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Ukubanjwa yinyosi kuyizilonda zokuthunga ezenzeka lapho inyoka ibhudla isikhumba sakho ngezinzipho zayo, ngokuvamile njengendlela yokuzivimbela lapho zizwa zisongelwe. Ukubanjwa kakhulu kweenyoka e-United States akunecala futhi kubangela kuphela ukusabela okuncane kwesikhumba okufana nokubanjwa yizinambuzane. Nakuba umqondo wokubanjwa yinyoka ungase ube wesabekayo, iningi liyaphola lodwa phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto ngokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okulula.
Ukubanjwa yinyosi kwenzeka lapho izinzipho zenyoka zithunga isikhumba sakho futhi zifaka ubuthi noma umdlavuza esilondeni. Cabanga ngakho njengendlela inyoka ezivikela ngayo lapho izizwa icinezelekile noma iphazamisekile ngengozi. Iningi lezinnyoka zasemakhaya linezinzipho ezincane kakhulu zokuthunga isikhumba somuntu ngokuphumelelayo, okusho ukuthi ukubanjwa okuningi “kweenyoka” kungase kube ukubanjwa kwezinambuzane ezingezona noma ukucasuka kwesikhumba.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi kulabo izinhlobo zeenyoka ezinkulungwane eNyakatho Melika, ezimbalwa kuphela ezingabangela ukubanjwa okubalulekile ngokwelapha kubantu. Iningi leenyoka ozithola ekhaya lakho noma ensimini liyona liyona elingenangozi kubantu.
Iningi lezimpawu zokubanjwa yinyosi limncane futhi libonakala lifana nokubanjwa kwezinambuzane ezivamile. Uzovame ukubona lezi zimpawu ngaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa ngemuva kokubanjwa, nakuba ezinye zingase zithathe amahora angu-24 ukuze zikhule ngokuphelele.
Izimpawu ezivamile zokubanjwa kweenyoka zihlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyaphela phakathi nesonto futhi azidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Isistimu yakho yokuzikhusela yomzimba iphela ukubanjwa njenganoma yiliphi isibazi esincane futhi isebenza ukuphulukisa indawo ethintekile ngokwemvelo.
Nokho, ukukhonjwa yiincuzi ezingozi kakhulu kungabangela izimpawu ezinzima kakhulu ezivela emahoreni kuya ezinsukwini. Nakuba kunqabile, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi nini ukukhonjwa yi-spider kungadinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Izimpawu ezinkulu ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha zihlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu azivamile kodwa zingabonisa ukukhonjwa yi-spider enenhlanzi noma ukutheleleka okwesibili okudinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ukukhonjwa yi-spider kuwela ezinhlotsheni ezintathu eziyinhloko ngokuya ngohlobo lwe-spider kanye nobunzima bezimpawu ezingabangela. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza ukuhlola ukuthi ukukhonjwa kwakho kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha yini.
Ukukhonjwa okuningi yi-spider kuwela kuleli qembu futhi kuvela ezincuzeni zasemakhaya ezivamile, ezincuzeni zegadi, noma ezincuzeni eziqhumayo. Lokhu kukhonjwa kubangela kuphela ukusabela okuncane kwendawo ngoba lezi zincuzi azinawo ubuthi obuningi noma amazinyo amancane kakhulu okungawafaka ngokuphumelelayo. Izimpawu zihlala zilinganiselwe endaweni yokukhonjwa ngokushesha futhi zilungiswa ngokushesha ngokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo.
Ezinye izincuzi zingafaka inani elincane lobuthi elibangela ukusabela okukhulu kwendawo. Izincuzi ze-wolf ne-orb weavers ziwela kuleli qembu. Ungase ube nokuvuvukala okukhulu, ubomvu, nokungakhululeki uma kuqhathaniswa nokukhonjwa okungenanhlanzi, kodwa izimpawu zihlala zilinganiselwe futhi ziphathwayo ngokwelashwa ekhaya.
Zinhlobo ezimbili kuphela zezinambuzane zase-United States ezingabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zezokwelapha: i-black widow ne-brown recluse. Ukukhonjwa kwalezi zinambuzane kudinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha ngoba ubuthi bazo bungabangela imiphumela emzimbeni wonke noma ukonakala okukhulu kwezicubu lapho kukhonjiwe khona.
