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Iinwele zingcolile ezincane ezihlala ezinweleni zabantu futhi zidla igazi elikhulu. Zivame kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubantwana, futhi ngenkathi zingase zizwe zihlupha ukubhekana nazo, azinawo ubungozi futhi azidluliseli izifo.
Lezi zinambuzane ezingenaphiko zilingana nobukhulu be-sesame seed futhi azikwazi ukuqhuma noma ukubhabha. Ziyadluliselwa ngokuxhumana ngqo kwekhanda nekhulu, kungakho zivame kakhulu ezikoleni nasezindaweni zokunakekelwa kwansuku zonke lapho abantwana bedlala eduze ndawonye.
Uphawu olukhulu kakhulu lwe-lice ukukhahlela okukhulu elikhulu, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kwezindlebe nasemuva komqondo. Lokhu kukhahlela kwenzeka ngoba unayo i-allergy ku-saliva ye-lice, futhi kungathatha amaviki angu-4-6 ukuthuthuka uma kuwukuthi okokuqala une-lice.
Nawa ama-symptom abalulekile okufanele uwabukele, uqale ngalawa avamile kakhulu:
Ungase futhi ubone ama-bumps amancane abomvu noma apinki elikhulu, emqondweni, nasemahlombe ngokuqoba. Lezi zimpawu zingenza ukuphila kwansuku zonke kungabi nakho, kodwa khumbula ukuthi i-lice iyaphatheka futhi ilawuleka kakhulu.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ze-lice ezihlasela abantu, futhi ngayinye ihlala engxenyeni ehlukile yomzimba wakho. I-head lice iyona evamile kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubantwana nemindeni.
I-head lice ihlala kuphela ezinweleni elikhulu futhi yilona abantu abaningi abacabanga ngalo uma bezwa igama elithi "lice." Ziyimibala emhlophe noma ebomvu futhi zilingana nobukhulu besidwaba sesitrawberi.
I-body lice ayivamile futhi ihlala ezingutsheni nasembhedeni, ihamba kuphela ebusweni bakho ukudla. Zikhulu kunama-head lice futhi ngokuvamile zihlupha abantu abangenayo ukufinyelela njalo ezingutsheni ezihlanzekile noma ezindaweni zokuhlanza.
I-pubic lice (ngezinye izikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi "ama-crabs") ihlala ezinweleni ezinzima endaweni yezitho zangasese futhi ngokuvamile idluliselwa ngokuxhumana kobulili. Yiyona encane kunazo zonke izinhlobo ezintathu futhi inokubonakala okufana neklabhu.
I-lice iyadluliselwa ngokuxhumana ngqo nomuntu osevele enayo. Indlela evamile kakhulu lokhu kwenzeka ngayo ukuxhumana kwekhanda nekhulu ngesikhathi sokudlala, imidlalo, ukuhlala ndawonye, noma ngisho nokuqabulana okusheshayo phakathi kwabangane.
Ake sicacise ezinye izinkolelo ezingalungile mayelana nendlela i-lice esabalala ngayo:
Nawa okubalulekile okumele ukwazi: i-lice ayiqhumu, ayibhabhi, noma ayoncibiliki. Futhi ayihlali ezilwaneni ezifuywayo, ngakho-ke inja yakho noma ikati lakho alikwazi ukukunika i-lice noma ukuyithola kuwe.
Ukuba ne-lice akunandaba nokuhlanzeka. Lezi zinambuzane empeleni zithanda izinwele ezihlanzekile ngoba kulula kubo ukunamathela amaqanda azo. I-lice ilula kakhulu ekwenzeni lokho elikwenzayo - ukuphila nokudluliselwa kusuka kumuntu omunye kuya komunye.
Kufanele ubheke umhlinzeki wezempilo uma ukwelashwa okungaphezulu kokuthengwa esitolo kungasebenzi ngemuva kokuzikhandla kabili, noma uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi lokho okukubonayo empeleni yi-lice. Ngezinye izikhathi ezinye izimo zelikhulu zingase zibonakale zifana, futhi ukuthola ukuxilongwa okulungile kuzokusiza ukwelapha inkinga ngokuphumelelayo.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ubona izimpawu zokutheleleka ngokuqoba, njengalezi:
Kufanele futhi uxhumane uma ukukhahlela kunzima kangangokuthi kuchaphazela ubuthongo noma imisebenzi yansuku zonke, noma uma ubhekana nokuphindaphinda kokutheleleka kwe-lice naphezu kokwelashwa.
