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I-Artemether ne-lumefantrine kuyinhlanganisela enamandla yomuthi elwa nezifo zomkhuhlane. Lo muthi usebenza ngokuhlasela isinambuzane somkhuhlane ezigabeni ezihlukene zomjikelezo wokuphila kwawo, okwenza kube ngomunye wemithi ephumelela kakhulu etholakalayo namuhla. Uma uthatha lo muthi njengoba unjalo, ungasusa ukutheleleka emzimbeni wakho futhi kukusize uzizwe ungcono ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
I-Artemether ne-lumefantrine kuyinhlanganisela yemithi emibili engaphansi kohlobo lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-antimalarials. Cabanga ngayo njengeqembu lapho umuthi ngamunye enomsebenzi othile wokulwa nesinambuzane somkhuhlane. I-Artemether isebenza ngokushesha ukubulala izinambuzane egazini lakho, kuyilapho i-lumefantrine ihlala esimisweni sakho isikhathi eside ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ukuthi kubuye.
Le nhlanganisela ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-ACT, okusho ukuthi i-Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy. Ingxenye ye-artemether ivela emndenini wezidakamizwa ze-artemisinin, ezitholakala esitshalweni esibizwa ngokuthi i-sweet wormwood. Ngokuhlanganyela, le mithi emibili idala ukuvikela okunamandla ngokumelene nomkhuhlane okunamandla kakhulu kunanoma iyiphi imithi.
Lo muthi usetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha umkhuhlane ongenakho okuyinkimbinkimbi obangelwa isinambuzane esibizwa nge-Plasmodium falciparum. Isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ezifweni zomkhuhlane ezingase zimelane nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezivamile njenge-chloroquine. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele lokhu uma utholwe ukuthi unomkhuhlane ngokuhlolwa kwegazi.
Umuthi wenzelwe abantu abangathatha amaphilisi futhi bawagcine phansi ngaphandle kokuhlanza. Uma ugula kakhulu ngomkhuhlane noma unezinkinga, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma indlela ehlukile yokwelapha. Le nhlanganisela isebenza kahle uma ukutheleleka komkhuhlane kungakaze kusabalale ezingxenyeni ezibalulekile zomzimba noma kubangele izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Kwezinye izimo, abahlinzeki bezempilo bangase batusa lo muthi kubantu abahamba ezindaweni ezinengozi enkulu ye-malaria, nakuba lokhu kungewona umsebenzi wawo ovamile. Okugxilwe kukho ukwelapha izifo ze-malaria ezisebenzayo kunokuzivimbela.
Le nhlanganisela ihlasela izinambuzane ze-malaria ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene, okwenza kube ukwelashwa okuqinile nokuphumelelayo. I-Artemether isebenza ngokulimaza ikhono lezinambuzane lokucubungula insimbi, okuyilokho okulambisa izinambuzane futhi kubangele ukuba zife ngokushesha. Lokhu kwenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa.
I-Lumefantrine ithatha indlela ehlukile ngokugxambukela ekhonweni lezinambuzane lokwehlisa into enobuthi ebizwa ngokuthi i-heme. Lapho izinambuzane zingakwazi ukulahla le nto enobuthi, iyakhula futhi izibulale. I-Lumefantrine futhi ihlala emzimbeni wakho isikhathi eside kune-artemether, inikeza ukuvikelwa okuqhubekayo ezinambuzaneni ezisele.
Ngokubambisana, le mithi idala lokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi
Abantu abaningi bathatha umuthi kabili ngosuku izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokunika imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe esisindweni sakho nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho. Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke, uqhelelanise cishe ngamahora angu-8. Uma unzima ukugcina ukudla ngenxa yesicanucanu, qala ngokuphuza amanzi amancane obisi noma udle ama-crackers ambalwa ngaphambi kokuthatha umuthi.
Uma uhlanza kungakapheli ihora ngemuva kokuthatha umthamo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Ungase udinge ukuthatha omunye umthamo noma ushintshe ekwelashweni okuhlukile. Ungazami ukwenza lesi sinqumo wedwa, ngoba isikhathi sibalulekile ekwelashweni komalaleveva.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngamanzi amaningi. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaqhekeze, ngoba lokhu kungathinta ukuthi umuthi usebenza kanjani emzimbeni wakho. Uma unzima ukugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izinketho.
Ukwelashwa okujwayelekile kuyimithamo eyisithupha ezinsukwini ezintathu, okuvame ukwanele ukususa ukutheleleka okuningi komalaleveva ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho ukubalile lokhu ngokusekelwe emjikelezweni wokuphila we-parasite yomalaleveva nokuthi umuthi ngamunye uhlala isikhathi esingakanani usebenza emzimbeni wakho. Noma ngabe uqala ukuzizwa ngcono ngemuva kosuku lokuqala noma olwesibili, kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhlelo.
