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Ukuqina kwamanzi kuyisikhumba esingathandeki kodwa esicasulayo esingase sibe khona ngemva kokubhukuda ezihlahleni, emachibini, noma kwamanye amanzi emvelo. Nakuba amaqhubu acasulayo angase abonakale eyingozi ekuqaleni, lesi simo singesikhashana futhi sizozisula ngokwalo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto.
Cabanga ngakho njengendlela yesikhumba sakho yokusabela eziparasitic ezincane ezazilokhu zihloselwe izinyoni nezimpukane, hhayi abantu. Uma lezi zidalwa ezincane zithinta isikhumba sakho esikhundleni sezinhloko zazo ezilindelekile, zibangela ukusabela okusheshayo komzimba okubonakala njengezindawo ezibomvu nezincasulayo.
Ukuqina kwamanzi kuyisimo sesikhumba esibangelwa yi-parasites encane ebizwa nge-cercariae ehlala ezindaweni zamanzi amnandi. Lezi zidalwa ezincane zifuna izinyoni noma izilwane ezithile njengezinhloko zazo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi zizama ukungena esikhuneni somuntu.
Uma i-cercariae ithinta isikhumba sakho, ayikwazi ukuphila lapho isikhathi eside njengoba abantu abayinhloko yayo yemvelo. Noma kunjalo, uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo luyabona njengabaphangi futhi lwenza ukusabela kokuvuvukala. Lokhu kusabela yikho okubangela amaqhubu abomvu acasulayo.
Igama lezokwelapha lalesi simo yi-cercarial dermatitis, kodwa abantu abaningi bayibiza ngokuthi ukuqina kwamanzi. Kuyinto ehlukile kunamanye amaphutha esikhumba ahlobene nokubhukuda futhi ayinazinkinga zezempilo ezinkulu.
Isinyathelo sokuqala ongase usiqaphele yisimo sokuthimfula noma ukushisa esikhuneni sakho ngokushesha nje uma usushiye amanzi. Lokhu kuzwakala okuqala kuvame ukuvela ngemizuzu embalwa kuya emahoreni okubhukuda futhi kubonisa ukuthi i-parasites ithinte isikhumba sakho.
Njengoba uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo lusabela kulezi zivakashi ezingafuneki, uzoqala ukubona izimpawu ezicacile zokuqina kwamanzi:
I-rash ivame ukuvela ezingxenyeni zomzimba wakho ezazibekwe emanzini, ikakhulukazi izindawo lapho i-swimsuit yakho ifanelana khona. Ungase uyibone kakhulu ezinyaweni zakho, ezingalweni, nasemfubheni kunasezindaweni ezihlanganisiwe.
Ezimeni ezingavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela okubanzi, kufaka phakathi izindawo ezinkulu zobomvu noma ukukhula. Noma kunjalo, lezi zimpendulo eziqine kakhulu azivamile futhi zivame ukwenzeka kubantu abaye bakhombiswa i-parasites ngokuphindaphindiwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukuqina kwamanzi kwenzeka uma i-parasites encane ebizwa nge-schistosome cercariae iphazamisa isikhumba sakho njengoba ibingumnikazi wayo. Lezi zidalwa ezincane zine-cycle yokuphila eyingozi evame ukubandakanya izinhlobo ezithile ze-snails nezinyoni zamanzi noma izilwane.
Nanku ukuthi lezi parasites zivame ukuphela kanjani emanzini lapho ubhukuda khona:
I-parasites ayikwazi ukuqedela i-cycle yayo yokuphila kubantu, ngakho-ke ifa ngokushesha ngemva kokuxhumana. Noma kunjalo, uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo seluye lwathinteka ukuba khona kwalo, okubangela ukusabela kokuvuvukala okuhlangenwe nakho njengokuqina kwamanzi.
Amanzi afudumele, ajulile anezinhlanzi eziningi avame ukugcina i-snails nezinyoni eziningi, okwenza kube izindawo ezivame ukubhekana nalezi parasites. Izindawo ezithulile, ezivikelwe njenge-coves noma imigqa yasemgwaqeni zivame ukuba nokuhlanganiswa okuphezulu kwe-cercariae kunamanzi avulekile, ajulile.
Izimo eziningi zokuqina kwamanzi zibumnene futhi ziyaphela ngokwazo ngaphandle kokwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, kunezimo ezithile lapho kufanele ucabangele ukuthintana nodokotela wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho uma uqaphela izimpawu zokutheleleka kwe-bacterial ekuqaleni kwe-rash. Lokhu kungenzeka uma ukucaphuna okukhulu kuphazamisa isikhumba futhi kuvumela i-bacteria ukuba ingene.
