu kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka kuphelile.

Kubantwana, bafundise ukungathinti noma ukungakracathi amaqhuzu, futhi bagcine iinzipho zabo zincibilikile. Uma ingane yakho inesi-eczema noma ezinye izimo zekhala, sebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze ugcine lezi zimo zilawulwa kahle, njengoba ikhala eliqhekekile linikeza indawo yokungena ebhaktheriya.

I-Impetigo ihlonishwa kanjani?

Ukuxilongwa kwe-impetigo kuvame ukuba lula ngoba ineempawu ezibonakalayo ezihlukile. Udokotela wakho uvamise ukukwazi ukubona i-impetigo ngokubuka nje ikhala lakho nokubuza ngezimpawu zakho.

Ukubonakala okufana ne-honey, okune-crusty yamaqhuzu yiyona mpawu ephambili ye-impetigo. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izindawo ezihlazwe futhi akusize ngesikhathi izimpawu zaqala, uma uke waba nezinkinga zekhala zakamuva, nokuthi ukhona yini omunye umuntu endlini yakho onezimpawu ezifanayo.

Ezimweni eziningi, azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo zokuxilongwa. Noma kunjalo, udokotela wakho angakuncoma ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo ezimweni ezithile:

  • Uma ukutheleleka kungaphenduli ekwelapheni kokuqala
  • Uma uneziqephu ezivamile ze-impetigo
  • Uma ukutheleleka kubonakala kukhulu noma kusabalala kakhulu
  • Uma kukhona izimpawu zezinkinga

Uma kuqakathekile ukuhlolwa, udokotela wakho angase athathe isibonelo sefutha elivela kwenye yezifuba ukuze kuhlolwe izimbungulu. Lo mkhuba ubonisa ngqo ukuthi iyiphi ibhaktheriya ebangela ukutheleleka kwakho futhi uqonde ukuthi yiziphi izidakamizwa ezizoqeda kahle.

Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungase kunconywe uma udokotela wakho enesizathu sokuthi kunezinhlungu noma uma unezimpawu ezinjengomkhuhlane noma ama-lymph nodes avuvukile. Lezi zihloko zisiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka akuthandabuzanga ngaphandle kwesikhumba sakho.

Iyini impilo yokuwelapha i-Impetigo?

Ukwelapha i-Impetigo kuvame ukubandakanya imithi ye-antibiotic, futhi izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izincazelo eziningi ziphendula ngokushesha nangokuphelele ekwelapheni okufanele. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ebukhulu nasekulinganisweni lokutheleleka kwakho.

Ngokuthambile, i-impetigo ehlala endaweni ethile, ama-antibiotic aphezulu ngokuvamile ukhetho lokuqala. I-Mupirocin ointment ivame ukubhalwa futhi isebenza kahle ezindaweni ezincane zokutheleleka. Uzoyifaka ngokuqondile esikhumbeni esithintekile ngemuva kokusula ngobumnene noma yikuphi ukubopha.

Ukutheleleka okubanzi kuvame ukudinga ama-antibiotic omhlathi. Izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Cephalexin - kuphephile futhi kusebenza kahle kubantu abaningi
  • Clindamycin - ukhetho oluhle uma una-allergy ku-penicillin
  • Amoxicillin-clavulanate - ukumboza okubanzi
  • Azithromycin - ukhetho olufushane olufushane

Udokotela wakho uzobhala ama-antibiotic izinsuku eziyi-7-10, futhi kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhlelo ngisho noma izimpawu zakho ziphulukana ngokushesha. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotic ngokushesha kungadala ukwehluleka kokwelapha futhi kungenze kube khona izimbungulu ezinqabela ama-antibiotic.

Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bekhulu ngaphakathi kwamahora angu-24-48 ngemuva kokuqala ama-antibiotic. Izifuba ngokuvamile ziqala ukumomotheka futhi zenze ukubopha okukhanyayo, futhi izifuba ezintsha ngokuvamile ziyeka ukuvela. Ukuphulukiswa okuphelele kuvame ukuthatha amasonto angu-1-2.

Ezimeni ezingavamile lapho kuvela khona izinkinga, kungase kudingeke ukungena esibhedlela ukuze kutholakale ama-antibiotics nge-intravenous. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu uma une-immune system ebuthakathaka noma uma ukutheleleka kuye kwesakaza ezingxenyeni ezijulile zamalunga.