Ukunqamula umuthi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungaholela ekwehlulekeni kokwelashwa, lapho umalaleveva ubuyela emuva uqine futhi mhlawumbe umelana nokwelashwa. Cabanga ngakho njengokuthatha ama-antibiotics - udinga ukuqeda uhlelo oluphelele ngisho nalapho uzizwa ngcono. Ama-parasites asinda ekwelashweni okungaphelele anganda futhi abangele ukuphindeka.
Abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthuthuka kungakapheli amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa, lapho umkhuhlane uqeda futhi amandla ebuyela. Kodwa-ke, kungathatha isonto lonke ukuthi zonke izimpawu zixazululwe ngokuphelele. Uma ungazizwa ngcono ngemuva kwezinsuku ezintathu zokwelashwa, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine kungadala imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile, futhi imiphumela emibi emincane ithuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi kanye nokuthi ukutheleleka ngumkhuhlane we-malaria kuyanyamalala.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ngesikhathi sokwelashwa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukunyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa futhi ayidingi ukuyeka umuthi. Umzimba wakho ulwa kokubili ne-malaria futhi ujwayela imithi, ngakho ukungakhululeki okuthile kujwayelekile.
Nokho, eminye imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi lezi zimpawu ziyathuthuka yini zodwa.
Lo muthi awulungele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi labo abanokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile noma ukwelulwa kwe-QT, akufanele bathathe le nhlanganisela ngoba ingenza lezi zinkinga zibe zimbi.
Uma unesifo esibi sesibindi, udokotela wakho cishe uzoqoka elinye ikhambi lom malaria ngoba isibindi sakho singase singakwazi ukucubungula lo muthi kahle. Ngokufanayo, abantu abanesifo esibi sezinso bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Nawa amanye amacala lapho lo muthi kungenzeka ungabi yindlela efanele:
Udokotela wakho uzophinda acabangele noma yimiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo, njengoba eminye imithi ingasebenzisana ne-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine. Hlala utshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngayo yonke imithi, izithasiselo, kanye nemithi yezitshalo oyisebenzisayo.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo lale nhlanganisela yi-Coartem, etholakala kabanzi emazweni amaningi. Ungase futhi ukubone kuthengiswa ngaphansi kwamagama afana ne-Riamet kwezinye izifunda. Le yimithi efanayo enezithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo, ezithengiswa ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene ngabakhiqizi abahlukene.
Ezinye izindawo zinezinhlobo ezivamile ezitholakalayo, ezinokuqukethwe okufanayo okusebenzayo kodwa kungase kubize kancane. Umuthi wakho wezidakamizwa angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uthola imithi efanele. Njalo hlola ukuthi uthola inhlanganisela ye-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine, hhayi nje omunye wemithi ngayinye.
Uma uhamba, kuyasiza ukwazi kokubili igama elivamile (i-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine) namagama ajwayelekile omkhiqizo, njengoba ukutholakala kungahluka ngokuya ngezwe. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza incwadi kadokotela esebenzisa amagama ajwayelekile ukuze kube lula ukuyigcwalisa ezindaweni ezahlukene.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela zokwelapha umalaleveva ezisebenzayo uma i-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine ingakulungele. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, uhlobo lomdlavuza onalo, nanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo zempilo ongase ube nazo.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezihlanganiswe ne-artemisinin zihlanganisa i-artesunate kanye ne-mefloquine noma i-dihydroartemisinin kanye ne-piperaquine. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine kodwa zisebenzisa ezinye izidakamizwa ezihambisanayo. Zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo ezifweni eziningi zomdlavuza kodwa zingase zibe nemiphumela ehlukile.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukuthatha ukwelashwa okusekelwe ku-artemisinin, izinketho zihlanganisa i-atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone), i-doxycycline, noma kwezinye izimo, ukwelashwa okusekelwe ku-quinine. Kodwa-ke, lezi ezinye izindlela ngokuvamile zibhekwa njengokwelashwa komugqa wesibili futhi kungenzeka zingasebenzi kahle ekulweni nomdlavuza ongamelana nezidakamizwa.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezinjengohlobo lomdlavuza, amaphethini okumelana endawo, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, neminye imithi oyithathayo. Ungalokothi uzame ukufaka omunye umuthi womdlavuza esikhundleni somunye ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
I-Artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine ngokuvamile isebenza kangcono kune-chloroquine ekwelapheni umalaleveva, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni lapho ukumelana ne-chloroquine kuvamile. Ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, izinambuzane zomdlavuza ziye zakha ukumelana ne-chloroquine, okwenza ingasebenzi njengokwelashwa.
