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Ukuthukwa yisikhotha kwenzeka lapho isilwane esincane sithinta ubuthi ngomsila waso njengendlela yokuzivimbela. Iningi lokuthukwa yizikhotha kubangela ubuhlungu nezinkinga ezilula eziphela emahoreni ambalwa, nakuba ezinye izinhlobo zingathwala ubuthi obukhulu obudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ukuqonda ukuthukwa yizikhotha kukusiza ukuthi uphendule ngokufanele uma wena noma umuntu omaziyo ethukwa. Nakuba lezi zenzakalo zingase zibe nzima, ukwazi ukuthi yini okulindelekile nokuthi unganakekela kanjani ukuthukwa kungaletha ukuthula kwengqondo ngesikhathi esingase sibe yisikhathi esibuhlungu.
Ukuthukwa yisikhotha kwenzeka lapho lezi zilwane ezincane zisebenzisa umsila wazo oqondile ukuze zifake ubuthi oluswini. Izikhotha zithuka ikakhulu ukuze zivikele uma zizizwa zisongelwe noma ziboshwe, hhayi ukuzingela abantu.
Ukuthukwa ngokwako kuthwala ubuthi ngomsila omuncu oqonde phezulu emilenzeni yomsila wazo. Lobu buthi buqukethe izinto ezihlukahlukene ezenzelwe ukuvimba izilwane ezithukayo, nakuba imiphumela kubantu ihluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lwesikhotha nenani lobuthi olufakwe.
Iningi lezikhotha zezwe ezingama-2,000 zikhiqiza ubuthi obuveza ubuhlungu bendawo nezinkinga ezilula kubantu. Noma kunjalo, cishe izinhlobo ezingama-30 zingathwala ukuthukwa okubalulekile kwezokwelapha okungase kudinge ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kwabasebenzi abanolwazi.
Izimpawu zokuthukwa yisikhotha ngokuvamile ziqala ngokushesha futhi zingase zihluke kusuka ekuphenduleni okuncane kwendawo kuya emiphumeleni emikhulu yesistimu. Ubunzima buxhomeke ezintweni ezifana nohlobo lwesikhotha, inani lobuthi, kanye nokuzwela kwakho.
Abantu abaningi baye baba nezimpawu ezivamile endaweni yokuhlungwa:
Lezi zimpawu zendawo zivame ukufinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu ngaphakathi nehora lokuqala bese ziqala ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48. Abantu abaningi bathola ubuhlungu bokuqala bukhulu kakhulu kodwa bulawuleka ngokunakekelwa okuhle.
Izimpawu ezinzima kakhulu zingase zivele ngezinhlobo ezithile zezikhukhula, ikakhulukazi i-bark scorpion etholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-United States. Lezi zindlela zokusebenza zomzimba zingafaka:
Abantwana nabantu abadala bavame ukuhlupheka kakhulu kunabantu abadala abaphilile. Ubukhulu bomzimba wabo obuncane kusho ukuthi ubuthi buyabathinta kakhulu, futhi amasosha abo omzimba angase aphendule ngokukhulu kumaprotheni angaphandle.
Ezimweni ezingavamile ezihilela izinhlobo ezinobubi olukhulu, izinkinga ezinzima zingase zivele ngaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ubunzima bokuqeda umoya, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, ukuhlwitha, noma ukulahlekelwa ukulawula kwemisipha. Izindlela ezinjalo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwesikhathi esisheshayo kwezokwelapha eziphuthumayo.
Ukugwaza kwe-scorpion kwenzeka lapho lezi zidalwa zizizwa zisongelwe futhi zisebenzisa indlela yazo yemvelo yokuzikhusela. Ngokungafani nezilwane ezinqunu, izikhukhula zikhetha ukufihla futhi zigwaze kuphela lapho zingakwazi ukubalekela ingozi ebonakala.
Izimo eziningi ezivamile zingadala ukuhlangana okungalindelekile:
Ama-scorpion izidalwa zasebusuku ezingaza ebusuku futhi zifune indawo yokukhosela emini. Azidonsela ezindaweni ezibandayo, ezimnyama, ezimanzi lapho angafihla khona ngokuphepha. Le ndlela yokuziphatha iwavumela ukuba athintane nabantu emakhaya, emagareji, nasezindaweni zokuphila ngaphandle.