Indlela yokwelapha ekhaya ngesikhathi se-Impetigo?

Ukukhathalela ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni kwakho i-impetigo futhi kusiza ukuvimbela ukusakaza kokutheleleka kwabanye. Indlela efanele ingasheshisa ukuphulukisa nokunciphisa ubuhlungu ngesikhathi ama-antibiotics akho esebenza.

Ukuhlanza okuthambile kubalulekile ekuphulukiseni okuhle. Ngena izindawo ezithintekile emanzini afudumele, ane-soap imizuzu eyi-10-15 kabili ngosuku ukuze uthambise futhi ususe ama-crusts. Sebenzisa i-washcloth ehlanzekile bese uthinta indawo yomile ngobumnene kunokuba ucike. Lokhu kusiza i-antibiotic yendawo ukuba ingene kangcono futhi kuvimbele izinambuzane ukuba zingabuthani ngaphansi kwama-crusts.

Nazi izinyathelo eziyisisekelo zokunakekela ekhaya okumele uzilandele:

  • Gcina izindawo ezithintekile zihlanzekile futhi zomile phakathi kokwelashwa
  • Sebenzisa imithi eyalwe ngokuqondile njengoba iyalwe
  • Gwema ukukhetha, ukukroba, noma ukuthinta ama-sores
  • Umbozwe ama-sores ngama-bandages athambile, ahlanzekile uma kudingeka
  • Geza izandla ngokucophelela ngemuva kokuthinta izindawo ezithintekile
  • Sebenzisa ama-towels nama-washcloths ahlukile ezindaweni ezithintekile

Ubuhlungu nokuthamba kungaphathwa ngezinketho ezikhona ezitolo. Ama-compresses abandayo anganika impumuzo, futhi i-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen ingasiza nanoma yiluphi ubuhlungu. Gwema ama-creams okuthambisa angaphandle ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho akucele ngokuqondile, njengoba amanye angaphazamisa ukuphulukisa.

Vimbela ukusakaza kokutheleleka ngokuhlanza izingubo, imibhede, nama-towels emanzini ashisayo nsuku zonke. Ungabelani ngezinto zakho siqu, futhi cabanga ukuhlala ekhaya emsebenzini noma esikoleni uze ube usuqedile ukusebenzisa ama-antibiotics okungenani amahora angu-24 futhi aziveli ama-sores amasha.

Kufanele ulungiselele kanjani i-aphoyintimenti yakho nodokotela?

Ukulungiselela ukuvakashela udokotela wakho kungakusiza uthole ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo futhi uphendule yonke imibuzo yakho. Ukulungiselela kancane kuhamba ibanga elide ekwenzeni i-aphoyintimenti yakho ibe yiyona ephumelelayo.

Ngaphambi kokuvakashela kwakho, thatha izithombe zezindawo ezibuhlungu uma kungenzeka. Isimo sesikhumba singashintsha ngokushesha, futhi izithombe zisiza udokotela wakho ukubona ukuthi ukutheleleka kuye kwathuthuka kanjani. Qaphela ukuthi izimpawu ziqale nini futhi zisasakazeke noma zishintshe ukubonakala.

Letha ulwazi olubalulekile ukuze wabelane ngalo nodokotela wakho:

  • Uhlu lwemithi yamanje nanoma yiziphi izinto ozithola ungazitholi
  • Isikhathi sesikhathi lapho izimpawu zaqala khona nokuthi ziye zathuthuka kanjani
  • Ukulimala kwamuva, ukukhonjwa yizinambuzane, noma izimo zesikhumba
  • Ukuthi ukhona yini omunye umuntu endlini yakho onezimpawu ezifanayo
  • Izehlakalo zangaphambili ze-impetigo noma ukutheleleka kwesikhumba
  • Noma yiziphi izimo zempilo eziyisisekelo njengoshukela noma i-eczema

Lungiselela imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Cabanga ngokuphendula mayelana nokuthi uzoba yini isikhathi esingakanani, uma ungabuyela emisebenzini evamile, nokuthi yiziphi izimpawu ezingabonisa ubunzima. Unganqikazi ukubuza ngezindlela ezifanele zokunakekela isifo noma ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze uma izimpawu zingathuthuki.