Qaphela lezi zimpawu zezeshwa ezibonisa ukuthi ungase udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Kufanele futhi ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma ukucaphuna kuqina kakhulu kangangokuthi kuphazamisa ubuthongo bakho noma imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ngezinye izikhathi ukwelashwa okunamandla kungase kunikeze impumuzo engcono kunokukhetha okungekho ngaphandle komthetho.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokulwa nezifo ezingaphansi noma abasebenzisa imithi ethonya umsebenzi wokulwa nezifo kufanele baqaphele ngokwengeziwe nganoma yikuphi ukusabela kwesikhumba futhi bangase bafune ukuhlola nodokotela wezempilo baqale kunokuba kamuva.
Noma ubani obhukuda emanzini amnandi angase athuthukise ukuqina kwamanzi, kodwa izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okubhekana nalezi parasites ezicasulayo.
Indawo yakho yokubhukuda idlala indima enkulu ekuqondiseni ingozi yakho. Amanzi ajulile, afudumele anezinhlanzi eziningi nemisebenzi yezinyoni yenza izimo ezifanele ze-snails nezinyoni ezigcina lezi parasites.
Izici eziningi zemvelo nokuziphatha zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula okuqina kwamanzi:
Ngokuthakazelisayo, abantu abake baba nokuqina kwamanzi bangase babe nokusabela okukhulu ekukhombiseni kwesikhathi esizayo. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo luyaqaphela i-parasites ngemva kokubhekana kokuqala.
Izingane zingase zibe sengozini encane ngoba zivame ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi zidlala emanzini ajulile futhi zingase zingagezi kahle ngemva kokubhukuda. Noma kunjalo, ukuqina kwamanzi kuthinta abantu bazo zonke izinkathi ngokulinganayo uma izimo zokukhombisa zifanayo.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqina kwamanzi akunaki izinhlanganisela ezinkulu. I-parasites ebangela lesi simo ayikwazi ukuphila esikhuneni somuntu, ngakho-ke ukutheleleka ngokwalo kuyaphela futhi kuyasheshisa.
Ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngokuqina kwamanzi yithuba lokutheleleka kwe-bacterial okungase kuqale ngokucaphuna okukhulu. Uma ucaphula amaqhubu acasulayo, ungase uphule isikhumba futhi udale izilonda ezincane lapho i-bacteria ingangena khona.
Nanku izinhlanganisela ezingase zenzeke ngezinye izikhathi:
Ezimeni ezingavamile kakhulu, abantu abaye bakhombiswa ukuqina kwamanzi ngokuphindaphindiwe bangase bathuthukise isimo esibizwa nge-hypersensitivity pneumonitis uma befaka amanzi amanzi ane-parasites. Lokhu kusabela kwemisipha kuyinto engavamile kakhulu futhi kuvame ukubamba abantu abakhombiswe amanzi angcolile.
Abantu abaningi baphila ngokuphelele ekuqineni kwamanzi ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo. Isifiso ukugwema ukucaphuna okukhulu nokugcina izindawo ezithintekile zihlanzekile ukuvimbela ukutheleleka okubili.
Unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokukhula okuqina kwamanzi ngokuthatha izinyathelo ezilula ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva kokubhukuda ezindaweni zamanzi emvelo.
Iqhinga eliphumelelayo kakhulu lokuvimbela ukukhetha izindawo zakho zokubhukuda ngokuhlakanipha. Amanzi ajulile, avulekile ane-circulation enhle nezinyoni ezimbalwa avame ukuba nokuhlanganiswa okuphansi kwe-parasites ebangela ukuqina kwamanzi.
Nanku izinyathelo eziwusizo ongazithatha ukuze uzivimbele:
Uma ubhukuda endaweni eyaziwa ngokuqina kwamanzi, cabanga ukufaka i-sunscreen engangeneki amanzi noma i-barrier cream ngaphambi kokungena emanzini. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi le miphumela iyasiza ekudaleni i-layer evikela esikhuneni sabo.
Qaphela izixwayiso zezempilo zendawo noma izixwayiso ezibhalwe ngokuqina kwamanzi ezindaweni ezidumile zokubhukuda. Izindawo eziningi zezempilo zikahulumeni ziqapha izimo zamanzi futhi zizokhipha izixwayiso uma amazinga e-parasite aphezulu kakhulu.