Indawo yomhlaba idlala indima ebalulekile ekubeni uhlangane nama-scorpion. Lezi zidalwa ezinemilenze eminingi zihlala ezindaweni ezishisayo, ezomile futhi zivame kakhulu ezindaweni zasehlane, nakuba ezinye izinhlobo zihlala kwezinye izindawo kufaka phakathi izindawo ezishisayo nezifudumele.
Kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ngaphandle kobuhlungu nokuvuvukala bendawo. Nakuba izinhlungu eziningi ze-scorpion zingaphathwa ekhaya, izimpawu ezithile zoxwayiso zibonisa ukuthi udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kwabasebenzi.
Shaya izinsiza eziphuthumayo noma uhambe egumbini lokuphuthuma ngokushesha uma uqaphela:
Lezi zimpawu zibonisa ukuthi ubuthi buthinta uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa noma umsebenzi wokugijima kwenhliziyo, okudinga ukungenelela ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka ngokwazo.
Abantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-6 kufanele bahlolwe udokotela noma omunye umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zezempilo ngemva kokulunywa yi-scorpion, ngisho noma izimpawu zibonakala zingenamandla ekuqaleni. Ubukhulu bomzimba babo obuncane babenza babe sengozini kakhulu yimiphumela yethumbu, futhi izimpawu zingathuthuka ngokushesha.
Cabanga ukubona udokotela phakathi namahora angu-24 uma ubhekana nobuhlungu obukhulu obuqhubekayo obungaphenduli ekuphulukiseni ubuhlungu obuthengiswayo, izimpawu zokutheleleka njengophuzo noma ukubomvu okubomvu, noma uma ungaqiniseki ngohlobo lwe-scorpion olukuhlunyele.
Abantu abadala abanezinye izimo zezempilo ezifana nesifo senhliziyo, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma izinhlelo zokulwa nezifo ezibuthakathaka kufanele bafune ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha, njengoba bengase babe sengozini enkulu yokuphazamiseka.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba okuhlangana ne-scorpions nokuhlushwa kakhulu uma ulunywe. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele futhi uqaphele ukuthi nini kufanele kube khona ukulinda okwengeziwe.
Izici zezwe nezindawo ezikhuphula ingozi yokubekwa kubandakanya:
Lezi zimo zemvelo zenza indawo efanelekile yokuhlala ye-scorpion futhi zikhuphula amathuba okuhlangana kwabantu ne-scorpion. Izindawo ezinabemi be-scorpion abamiswe zibonisa ingozi eqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni ezishisayo lapho umsebenzi ukhula.
Izici zomuntu ezingase zikhulise ubukhulu besenzo zibandakanya:
Izici zokuziphatha nazo zidlalela indima. Abantu abasebenza ngaphandle, ikakhulukazi ekwakheni noma ekuhleleni izindawo, babhekene nengozi enkulu yokubhebhetheka. Abasebenzi be-shift yasebusuku noma labo abasebenza ebusuku bahlangana nezinambuzane ngesikhathi sabo sokusebenza.
Ukugwazwa ngezinambuzane ngaphambili akuveli ukukhuthaza ukhuseleko, futhi abanye abantu bangaba nomuzwa omkhulu we-venom ngokubhebhetheka okuphindaphindayo, nakuba lokhu kuyahlukahluka ngumuntu nesihlobo sesinambuzane.
Ukugwazwa kakhulu kwezinambuzane kuyaphola ngaphandle kwezinhlanganisela, kubangela ubuhlungu besikhashana kuphela obuqeda ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izinhlobo zingabangela izinkinga zezokwelapha ezinkulu ezidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha ukuvimbela imiphumela ehlala njalo.
Izinhlanganisela ezinkulu kakhulu zithinta uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa nomsebenzi wenhliziyo. Lezi zivame ukuvela phakathi kwamahora ambalwa ngemuva kokugwazwa yizinhlobo ezinobuthi obukhulu njenge-bark scorpion:
Lezi zinhlanganisela zivame kakhulu kubantwana, abadala, nabantu abanezinhlungu zempilo. Ukungenelela kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kungavimbela imiphumela emibi kakhulu futhi kusize ekulawuleni izimpawu ngokuphumelelayo.
Izinkinga ezingaphezulu zingase zivele endaweni yokuhlungwa, nakuba lokhu kungavamile:
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu ezihilela uhlobo oluyingozi kakhulu lwescorpion olutholakala kwezinye izingxenye zezwe, izinkinga zingabandakanya ukuhluleka komzimba, izifo zokopha okukhulu, noma i-coma. Lezi zinhlobo azitholakali eNyakatho Melika.