Uma uletha umntwana ukuze aphathwe, letha izinto zokududuza futhi ulungele ukusiza ukumgcina ethule ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Abantwana abancinyane bangasesaba ukubonakala kwesikhumba sabo, ngakho-ke ukuqinisekiswa kokubili wena nodokotela kungasiza ukwenza ukuvakashela kube lula.

Iyini into ebalulekile mayelana ne-Impetigo?

I-Impetigo iwukutheleleka kwesikhumba okubangelwa yibhaktheriya okuvamile, okuphatheka kalula okuphendula kahle ekwelashweni elifanele le-antibiotic. Nakuba kungabonakala kukhathaza ngezikhumba zalo ezibonakala njengezihonile, akunamandla futhi kuvame ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.

Okubaluleke kakhulu ukukhumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvimba izinkinga futhi kunciphisa isikhathi ositholakala ngaso kwabanye. Unganqikazi ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho uma uqala ukubona izimpawu, ikakhulukazi amaqhubu ahlanzekile ayingqophamlando ye-impetigo.

Imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka ingavimbela izimo eziningi ze-impetigo, kanti ukunakekelwa kwasekhaya okuhle ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kusheshisa ukuphulukisa. Khumbula ukuqeda ikhosi yakho yonke yama-antibiotic ngisho noma uzizwa kangcono ngokushesha, bese uthatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka kubalandeli bakho noma kwabanye.

Ngokwelashwa okuhle nokunakekelwa, ungalindela ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele kusuka ku-impetigo phakathi kwamasonto angu-1-2. Abantu abaningi abazange babe nazinkinga noma imiphumela ehlala njalo kule ntshwa.

Imibuzo evame ukubuzwa mayelana ne-Impetigo

Isikhathi esingakanani i-impetigo itholakale?

I-Impetigo itholakale kuze kube yilapho uthole ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic okungenani amahora angu-24-48 futhi engekho amaqhubu amasha avele. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, uhlala utholakale uma unemaqhubu asebenzayo, agcwele. Kungakho ukuqala kwama-antibiotic ngokushesha kubaluleke kakhulu kokubili ekuphulukiseni kwakho nasekuvimbeleni ukusabalala kwabanye.

Ingabe abantu abadala bangathola i-impetigo noma yisifo sobuntwana kuphela?

Abantu abadala ngokuqinisekile bangathola i-impetigo, yize kuvamile kubantwana. Abantu abadala abanezinhlungu zesikhumba ezifana ne-eczema, labo abanezimpande ezibuthakathaka, noma abantu abahlanganyela emidlalweni yokuxhumana banengozi enkulu. Ukwelashwa nezimpawu kufana kungakhathaliseki iminyaka.

Ingabe i-impetigo izoshiya amabala ahlala njalo?

Izimo eziningi ze-impetigo ziphulukisa ngaphandle kokushiya amabala ahlala njalo, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ezingaphezulu. Noma kunjalo, uhlobo olujulile oluthiwa yi-ecthyma ngezinye izikhathi lungashiya amabala amancane. Ukuqeda ukukroba nokulandela ukwelashwa okuhle kusiza ukunciphisa noma yiluphi ubungozi bokulimala. Noma yikuphi ukushintsha kombala wesikhumba okwesikhashana kuvame ukuphela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Ungakwazi yini ukuqubha noma ukugeza nge-impetigo?

Kufanele ugweme ukugeza emachibini okugeza, e-hot tubs, nasemanzini emvelo kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka kwakho kuphelile ukuvimbela ukusabalalisa amabhaktheriya kwabanye. Ukugeza njalo nokuhlamba kuyaphambana futhi kuwusizo ekusukeleni izindawo ezibuhlungu. Sebenzisa isipholi esithambile bese uqeda ngokuthinta kunokuthi ucike isikhumba esithintekile.

Kuphephile yini ukusebenzisa ama-ointment e-antibiotic athengiswa ngaphandle kwelayisensi ye-impetigo?

Ama-ointment e-antibiotic athengiswa ngaphandle kwelayisensi afana ne-bacitracin awanamathemba anele okuphulukisa i-impetigo. Uzodinga ama-antibiotic anelayisensi, noma ngawo-topical noma ngawo-oral, ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okufanele. Ukusebenzisa ukwelashwa okungasebenzi kahle kungabambezela ukuphulukisa futhi kukhulise ingozi yezinkinga, ngakho-ke kungcono ukubona udokotela wakho ukuze uthole imithi efanele enelayisensi.

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