Ukukhonjwa yi-black widow kungabangela ukubamba kwemisipha, ubuhlungu besisu, nezimpawu zezinzwa. Ukukhonjwa yi-brown recluse kungabangela ukufa kwezicubu nezihlamba eziphulukisayo kancane, nakuba ukusabela okukhulu kungavamile ngisho nalolu hlobo lwezinambuzane.
Ukukhonjwa yizinambuzane kwenzeka lapho ungena ngengozi ekuthintweni nesinambuzane esizizwa sisongelwe noma siboshwe. Izinambuzane azifuni ukukhonjwa abantu futhi ngokuvamile zikhonjwa kuphela njengendlela yokugcina lapho zingakwazi ukubalekela usongo oluqondisiwe.
Izingxoxo eziningi nezinambuzane zenzeka kulezi zimo ezivamile:
Izinambuzane ngokuvamile ziyafihla ezindaweni ezolile, ezingahambi kahle emini futhi zibe namandla ebusuku. Zithanda izindawo ezifana nezikhulu, amagaraji, ama-woodpiles, kanye nezindawo zokugcina izinto ezihlanganisiwe lapho zingakha khona amawebhu futhi zilingisele izinambuzane ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa.
Ukukhonjwa okuningi kwezinambuzane kungaphathwa ngokuphephile ekhaya futhi akudingeki ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, izimpawu ezithile zezesixwayiso zibonisa ukuthi kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ukuvimbela izinkinga noma uthole ukwelashwa okufanele.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma uvakashele ukunakekelwa okusheshayo uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Funani ukunakekelwa kwonyango ngokushesha uma uthola:
Thembani izinzwa zakho mayelana nezimpawu zakho. Uma kukhona okubonakala kubi kakhulu noma ukhathazekile ngendlela yakho yokusabela ekulumeni kwesilondolozi, kuhlale kungcono ukufuna ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuze uthole ukuzola kwengqondo.
Nakuba noma ubani angaba nokuluma kwesilondolozi, izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okuhlangana nezilondolozi noma ukuba nemiphumela emibi uma kukhuluma. Ukuqonda lezi zici ezingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele.
Izici zemvelo nendlela yokuphila ezandisa ingozi yokuluma izilondolozi zihlanganisa:
Izici zomuntu ezingathinta indlela yakho yokusabela ekulumeni kwesilondolozi zihlanganisa ubudala, isimo sempilo jikelele, kanye nomsebenzi wesistimu yokukhulula. Abantwana abancinyane nabantu abadala bangaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu ebuthini bezilondolozi, kuyilapho abantu abanesistimu yokukhulula ebuthakathaka bangaba sengozini yokutheleleka okwesibili.
Indawo yomhlaba idlala indima ebalulekile engozini yokulunywa yizilondolo. Izilondolo ezimnyama zitholakala kulo lonke elase-United States kodwa ziyavame kakhulu ezindaweni ezifudumele. Izilondolo ezibomvu zihlala ikakhulukazi eningizimu-mpumalanga nasempumalanga-mpumalanga ye-United States.
Ukulunywa yizilondolo kuningi kuphela kuphulukana ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinkinga ezihlala njalo, kodwa ukuqonda izinhlanganisela ezingase zenzeke kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi nini kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha nokuthi ungazivimbela kanjani izinkinga ezingase zenzeke.
Inhlanganisela evamile kunazo zonke ukutheleleka kwezibhaktheriya kwesilonda sokuluma. Lokhu kungenzeka lapho amabhaktheriya engeza ngezilonda ezincane noma uma ugcugcute indawo yokuluma kakhulu. Izimpawu zihlanganisa ukwanda kokubomvu, ukushisa, ukukhula, nokwenziwa kwephutha okuvela izinsuku ngemuva kokuluma kokuqala.
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingase zenzeke ngokulimala kokulunywa yizilondolo ezinomuthi:
Nakuba lezi zinhlelo zibonakala zesabekisa, azivamile kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile zenzeka kuphela ngokulimala kokulunywa yizinhlobo zezilondolo ezinomuthi kakhulu. Abantu abaningi abalunywe yizilondolo ezimnyama noma ezibomvu abathuthukisi izinhlanganisela ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi ngokwelashwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo.