Izinkinga zesikhathi eside azivamile ngokwelashwa okufanele. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele phakathi nezinsuku kuya emaviki, nakuba abanye bangase babe nokuzwela okuhlala njalo endaweni yokuhlungwa izinyanga eziningi.
Ukuvimbela kugxile ekunciphiseni ukukhombisa kwakho ezikhonkweni zescorpion nokwenza indawo yakho ingabi yinhle kubo. Izinyathelo ezilula zinganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuhlaselwa ngenkathi uqhuba imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Viwe indawo yakho yasekhaya ngalezi zindlela eziphumelelayo:
Lezi zinguquko zenza impahla yakho ingabi yinhle ezikhonkweni zescorpion futhi kunciphisa amathuba okuthi zizimisele ukuhlala eduze nezindawo zakho zokuhlala.
Izinyathelo zokuzivimbela ziyabalulekile ngokufanayo:
Uma uhlala ezindaweni lapho kukhona izinsimbi, cabanga ngokuthi ikhaya lakho liphathwe ngochwepheshe benkonzo yokulawula izinambuzane. Bangase basebenzise ukwelashwa okuqondiswe ngqo futhi banikeze ukuqapha okuqhubekayo ukuze bagcine inani lezinsimbi lilawulwe.
Ukufundisa abantwana ngokuphepha kwezinsimbi kubalulekile ezindaweni eziyingozi. Basize baqonde ukuthi kungani kufanele bangalokothi baphathe izinsimbi futhi bahlale bebuza abantu abadala ukuthi bahlole uma bebona enye.
Abanikezeli bezempilo ngokuvamile bakhombisa ukugwazwa yi-scorpion ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nezimo ezihambisana nesigameko. Ukuxilongwa kuvame ukuba kulula uma ungakwazi ukubona imbangela yezimpawu zakho.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokubuza ukuthi kwenzekeni futhi ahlole indawo yokugwazwa. Bazobona isiqatho esiqinisekisiwe futhi bahlole inyama ezungezile ngokuvuvukala, ubomvu, nezinye izimpendulo zendawo.
Ulwazi oluyisisekelo olusiza ekuxilongweni luhlanganisa:
Ukuhlolwa komzimba kugxila ekuhloleni ubukhulu besimpendulo yakho. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izimpawu ezibalulekile njengokushaya kwenhliziyo, ukucindezela kwegazi, kanye nesakhiwo sokuphefumula. Bazohlola futhi umsebenzi wakho wezinzwa ngokuhlola izimpendulo, ukuhlanganiswa, kanye nokuqapha kwengqondo.
Emasimini amaningi, akudingeki ukuhlolwa okukhethekile ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa kokuluma kwe-scorpion. Kodwa-ke, uma ubhekene nezimpawu ezinzima, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuhlola ukusebenza kwamalungu noma i-electrocardiogram ukuqapha izinga lenhliziyo yakho.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuxilongwa kucace kuphela ngemuva kokususwa kwamanye amathuba. Uma awubona i-scorpion, udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izimbangela ezifana nokuluma kwezinambuzane, uketshezi, noma ezinye izimo zezokwelapha ezibangela izimpawu ezifanayo.
Ukubona uhlobo oluthile lwe-scorpion kungasiza ekwenzeni izinqumo zokwelapha, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni lapho kukhona izinhlobo eziyingozi kakhulu. Uma kungenzeka, bamba ngokuphepha noma uthathe isithombe se-scorpion ukuze ubone ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo, kodwa ungazifaki engozini yokuluma okunye.
Ukwelashwa kokuluma kwe-scorpion kuyahluka kuye ngokubaluleka kwezimpawu zakho nohlobo lwe-scorpion oluhilelekile. Ukuluma okuningi kudinga ukunakekelwa okusekela kuphela ukulawula ubuhlungu nokuqapha izinkinga, kuyilapho izimo ezinzima zingase zidinga ukwelashwa okukhethekile kwe-antivenom.
Ngokuluma okulinganiselwe kuya kokuphakathi, ukwelashwa kugxile ekunciphiseni izimpawu nokududuza:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqapha izimpawu zakho eduze, ikakhulukazi emahora ambalwa okuqala lapho izinkinga zivame ukuba khona. Bazohlola izimpawu zakho zokuphila njalo futhi bahlole umsebenzi wakho wezinzwa.