Inhlangano Yomhlaba Wonke Yezempilo incoma ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe okusekelwe ku-artemisinin njenge-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine njengendlela yokwelapha yokuqala ye-malaria engahlukumezi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi lezi zinhlanganisela zisebenza kahle ekusuleni izifo futhi mancane amathuba okuthi ziholele ekwehlulekeni kokwelashwa noma ekuthuthukiseni ukumelana.
I-Chloroquine isasetshenziswa kwezinye izindawo lapho izinambuzane ze-malaria zisaqhubeka zizwela kuyo, futhi ivame ukukhethwa ukuvimbela kunokwelapha. Kodwa-ke, kubantu abaningi abanezifo ze-malaria ezisebenzayo, i-artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine kunikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo nemiphumela engcono.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe lapho uthole khona i-malaria, amaphethini okumelana endawo, nesimo sakho sezokwelapha esithile. Banolwazi lwamanje mayelana nokuthi yikuphi ukwelashwa okusebenza kahle kakhulu ezindaweni ezihlukene.
I-Artemether kanye ne-lumefantrine ingasetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kodwa isikhathi sibaluleke kakhulu. Ngokuvamile iyagwenywa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kokuqala ngaphandle kwalapho izinzuzo zicacile ukuthi zidlula izingozi. Ngemva kokukhulelwa kokuqala, kuthathwa njengokuphephile futhi kusebenza ekwelapheni i-malaria kwabesifazane abakhulelwe.
I-Malaria ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ingaba yingozi kokubili kumama nomntwana, ngakho ukuyelapha ngokushesha kubalulekile. Udokotela wakho uzokala ngokucophelela izingozi nezinzuzo, ecabangela izinto ezinjengokuthi usukhulelwe kangakanani nokuthi isifo sakho se-malaria sinzima kangakanani. Uma ukhulelwe futhi une-malaria, ungalibali ukufuna ukwelashwa - i-malaria engalashwanga ibeka izingozi ezinkulu kunezithako zemithi.
Uma ngempela uthatha ngaphezu komthamo obekiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma ukulawulwa kokuphuziswa ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo nokulimala kwesibindi. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ulungile yini - thola iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ngenkathi ulindele isiqondiso sezokwelapha, ziqaphele izimpawu ezinjengokugajuka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, isicanucanu, noma ukudideka. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukuquleka, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi uthathe ini nokuthi uthathe kangakanani.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kungaphakathi kwamahora angu-4 ngesikhathi obufanele uwuthathe ngaso. Uma sekudlule amahora angaphezu kwangu-4, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe ngesikhathi esijwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo kunganciphisa ukusebenza kokwelashwa kwakho futhi kungaholela ekwehlulekeni kokwelashwa. Uma uphuthelwa imithamo engaphezu kweyodwa, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Bangase bancomise ukwelula inkambo yakho yokwelashwa noma ukushintshela kwenye indlela ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi umalaleveva ususwe ngokuphelele.
Kufanele uqede inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokuqeda yonke imithamo. Inkambo ejwayelekile yimithamo eyisithupha ezinsukwini ezintathu, futhi umthamo ngamunye udlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umalaleveva ususwe ngokuphelele ohlelweni lwakho.
Ukunqamula ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungaholela ekwehlulekeni kokwelashwa, lapho umalaleveva ubuyela futhi kungase kube nzima ukuwulapha. Ezinye izilwanyana ezincane zingasinda ekwelashweni okungaphelele futhi zande futhi, okungenzeka ukuthi zithuthukise ukumelana nomuthi. Udokotela wakho uzokwazisa uma kunezimo ezikhethekile ezingase zidingeke ukuthi uyeke umuthi ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ngoba kungenza ngcono imiphumela engemihle efana nesiyezi nokucasuka. Utshwala bungaphazamisa nekhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokutheleleka ngumalaleveva futhi kungase kuthinte ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani.
Isibindi sakho sesivele sisebenza kanzima ukucubungula womabili umuthi nokulwa nokutheleleka, ngakho ukwengeza utshwala kungabeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe kulesi sitho esibalulekile. Gxila ekuhlaliseni amanzi ngamanzi kanye nezinye iziphuzo ezingezona utshwala ngenkathi ululama. Uma usuqedile ukwelashwa futhi uzizwa ngcono, ungaqala kancane kancane ukubuyela emisebenzini yakho ejwayelekile, okuhlanganisa nokusetshenziswa kotshwala okulinganiselwe uma lokho kuyingxenye yomsebenzi wakho ojwayelekile.
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