Molluscum Contagiosum

I-Molluscum contagiosum (mo-LUS-kum kun-tay-jee-OH-sum) luyindlela evamile yokutheleleka kwesikhumba ebangelwa yi-virus. Ibangela izicubu ezizungezile, eziqinile, ezingenabuhlungu ezihluka ngobukhulu kusukela ekhanda le-pin kuya ku-eraser yepensile. Uma izicubu zicwengisiswe noma zilimele, ukutheleleka kungasakazeka esikhumbeni esiseduze. I-Molluscum contagiosum iphinde isakazeke ngokuxhumana komuntu nomuntu nokuxhumana nezinto ezithathelwanayo.

Nakuba ivame kakhulu kubantwana, i-molluscum contagiosum ingathinta nabantu abadala — ikakhulu labo abanesistimu yokuvikela umzimba ebuthakathaka. Abantu abadala abanesistimu yokuvikela umzimba enempilo bangathuthukisa i-molluscum contagiosum ngokusebenzelana ngokobulili nomlingani othelelekile.

Uma kushiywe ingalashwa, izicubu ngokuvamile ziyaphela phakathi nezinyanga eziyi-6 kuya kweminyaka eyi-2.

Izimpawu nezimpawu ze-Molluscum contagiosum zihlanganisa:

• Izicubu eziphakamileyo, ezizungezile, ezinemibala yasesikhineni
• Izicubu ezincane — ngokuvamile ngaphansi kwa-1/4 intshi (ngaphansi kwama-6 millimeters) ububanzi
• Izicubu ezine-dent encane noma iphuzu phezulu eduze kwesikhungo
• Izicubu ezine-itchy, ezimbomvu
• Izicubu ebusweni, emagxeni, ezingalweni noma emilenzeni yabantwana
• Izicubu ezihlathini, esiswini esisezantsi noma emilenzeni yangaphakathi kwabantu abadala uma ukutheleleka kudluliselwe ngocansi

Uma ukukuthola wena noma ingane yakho inenhlanzi yomhlonyane, xhumana nodokotela wakho.

I-virus ebangela i-molluscum contagiosum iyasakazeka kalula nge:

• Ukuxhumana kwesikhumba nesikhumba
• Ukuxhumana nezinto eziqukethe i-virus, ezifana namapulangwe, amabhodi okuqeqesha, nama-mats okuqeqesha
• Ukubhukuda emachibini noma e-hot tubs ezingcoliswe yi-virus
• Ukuxhumana ngokobulili nomlingani oqaphelekayo
• Ukukroba noma ukuhlwitha izimpukane, okuyisakaza i-virus esikhumbeni esiseduze

Izimbangela ezingozi ze-molluscum contagiosum zifaka phakathi:

• Ukuba phakathi kweminyaka eyi-1 kuya kweyi-10. Leli simo livame kakhulu kubantwana.
• Ukuba nesistimu yokukhulula umzimba ebuthakathaka. Izimo ezithile kanye nokwelashwa kungabuthakathaka uhlelo lokukhulula umzimba. Isibonelo yi-leukemia, i-HIV kanye nokwelashwa komdlavuza.
• Ukuba ne-atopic dermatitis. Ukukhishwa okuvamile kwe-atopic dermatitis kudala indawo yokungena ye-virus ebangela i-molluscum.

Izicubu kanye nokwakheka kwesikhumba okuzungezile kungase kuqale ukuvuvukala. Lokhu kucatshangelwa ukuba kungumphendulo wesimiso somzimba sokuphikisana nokutheleleka. Uma zikrotywe, lezi zicubu zingatheleleka futhi zilulame zishiye amabala. Uma kukhona izihlamba ezivela emehlweni, ingase ibe khona i-pink eye (conjunctivitis).

Ukuvimbela ukwanda komkhuhlane:

• Geza izandla zakho. Ukugcina izandla zakho zicocekile kungakusiza ukuvimbela ukwanda komkhuhlane.
• Gwema ukuthinta amabhulashi. Ukuzehlisa phezu kwezinda eziqubuzelwe nakho kungasakaza umkhuhlane.
• Ungabelani noma uboleke izinto zakho siqu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izingubo, izitawula, izibhulu zezinwele nezinye izinto zakho siqu.
• Gwema ubuhlobo bobulili. Uma une-molluscum contagiosum phezu noma eduze kwezitho zakho zangasese, ungabi nobuhlobo bobulili kwaze kwaphela amabhulashi bese elapheka.
• Vala amabhulashi. Valela amabhulashi ngezingubo uma useduze kwabanye, ukuvimbela ukuxhumana ngokuqondile. Shiya indawo ebuthintekile ivulekele umoya uma ungekho eduze kwabanye, njengoba lokhu kukhuthaza isikhumba esinempilo. Uma uqubha, vala amabhulashi ngebhande elingangenisi amanzi.

Abahlinzeki bezempilo ngokuvamile bangakwazi ukuxilonga i-molluscum contagiosum ngokubheka nje. Uma kukhona ukungabaza, bangathatha izikhumba eziqhekekile endaweni ehamba phambili futhi bazibheke ngaphansi komkhiqizo.

I-Molluscum contagiosum ngokuvamile liyaphilisa ngaphandle kokwelashwa ezinyangeni eziyisi-6 kuya eminyakeni eyi-2. Uma izicubu sesihambe, awusabi ukudlulisela isifo. Ngemva kokwelapha, kungenzeka ukuthi uqale kabusha ukutheleleka yi-virus.

Uma isifo sikubi kakhulu noma sisakazeke kakhulu, umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zempilo angase akuqondise esazi sokuxilonga izifo zesikhumba (i-dermatologist) ukuze uxoxe ngezinketho zokususa izicubu.

Ukuphatha kungase kuhilele enye noma inhlanganisela yalokhu okulandelayo:

Ezinye izinqubo zingaba buhlungu, ngakho-ke umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zempilo angase aqinise isikumba sakho kuqala. Imiphumela emibi yokwelapha ingukutheleleka nokuqeda.

• Imithi ecasula amaqhubu, njenge-retinoic acid noma i-benzoyl peroxide
• Imithi ebangela amabhubhu (i-cantharidin), eqeda izicubu
• Ukuhlanza
• Ukubanda (i-cryotherapy)
• Ukwelashwa nge-Laser, okungase kube yindlela yabantu abanesistimu yokuvikela umzimba ebuthakathaka