Ukuluma okunzima kwe-scorpion kungase kudinge ukwelashwa okukhulu esibhedlela:
Imithi yokulwa nehlungu lezingqola isebenza kangcono uma inikezwa emahoreni ambalwa okuqala ngemva kokuluma, yize isengasiza kamuva. Lolu phiko lwenzelwe ngokukhethekile izinhlobo ezithile zezingqola futhi lusebenza ngokubopha nokwahlukanisa ubuhlungu ngaphambi kokuba lube nomonakalo omkhulu.
Ubude besikhathi sokwelashwa kuncike ezingeni lobunzima bezimpawu nendlela obuyiswa ngayo ekwelapheni. Izimo ezilula zingaphela emahoreni ambalwa, kuyilapho ukuluma okukhulu kungadinga izinsuku eziningi zokunakekelwa esibhedlela nokubhekwa.
Ukukhathalela okulandelayo kuvame ukufaka ukubhekwa kwesilonda ngezimpawu zokutheleleka nokubuyela kancane ezenzweni ezijwayelekile njengoba izimpawu ziphulukana. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya okusheshayo kungasiza ekulawuleni izimpawu ezilula zokuluma kwezingqola ngenkathi uqapha izimpawu ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Izinyathelo zokuqala zokunakekelwa zinganciphisa ubuhlungu futhi zivimbele izinkinga ezimweni elula.
Qala ngalezi zinyathelo ezibalulekile zokuqala zokunakekelwa ngemva kokuluma:
Lezi zenzo ezisheshayo zisiza ekuthambiseni ukusabalala kobubi futhi zikulungiselele ukuqapha isimo sakho ngempumelelo. Ukulala uzolile kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba ukukhathazeka kungenza izimpawu zibe zimbi kakhulu.
Ukulawula ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo ekhaya, cabanga ngalezi zindlela:
Qapha izimpawu zakho eduze, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwamahora angu-4-6 lapho izinkinga ezinzima zivame ukuvela khona. Gcina ulandelela noma yikuphi ukushintsha emazingeni obuhlungu, ukuphefumula, izinga lenhliziyo, noma izimpawu zezinzwa.
Izinto ezibalulekile okufanele uzigweme ngesikhathi sokwelashwa ekhaya zihlanganisa ukufaka ubushushu endaweni ehlungiwe, lokho kungenza ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala kube kubi. Ungasebenzisi utshwala, i-hydrogen peroxide, noma ezinye izinto ezibukhali ezingalimaza izicubu noma zihlanganise nokuphulukisa.
Xhumana nochwepheshe bezempilo ngokushesha uma izimpawu zibe zimbi noma uma uthola izimpawu ezinkulu njengokuphefumula okunzima, ukukhathazeka okukhulu, noma ukunyakaza kwemisipha okungenakulawulwa. Ukwelashwa ekhaya kusebenza kangcono ezimweni ezilula kodwa akufanele kulibazise ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okudingekayo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yezokwelapha ngemuva kokuhlaselwa yisikhotha kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okufanele. Ukuba nolwazi oluhleliwe okulungile kuvumela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuba enze izinqumo ezisheshayo, ezinolwazi mayelana nokwelashwa kwakho.
Butha lolu lwazi olubalulekile ngaphambi kwendwendwelo yakho:
Bhala izimpawu zakho ngokulandelana okuvela ngazo, uqaphele isikhathi sokuqala kwazo ngayinye. Leli thrafu lesikhathi lisiza odokotela ukuthi bahlole ubungozi nokuqhubeka kokusabela kwakho, okuqondisa izinqumo zokwelapha.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwemithi ehlanganisa imithi yokwelapha, imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwelayisensi, izithasiselo, nemithi yemifino. Ezinye izidakamizwa zingase zihlangane nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukunyathela kwezingqangqa noma zithinte indlela umzimba wakho obuyela ngayo ebuhlungwini.
Lungisa imibuzo okumele uyibuze umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo:
Uma othile ekuhambisana nawe, mchazele ngezimpawu zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha uma ungakwazi ukuxhumana ngokucacile. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma ubhekene nezimpawu zezinzwa ezihlasela inkulumo noma ukucabanga.