Odokotela bavame ukuhluza ukuqina kwamanzi ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nasesikhathini sakho samuva sokubhukuda kunokuhlolwa okuqondile kwezokwelapha. Ukuhlanganiswa kwamaqhubu acasulayo namuva kokubhukuda emanzini amnandi kuvame ukwenza ukuhluza kube lula.
Ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakho, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuza ngesikhathi nendawo lapho ubhukude khona, isikhathi eside osile emanzini, nesikhathi lapho izimpawu zakho ziqale ukubonakala khona. Ulwazi lwesikhathi lusisiza ukwahlukanisa ukuqina kwamanzi kwamanye amaphutha esikhumba.
Udokotela wakho uzohluza izindawo ezithintekile, efuna iphethini evamile yamaqhubu amancane, abomvu abonakala esikhuneni esibekiwe emanzini. Ukwahlukaniswa kwe-rash kuvame ukunikeza izinkomba ezibalulekile, njengoba ukuqina kwamanzi kuvame ukubamba izindawo ezazibekwe phansi ngenkathi kuvikelwa izindawo ezihlanganisiwe.
Ezimeni eziningi, akukho ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe okudingekayo ukuqinisekisa ukuhluza. Noma kunjalo, uma izimpawu zakho zingavamile noma uma kukhona ukukhathazeka ngokutheleleka kwe-bacterial okubili, udokotela wakho angase athathe isampula yanoma yikuphi ukukhishwa ukuze kuhlolwe.
Ngezinye izikhathi amanye amaphutha esikhumba angase abonakale afana nokuqina kwamanzi, ngakho-ke umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase acabangele ezinye izinto ezifana ne-contact dermatitis, amaqhubu ezinambuzane, noma ezinye izifo ze-parasitic ngaphambi kokuthola ukuhluza okugcina.
Inhloso eyinhloko yokwelapha ukuqina kwamanzi ukuphatha ukucaphuna nokugwema izinhlanganisela ngenkathi umzimba wakho uhlanza ukusabela ngokwemvelo. Njengoba i-parasites ingaphili esikhuneni somuntu, isimo sizozisula ngokwalo ngaphakathi kwesonto noma amabili.
Abantu abaningi bangathola impumuzo besebenzisa ukwelashwa okungekho ngaphandle komthetho okuthambisa ukuvuvukala nokunciphisa isikhumba esicasulayo. Ama-compresses abandayo asebenza ezindaweni ezithintekile angase anikeze induduzo ngokushesha futhi asisize ukunciphisa ukukhula.
Izinketho zokwelapha ezisebenzayo zifaka:
Uma ukwelashwa okungekho ngaphandle komthetho kungakuniki impumuzo eyanele, udokotela wakho angase abelethe ama-steroids aqine kakhulu noma imithi yomlomo. Ezimeni lapho ukutheleleka kwe-bacterial okubili kuye kwathuthukiswa, ama-antibiotics angase adingeke.
Gwema ama-baths ashisa noma ama-showers, angase andise ukucaphuna nokuvuvukala. Ngokufanayo, amasoseji aqine noma ukuhlanza kungase kucaphule isikhumba sakho futhi kulibale ukwelapha.
Ukukhathalela ukuqina kwamanzi ekhaya kugxile ekuthambiseni isikhumba sakho nokugwema ukucaphula, okungase kube izinhlanganisela. Isifiso ukufumana izindlela zokuthula ukuvuvukala ngenkathi uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo luhlanza ukusabela ngokwemvelo.
Qala ngokugcina izindawo ezithintekile zihlanzekile futhi zomile. Geza kancane ngesepu elithambile namanzi afudumele, bese ugeza ngetawuli ehlanzekile. Gwema ukugeza noma ukuhlanza, okungase kucaphule isikhumba sakho esibuhlungu.
Nanku izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ezivunyelwe ezisiza ekulawuleni izimpawu zakho:
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukucaphuna kuyaqina ebusuku, ngakho cabanga ukuthatha i-antihistamine yomlomo ngaphambi kokulala. Ukugcina igumbi lakho lokulala libandayo kungasiza ekuthambiseni ukucaphula ebusuku.
Uma kufanele ucaphule, zama ukushaya noma ucindezele izindawo ezicasulayo esikhundleni sokuyisebenzisa iinzipho zakho. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukufaka i-ice cube ehlanganiswe etawulini elithambile kunikeza impumuzo yesikhashana ekucaphuleni okukhulu.
Uma unquma ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo ngokuqina kwamanzi, ukulungiselela ukuqokwa kwakho kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuphumelelayo. Ukuba nolwazi olufanele okulungile kuzosisiza udokotela wakho ukwenza ukuhluza okuchane kanye nokuncoma ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala imininingwane ngemisebenzi yakho yokubhukuda kusukela esontweni eledlule noma amabili. Faka imininingwane ngendawo lapho ubhukude khona, uhlobo lwamanzi, nokuthi uchithe isikhathi esingakanani emanzini.