Ukuvimbela ukulunywa yizilondolo kugxila ekunciphiseni amathuba akho okuthusa noma ukuvala izilondolo ezindaweni zazo zokuzimela ezikhethiwe. Izinyathelo ezilula zinganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokubhekana nezilondolo ongathandi.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenzayo ongawakha:
Ukuhlanza njalo kwendlu kungasiza futhi ekunciphiseni inani lezigqirha ekhaya lakho. Ukugeza njalo kususa kokubili izigqirha kanye nezilwanyana ezincane ezidla zona, okwenza ikhaya lakho lingabi luhle kubo.
Uma uqeqesha noma uchitha isikhathi ngaphandle, hlola izikhwama zokulala nezinye izinto zokukhempisha ngaphambi kokusebenzisa, futhi ugweme ukufika ezindaweni ongenakukubona kahle.
Ukuxilonga ukuluma kwezigqirha kungaba inselele ngoba abantu abaningi ababoni isigqirha esibalumile, futhi izimo eziningi zingabangela ukubonakala okufanayo kwesikhumba. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo uzogxila ezimpahleni zakho kanye nokubonakala kokuluma kunokuba uzame ukubona uhlobo oluthile lwesigqirha.
Phakathi kokuhlolwa kwakho, udokotela wakho uzokuqondisa mayelana nokuthi ukuluma kwenzeke nini futhi kuphi, ukuthi wawenzani lapho kwenzeka, nokuthi izimpahlane zakho ziye zaqhubeka kanjani. Bazohlola indawo yokuluma ngokucophelela, bebheka usayizi, ukubonakala, nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zesikhumba ezizungezile.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo uzobuye ahlole izimpahlane zakho jikelele ukuze aqonde ukuthi uhlushwa yini imiphumela yomzimba evela ekulumweni. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlola izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile, ukubuza ngezinhlungu, ukugcwala kwemisipha, isicanucanu, noma ezinye izimpahlane ezinkulu.
Emasimini amaningi, akukho zihloko ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuze kuhlonishwa ukuluma kwezinambuzane. Kodwa-ke, uma udokotela wakho engabaza ukutheleleka noma ezinye izinkinga, angase acebise ukuhlolwa kwegazi noma amasampula olukhulu oluvela ehlengeni. Izifundo zokubonisa azivamile ngaphandle uma kukhona ukukhathazeka ngokuhileleka kwezicubu ezijulile.
Ukuphathwa kokuluma kwezinambuzane kuncike ezingeni lobukhulu bezimpawu zakho nohlobo lwenambuzane ehilelekile. Ukuluma okuningi kwezinambuzane kudinga ukunakekelwa okuyisisekelo ekhaya kuphela kanye nokuphathwa okusekela ukulawula ubuhlungu ngenkathi umzimba wakho uqeda ngokwemvelo.
Ngokuluma okuvamile, okungeyona i-venomous, ukwelashwa kugxile ekunciphiseni izimpawu nokuvimbela ukutheleleka. Hlambulula indawo yokuluma ngobumnene ngesepu namanzi, bese ufake i-compress ebandayo imizuzu engu-10-15 ukuze unciphise ukukhula nokuqeda ubuhlungu.
Izinhlungu zokunciphisa ubuhlungu ezingatholakali ezitolo njenge-ibuprofen noma i-acetaminophen zingasiza ekulawuleni ubuhlungu nokunciphisa ukuvuvukala. Ama-antihistamines angasiza futhi uma ubhekene nokuthamba okukhulu noma ukusabela okuncane okungokwe-allergic.
Ukuluma kwezinambuzane ezimnyama nezimhlophe ezibomvu kudinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha futhi kungadinga ukwelashwa okuqondile. Ngokuluma kwezinambuzane ezimnyama, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi yokunciphisa imisipha, imithi yokuqeda ubuhlungu, noma ezimweni ezinzima, i-antivenom ukuze alwe nemiphumela ye-neurotoxic yenambuzane.
Ukuphathwa kokuluma kwezinambuzane ezibomvu ezibomvu kugxile ekunakekelweni kwehlengeni nokuvimbela izinkinga zesibili. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobheka indawo yokuluma ngokufa kwezicubu futhi angase anikeze ama-antibiotics uma kutheleleka. Ukuhlinzwa akudingeki, kodwa kungacatshangelwa ngokulimala okukhulu kwezicubu.
Uma ukuluma kwakho kwenambuzane kutheleleka, udokotela wakho cishe uzonikeza ama-antibiotics ngomlomo futhi anikeze imiyalo ekhethekile yokunakekelwa kwehlengeni. Ukutheleleka okukhulu kungadinga ama-antibiotics aqinile noma ukungena esibhedlela ezimweni ezingavamile.