Izimo ezithile nezindawo zenza kube lula ukuthi uhlangane ne-lice. Ukuqonda lezi zici ezingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuzivimbela, nakuba khumbula ukuthi noma ubani angathola i-lice kungakhathaliseki ubudala noma ukuhlanzeka.
Izici ezingozi ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Amantombazane avame ukuthola i-head lice kunezinsizwa, mhlawumbe ngoba ngokuvamile anayo izinwele ezinde kakhulu nokuxhumana okukhulu ngesikhathi sokudlala. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akusho ukuthi abafana abanakho ukukhululeka - ngokuqinisekile bangathola i-lice.
Ngenkathi i-lice ngokwayo ingabi yingozi, inkinga eyinhloko ivela ekuqobeni okuhlaselwe ukukhahlela. Ukuqoba okuqhubekayo kungaphula isikhumba futhi kuholele ekutholakaleni kwezifo zebhaktheriya ezidinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Nawa ama-complications okufanele uwabukele:
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, i-body lice ingadlulisela izifo ezifana ne-typhus, kodwa lokhu akukuvamile emazweni athuthukile. I-head lice, eyiyo evamile kakhulu, ayithwali noma ayidluliseli noma iyiphi imithi.
Ngenkathi ungakwazi ukuvimbela ngokuphelele i-lice, ikakhulukazi uma unezingane ezikhulile esikoleni, kunezinyathelo eziwusizo ezinganciphisa ingozi yakho. Okubalulekile ukugwema ukuxhumana kwekhanda nekhulu ngqo nokungahlanganyeli izinto zomuntu siqu ezithinta izinwele noma ikhanda.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenza kakhulu:
Abanye abantu basebenzisa i-tea tree oil noma ezinye izinto zokugwema zemvelo, kodwa kunobunono obuncane besayensi bokuthi lokhu kusebenza. Ukuvimbela okuthenjelekile kakhulu ukwazi nje nokuthatha izinyathelo eziwusizo.
Ukuxilonga i-lice kuhilela ukuhlola ngokucophelela izinwele nelikhulu nge-lice ephilayo noma amaqanda azo (abizwa ngokuthi ama-nits). Isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokuhlola ukukhanya okukhulu, usebenzisa i-magnifying glass uma unayo.
Nawa okufanele ukubukele ngesikhathi sokuhlola kwakho:
Ama-Nits angaba nzima ngoba ngokuvamile ahlanganiswa ne-dandruff noma ukwakheka kwe-hair spray. Umehluko oyinhloko ukuthi ama-nits anqunywe ngokuqinile esikhundleni sezinwele futhi ngeke ahlanzeke kalula, ngenkathi i-dandruff ihlanza.
Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ubona ini, umhlinzeki wezempilo wakho noma uthisha wesikole angakusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa. Banolwazi lokuqonda i-lice futhi bangakusiza ngendlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
Ukuphatha i-lice kuhilela ukusebenzisa ama-shampoos noma ama-lotions akhethekile abulala i-lice namaqanda azo, okulandela ukuhlanza ngokucophelela ukuwasusa ezinweleni. Izimo eziningi zingaphathwa ngempumelelo ekhaya ngemikhiqizo engaphezulu kokuthengwa esitolo.
Izinketho zokwelapha ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezimeni ezinzima, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi enamandla njenge-malathion lotion noma i-oral ivermectin. Lezi ngokuvamile zigcinelwe izimo lapho ukwelashwa okungaphezulu kokuthengwa esitolo kungasebenzi.
Khumbula ukuthi kuzodingeka welaphe wonke amalungu omndeni anayo i-lice ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kabusha. Kuzodingeka futhi uphinde ukwelashwa ezinsukwini ezingu-7-10 ukuze uthole noma yiluphi uhlanga oluqhamuka.
Ukuphathwa kwekhaya kwe-lice kudinga ukuzekazelela nokuqonda, kodwa kwenzeka kakhulu ngendlela efanele. Okubalulekile ukulandela imiyalo yomkhiqizo ngokuqondile nokuba nokuqapha ngokuhlanza ama-nits nge-comb enezinyo ezincane.
Nawa uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha ekhaya lokulandela isinyathelo ngesinyathelo:
Isinyathelo sokuhlanza sibalulekile futhi ngokuvamile yingxenye ethatha isikhathi eside kakhulu. Sebenza ezingxenyeni ezincane, uhlanze kusuka elikhulu kuya ekupheleni kwezinwele. Sula i-comb ku-white paper towel ngemuva kwesigamu ngasinye ukubona ukuthi ususa ini.