Yiza ulungele ukuxoxa:
Thatha izithombe ze-rash yakho uma kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma izimpawu zishintsha usuku lonke. Ngezinye izikhathi ukubonakala kungashintsha phakathi kwesikhathi lapho wenza ukuqokwa khona nesikhathi lapho ubona khona.
Letha uhlu lwemithi engaphandle komthetho oyisebenzisile nokuthi iye yakusiza yini. Ulwazi lolu lungase luqondise izincomo zokwelapha zokwelapha eziphumelelayo zikadokotela wakho.
Ukuqina kwamanzi kuyisimo esicasulayo kodwa esingenangozi sesikhumba esizozisula ngokwalo ngaphakathi kwesonto noma amabili. Nakuba ukucaphuna kungase kube nzima futhi kungabi nakho induduzo, khumbula ukuthi lesi simo asinayo ingozi enkulu yezempilo futhi ngeke sibangele umonakalo ohlala njalo esikhuneni sakho.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu ongayenza ukulwa nanoma yikuphi ukucaphula, okungase kube ukutheleleka kwe-bacterial nokulimala. Gxila ekwelapheni okuthambile, okuthambile okuthula isikhumba sakho ngenkathi uhlelo lwakho lokulwa nezifo luhlanza ukusabela ngokwemvelo.
Awudingi ukugwema ukubhukuda emanzini emvelo ngokuphelele, kodwa ukukhetha izindawo zakho ngokuhlakanipha nokuthatha izinyathelo ezilula kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokuqala kwesikhathi esizayo. Abantu abaningi abathuthukisa ukuqina kwamanzi bangase baqhubeke bejabulela imisebenzi yamanzi ngaphandle kokukhathazeka okukhulu.
Uma izimpawu zakho zibonakala zinzima kakhulu noma uma izimpawu zokutheleleka zithuthuka, ungangabazi ukuthintana nomhlinzeki wezempilo. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ukuzeka kade umsindo nokukhathalela okuthambile kuzokubona ngalesi simo sesikhashana kodwa esicasulayo.
Cha, ukuqina kwamanzi akukwazi ukusakazeka komunye umuntu komunye ngokuthintana ngqo. I-rash ibingelwa yi-parasites eya esikhuneni sakho ngqo emanzini angcolile, hhayi ngokuthintana nabantu abathelelekile. Noma kunjalo, uma abantu abaningi bebhukuda emanzini afanayo angcolile, bangase bonke bathuthukise isimo ngokuzimela.
Izimo eziningi zokuqina kwamanzi ziyaphela ngaphakathi kwesonto elilodwa kuya kwemibili ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Ukucaphuna kuvame ukuphakama ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala bese kunciphisa kancane. Noma kunjalo, uma uke wakhombiswa ukuqina kwamanzi ngaphambili, izimpawu zakho zingase zibe nzima futhi zingase ziphele isikhathi eside ngenxa yokuqaphela okwandayo komzimba.
Ukuqina kwamanzi kwenzeka ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zamanzi amnandi njengezihlahleni, ama-ponds, namalwandle. Izindawo zamanzi oluhlaza njengolwandle azivamile ukugcina i-parasites ethile ebangela lesi simo. Noma kunjalo, amanzi oluhlaza angabangela ezinye izinhlobo zokucasula isikhumba, ngakho-ke awukwazi ukuphepha ngokuphelele isikhumba esibuhlungu.
Yebo, izinja nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo zingase zithuthukise ukuqina kwamanzi kusuka ku-parasites efanayo ethinta abantu. Noma kunjalo, uboya bazo bunikeza ukuvikelwa okuthile, ngakho-ke zingase zingabi nakho ukukhula kwezimpawu. Uma uqaphela ukuthi isilwane sakho sicasula kakhulu ngemva kokubhukuda, xhumana nodokotela wezilwane ngezinketho zokwelapha ezingase zibe khona.
Ungase ube nakho ukukhula okuqina kwamanzi futhi uma ubuyela emanzini afanayo angcolile, ikakhulukazi uma izimo zemvelo zingashintshi. Noma kunjalo, amazinga e-parasite emanzini angase ahluke kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sezulu, isizini, nemisebenzi yemvelo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi bayaqaphela i-parasites ngemva kokukhombisa okuphindaphindiwe, okubangela ukusabela okukhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
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