Ukwelapha ukusabela kokuxinwa kwenziwa ngokususelwa ezingeni lobukhulu balo, kusukela ekutholeni imithi yokulwa nokusabela okuncane kuya ekwelapheni okusheshayo nge-epinephrine ngokuqunjelwa okukhulu.
Ukulunywa yi-spider kuningi okuphendula kahle ekwelapheni okulula ekhaya okuqondene nokuhlanza isifo, ukulawula ubuhlungu, nokusiza inqubo yokwelapha yemvelo yomzimba wakho. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma ziqalwa ngokushesha nje uma ubona ukulunywa.
Qala ngokuhlanza indawo elunywe kahle ngesepu namanzi afudumele ukuze ususe amabhaktheriya futhi unciphise ingozi yokutheleleka. Shaya indawo yomile ngobumnene ngitawula ehlanzekile, ugweme ukusikisela okukhulu okungathukuthelisa isikhumba nakakhulu.
Faka i-compress ebandayo noma iphakethe leqhwa eligoqwe ngendwangu encinyane imizuzu eyi-10-15 izikhathi eziningi ngosuku lokuqala. Lokhu kusiza ekuqedeni ukukhula, kuqeda ubuhlungu, futhi kunganciphisa ukusabalala kwanoma yiluphi ubuthi. Ungalokothi ufake iqhwa ngqo esikhuneni sakho, njengoba lokhu kungabangela umonakalo wokugqwala.
Phakamisa indawo elunywe uma kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma isesandleni noma emilenzeni. Lesi sinyathelo silula singasiza ekuqedeni ukukhula nokuthuthukisa induduzo ngokukhuthaza ukugeleza kwegazi okuhle nokukhipha i-lymphatic.
Imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle inganika impumuzo enkulu:
Gcina indawo elunywe ihlanzekile futhi yomile, futhi ugweme ukukroba ngisho noma kuqala ukukroba. Ukukroba kungafaka amabhaktheriya futhi kulibale ukwelapha. Sika iinzipho zakho zifushane ukuze unciphise umonakalo uma ukroba ngaphandle kokwazi.
Hlola ukulunywa nsuku zonke ngezimpawu zokuthuthuka noma zokubi. Ukulunywa yi-spider kuningi kufanele kuqale ukuzizwa kangcono phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48 futhi kubonise ukuthuthuka okubonakalayo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Uma udinga ukubona udokotela ngenxa yokulunywa yi-spider, ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungakusiza uthole ukunakekelwa okuphumelelayo futhi yonke imibuzo yakho iphendulwe. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza nodokotela wakho ukwenza ukuxilongwa okuchane ngqo kanye nelenkaneli yokwelapha.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, bhala imininingwane ebalulekile mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kokulunywa yi-spider. Qaphela ukuthi kulunywe nini nokuthi kuphi, ukuthi wawenzani ngaleso sikhathi, nokuthi ngabe ubone i-spider elikulunyile yini. Uma ubone i-spider, zama ukuchaza usayizi wayo, umbala, kanye nanoma yimaphi amamaki ahlukile.
Bhala izimpawu zakho nokuthi zishintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Thatha izithombe zendawo yokulunywa nsuku zonke uma kungenzeka, njengoba lokhu kungasiza udokotela wakho ukubona ukuthi isifo siye sashintsha kanjani. Qaphela noma iyiphi impilo oyizame kakade nokuthi zisize yini noma zenze izimpawu zibe zimbi kakhulu.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho:
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwemithi yakho yamanje, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle komthetho kanye nezinye izithasiselo. Eminye imithi ingathinta indlela umzimba wakho uphendula ngayo i-spider venom noma ithonye izinqumo zokwelapha.
Uma unezimo zempilo ezingapheli noma uthatha imithi ethonya isimiso sakho sokugcina, qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyazi ngalezi zinto njengoba zingathinta uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule mayelana nokulunywa yi-spider ukuthi iningi lawo alibi futhi liyaphuka ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okuyisisekelo. Nakuba umqondo wokulunywa yi-spider ungase uzwakale uyesabekayo, izinkinga ezinzima zimbalwa kakhulu, futhi abantu abaningi baphulukana ngokuphelele phakathi nesonto elilodwa.