Awudingi ukusebenzisa amakhemikhali abiza kakhulu noma abukhali ekhaya lakho. I-lice ayikwazi ukuphila ngaphezulu kwamahora angu-24-48 ngaphandle komuntu, ngakho-ke ukuhlanza okuvamile kwanele.
Uma ubona umhlinzeki wezempilo mayelana ne-lice, yiza ulungile ngolwazi mayelana nokuphathwa okuvele ukuzama nokuthi uhlangane kanjani nenkinga. Lokhu kuyabasiza ukuncoma izinyathelo ezifanele ezilandelayo.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, buthana lolwazi:
Letha uhlu lwemithi noma i-allergies, ikakhulukazi uma ucabanga ngokwelashwa ngemithi. Uma kungenzeka, ungagezi izinwele zakho amahora angu-24 ngaphambi kwe-appointment ukuze umhlinzeki akwazi ukubona i-lice noma ama-nits ngokucacile.
I-lice iyinkinga evamile, elawuleka engenawo ubuhlobo nokuhlanzeka noma ukuhlanzeka komuntu siqu. Ngenkathi zikhathaza futhi zingabangela ukukhahlela okukhulu, azithwali izifo futhi zingaphathwa ngempumelelo ngendlela efanele.
Izinto ezibalulekile kakhulu okumele uzikhumbule ukuthi i-lice isabalala ngokuxhumana ngqo, ivame kakhulu kubantwana, futhi iphendula kahle ekwelapheni uma uqonda futhi ubekezele.
Ngokwelashwa okuqondile nokulandelwa, ungasusa i-lice ngokuphelele. Okubalulekile ukuba uhlelekile ngokwelashwa, uhlole wonke amalungu omndeni, futhi ulandele isikhathi esinconywayo sokwelashwa okuphindaphindwayo.
I-lice ingaphila ngaphandle kwekhanda lomuntu cishe amahora angu-24-48, kodwa iyeka amandla futhi ife ngokushesha ngaphandle kokudla igazi. Ingase ibe khona okwesikhashana efenisha, embhedeni, noma ezingutsheni, kodwa ayikwazi ukuhlala lapho isikhathi eside. Ukugeza okuvamile nokususa kwanele - awudingi ukushintsha ifenisha noma ukusebenzisa ama-sprays akhethekile ekhaya lakho.
Cha, awudingi ukukhipha izinto zomuntu siqu. Geza lokho ongakwazi emanzini ashisayo (130°F) bese womisile ngomlilo ophezulu imizuzu engu-40. Izinto ezingagezi, zivale eziphaketheni zeplastiki amasonto amabili. Lokhu kuzodla noma iyiphi i-lice engase ikhona. Izinto eziningi zingagcinwa ngokuhlanza okuqondile.
Bheka i-lice ephilayo, ehamba amahora angu-8-12 ngemuva kokwelashwa. I-lice efile ayihambi futhi ingase ibonakale imnyama. Uzosabona ama-nits (amaqanda) anqunywe ezinweleni, kodwa amaqanda amasha abekwe eduze nelikhulu. Uma uthola i-lice ephilayo ngemuva kweviki lokwelashwa, ukwelashwa kungase kungasebenzi ngokuphelele futhi kufanele ubone umhlinzeki wezempilo yakho.
Yebo, abadala ngokuqinisekile bangathola i-lice ezinganeni zabo ngokuxhumana kwekhanda ngqo ngesikhathi semisebenzi efana nokufunda ndawonye, ukuqabulana, noma ukusiza ngokunakekelwa kwezinwele. Abesifazane abadala bavame ukuthola i-lice kunabesilisa abadala, mhlawumbe ngoba bavame ukuba noxhumano oluseduze nezingane nezinwele ezinde.
Imigomo yesikole iyahluka, kodwa izikole eziningi zivumela izingane ukuba zibuyele ngemuva kokwelashwa, ngisho noma kusekhona ama-nits amanye. Okubalulekile ukuthi ukwelashwa okuqondile kuqalile. Hlola nomgomo wesikole sakho, njengoba abanye bedinga ukucaciswa othisha wesikole. Ingane yakho inokuqubuka kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba ukwelashwa kuqale, hhayi ngemuva.
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