Cabanga ukuthi uletha ingqangqa nawe uma ukhona ukubamba ngokuphepha, njengoba ukwaziswa kwesinhlobo kungathinta izinqumo zokwelapha. Sibeke esibini esiphephile, kodwa ungalokothi ubeke engcupheni enye yokunyathelwa ukuze uyithole.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule mayelana nokunyathelwa yizingqangqa iwukuthi ngenkathi kungaba buhlungu futhi kuyesabe kakhulu, iningi aliyingozi futhi liyaphola ngokuphelele ngenakekelwa efanele. Ukuqonda ukuthi nini kufanele ufunesekelwe ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha nokuthi unganikeza kanjani usizo lokuqala olufanele kukuqeqesha ukuthi ubhekane nalezi zimo ngokuphumelelayo.
Iningi lokunyathelwa yizingqangqa lubangela ubuhlungu bendawo kanye nokuvuvukala okuthuthuka phakathi kwamahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48. Noma kunjalo, izinhlobo ezithile zingabangela ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi kubantwana nabantu abadala.
Ukuvimbela kuhlala kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokugwema ukunyatheliswa yizikhotha. Izinyathelo ezilula njengokugqoka izicathulo ngaphandle, ukuhlola izingubo kanye nemibhede, nokulondoloza indawo yakho yasekhaya zinganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokubhekana nazo.
Uma uthukuthelwe, hlala uzolile bese uqapha izimpawu zakho ngokucophelela. Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kunoma yiziphi izimpawu ezinkulu njengokuphefumula okunzima, ukuhamba kwemisipha okukhulu, noma izimpawu zezinzwa. Uma ungaqiniseki, kuhlala kungcono ukukhetha ukuma okuphephile futhi uthintane nochwepheshe bezempilo.
Khumbula ukuthi kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo ngisho nasezinhlungwini ezinkulu kakhulu zezikhotha uma kunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kufunwa ngokushesha. Ngokwazi okuhle nokulungiselela, ungazivikela wena nomndeni wakho ngenkathi ujabulela imisebenzi yangaphandle ezindaweni ezihlala izikhotha.
Ubuhlungu obuvela ezinkingeni eziningi zezikhotha bufinyelela phezulu phakathi nehora lokuqala bese buyancipha kancane phakathi kwamahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48. Ukungakhululeki okuncane noma ukusabela endaweni yokunyatheliswa kungase kuqhubeke izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto. Ukunyatheliswa okuvela ezinhlotsheni zezikhotha ezinamandla kakhulu njengezikhotha zebark kungabangela ubuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside futhi kungadingeka ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuze kuphathwe kahle.
Ukufa okuvela ekuthukuthelweni kwezikhotha kunqabile kakhulu e-United States, ngaphansi kokufa okukodwa ngonyaka okubikwayo. Iningi lokufa kwenzeka kubantwana abancinyane kakhulu, abadala abadala, noma abantu abanezinhlungu zempilo ezingaphansi abangayitholi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Iningi lezikhotha, ngisho nezikhotha ezinamandla, aliyingozi yokuphila uma liqondwe kahle.
Zama ukuthimba iscorpio kuphela uma ungakwenza ngokuphephile ngaphandle kokubeka ezingozini zesoka elingaphezulu. Ukubona iscorpio kungasiza ekunqumeni ukwelashwa, kodwa akuhlengi ukuba uzibeke engozini. Ukuthwebula isithombe usesikhathini esiphephile noma ukuchaza ukubonakala kwescorpio kubachwepheshe bezempilo kuvame ukwanele ekwelapheni.
Yebo, izicathulo zingaluma izikhathi eziningi uma zizizwa zisongelwe ngokuqhubekayo. Ngokungafani nezinambuzane, izicathulo azilahli isibambo sazo ngemva kokusetshenziswa futhi zingaluma izikhathi eziningi. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuhamba kuleyo ndawo ngokushesha ngemva kokuluma nokuqapha ukususa iscorpio.
Ukuzwela komuntu ngamunye emathunjini escorpio kuyahlukahluka, kodwa ukusabela okuqondene nokwelapha akuvamile. Abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela okunzima endaweni noma izimpawu zomzimba ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezinjengobudala, ubukhulu bomzimba, nesimo sempilo jikelele. Ukuluma kwescorpio okudlule akuvezi ukuvikelwa, futhi ukuzwela kungase kukhule ngezikhathi eziningi, nakuba lokhu kuyahlukahluka ngumuntu.
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