Gxilisa amandla akho ezindleleni ezilula zokuvikela kunokukhathazeka nganoma yiliphi isigqoko osihlangana naso. Iningi lezigqoko ozibona ekhaya nakumakhaya akho zizidalwa ezinsiza ezinceda ekulawuleni ezinye izinhlobo zezinyosi futhi azinawo umonakalo empilweni yakho.
Themba ikhono lomzimba wakho lokuphulukisa ekuhlaselweni okuncane kwezigqoko, kodwa ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uthola izimpawu ezinkulu noma uma kukhona okungalungile. Abahlinzeki bezempilo banolwazi ekwelapheni ukuhlaselwa kwezigqoko futhi bangakwazi ngokushesha ukuqonda uma udinga ukwelashwa okwengeziwe.
Khumbula ukuthi iningi lokuhlaselwa kwezigqoko okuqondwa empeleni kungamanye amahluleko ezinyosi noma izimo zesikhumba. Uma uhlale uthola lokho okukholelwa ukuthi kuyihluleko lezigqoko, cabanga ngamanye amathuba futhi uxoxe ngesakhiwo nesiphathimandla sakho sezempilo.
Iningi lokuhlaselwa kwezigqoko lubangela kuphela ukusebenza okuncane kwendawo efana nezimbobo ezincane ezibomvu, ubuhlungu obuncane, nokuvuvukala okuncane okuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ukuhlaselwa kwezigqoko eyingozi ngokuvamile kubangela izimpawu eziyanda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunokuthuthuka, njengobhlungu obukhulu, izindawo ezinkulu zobomvu olukhula, ukugcwala kwemisipha, isicanucanu, isifo, noma ukuphefumula okuyinselele. Uma izimpawu zakho ziyanda ngemuva kwamahora angu-24-48 noma uthola izimpawu zesimiso ezihlasela umzimba wakho wonke, funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Nakuba ukuqonda isigqoko kungasiza ekwelapheni kwezokwelapha, ungazifaki engozini ngokuzama ukulibamba. Uma ungalibamba ngokuphepha isigqoko ngaphandle kokuhlaselwa futhi, ulifaka embizeni noma uthathe isithombe esicacile, kodwa lokhu akudingeki ekwelapheni okufanele. Udokotela wakho angalapha izimpawu zakho ngokuphumelelayo ngokusekelwe endleleni ohlangana ngayo nokuhlaselwa, kungakhathaliseki uhlobo oluthile lwesigqoko oluhilelekile.
Izimpawu ezivame kakhulu zokulunywa yisigqikithi ziyaphela phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-3-7 ngokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okufanele. Ungase uqaphele ukuthi ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala okuqala kuphucuka phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48, kuyilapho noma yikuphi ukuthamba noma ukushintsha kombala wesikhumba okuncane kungathatha isonto lonke ukuze kuphele ngokuphelele. Ukulunywa yizigqikithi ezinobuthi kungathatha isikhathi eside ukuphulukisa futhi kudinge ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha, kodwa ngisho nalokhu kuvame ukuphulukiswa phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-3 ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Yebo, nakuba i-allergic reactions ekulunyweni yizigqikithi ingavamile. I-allergic reactions ezincane zingafaka ukukhanya kobomvu, ukuvuvukala ngaphandle kwendawo yokulunywa, noma ukuthamba okuqhubekayo okuphendula kahle kuma-antihistamines. I-allergic reactions ezinzima zingezona ezivamile kodwa zingafaka i-hives ebanzi, ubunzima bokuqeda umoya, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma ukuvuvukala kobuso nomlomo. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ze-allergic reaction enzima, funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuphaphandayo ngokushesha.
Ukulunywa yizigqikithi eziningi akudingeki ama-antibiotics ngoba akuqalisi ukutheleleka. Noma kunjalo, ukutheleleka kwe-bacteria okwesibili kungathuthuka uma ukulunywa kugcwala noma uma ulikracula kakhulu. Izimpawu ezingase zibonise isidingo sama-antibiotics zifaka ukukhanya kobomvu, ukushisa, ukuvuvukala, ukwakheka kwe-pus, ukukhanya kobomvu okuvela endaweni yokulunywa, noma ukufika komkhuhlane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokulunywa okuqala. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo anganquma ukuthi ama-antibiotics adingeka yini ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ezithile nemiphumela yokuhlola.
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