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Umjovo we-Ebola Zaire vaccine live ngumjovo wokuvimbela ovikela ngokuphambana nesifo se-Ebola virus esibangelwa uhlobo lwe-Zaire. Lo mjovo uqukethe inguqulo ebuthakathaka yegciwane elihlukile elishintshiwe ukuthwala izinto zofuzo ezivela ku-Ebola virus, okusiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuba afunde ukulwa nokutheleleka kwangempela.
Ungase wazi lo mjovo ngegama lawo lomkhiqizo elithi Ervebo, okuyiwona mjovo wokuqala ovunywe yi-FDA wokuvimbela i-Ebola. Lo mjovo umele ukuqonda okukhulu ekuvikeleni abantu abasengozini enkulu yokuchayeka kulolu bhubhane elibucayi.
Lo mjovo wenzelwe ngqo ukuvimbela isifo se-Ebola virus kubantu abadala abasengozini enkulu yokuchayeka. Abasebenzi bezempilo, abasebenzi baselebhu, kanye namalungu eqembu lokuphendula elisebenza ezindaweni eziqhamukayo yizona zinhloko zokuvikelwa.
Lo mjovo usetshenziswa futhi ngesikhathi sezimo zokuqhamuka ukuze kwakhiwe isivikelo esizungeze abantu abanegciwane. Leli su, elibizwa ngokuthi i-ring vaccination, lisiza ekuvikeleni ukusabalala kwegciwane kubantu abasondelene nabo kanye namalungu omphakathi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abacwaningi kanye nabasebenzi bezempi abangase bahlangane negciwane emsebenzini wabo bangase bathole lo mjovo njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela. Umgomo uhlala ukwakha ukuzivikela ngaphambi kokuthi kwenzeke noma yikuphi ukuchayeka okungenzeka.
Lo mjovo usebenzisa igciwane elishintshiwe elibizwa nge-vesicular stomatitis virus njengesisekelo sawo. Leli gciwane elithwalayo lenziwe ukuba libonise iphrotheni evela ku-Ebola virus ebusweni bayo, okufundisa amasosha akho omzimba ukuba aqaphele futhi alwe ne-Ebola virus yangempela.
Lapho uthola umgomo, umzimba wakho uphatha igciwane elishintshiwe njengosongo futhi udala ama-antibody alwa nalo. Lawa ma-antibody aqondise ngqo iphrotheni yegciwane le-Ebola, ngakho-ke uma uke wavezwa i-Ebola yangempela, amasosha akho omzimba asevele azi ukuthi angasabela kanjani ngokushesha nangempumelelo.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomgomo oqinile futhi osebenzayo, ngocwaningo olukhombisa ukuthi unikeza ukuvikeleka okukhulu ekuguleni kwegciwane le-Ebola. Impendulo yamasosha omzimba ngokuvamile ithuthuka kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa ngemva kokugonywa futhi ingahlala isikhathi eside.
Uzothola lo mgomo njengomjovo owodwa emsipheni wengalo yakho engenhla ngumhlinzeki wezempilo oqeqeshiwe. Umgomo uza njengoketshezi okufanele lugcinwe luqandisiwe kuze kube yisikhathi somjovo wakho.
Akudingeki ukuthi uzile noma ugweme ukudla ngaphambi kokuthola lo mgomo. Kodwa-ke, kuyasiza ukuhlala unamanzi kahle futhi udle ngokujwayelekile ngosuku lokugonywa kwakho ukuze usize umzimba wakho ukuba ubhekane nempendulo yamasosha omzimba.
Indawo yokujova kufanele ibe mhlophe futhi ingenazo izilonda noma ukucasuka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlanza indawo ngotshwala ngaphambi kokukunika umjovo ukuvimbela noma yiluphi uhlobo lokutheleleka.
Ngokuvamile udinga umthamo owodwa kuphela walo mgomo ukuze uthuthukise ukuvikeleka ekuguleni kwegciwane le-Ebola. Ngokungafani neminye imigomo edinga imithamo eminingi noma ama-booster avamile, lo mgomo wenzelwe ukuhlinzeka ngokuzivikela isikhathi eside ngomjovo owodwa.
Kodwa-ke, uma uqhubeka nokusebenza ezindaweni ezinobungozi obukhulu noma ngesikhathi sokuqubuka okuqhubekayo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome imithamo eyengeziwe. Isikhathi semithamo yokulandela ngemuva sincike ezingozini zakho ezithile kanye nesimo samanje se-epidemiological.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nemiphumela emincane kuya kwemaphakathi eceleni okuyizimpawu zokuthi amasosha akho omzimba ayasabela kumgomo. Lezi zimo zivame ukuba zesikhashana futhi zixazulule ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa.
Nawa amanye amiphumela eceleni ongase uhlangabezane nayo:
Lezi zimpawu zivela ngaphakathi kosuku lokuqala noma ezimbili ngemuva kokugonywa futhi zivame ukuhlala izinsuku eziyi-1-3. Empeleni ziyizimpawu ezinhle zokuthi umzimba wakho wakha ukuzivikela.
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingenzeka, yize ingavamile. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, umkhuhlane ophezulu oqhubekayo, noma izimpawu ezingavamile ze-neurological. Uma uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala okukhulu, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikukhathazayo, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase futhi bahlangabezane nezimo zesikhumba zesikhashana noma ama-rash. Ngenkathi kungavamile, lezi zivame ukuzixazulula zodwa kodwa kufanele ziqashwe ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme lo mgomo ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuphepha noma ukusebenza kahle okuncishisiwe. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima noma umkhuhlane ophezulu kufanele balinde baze bathole ngaphambi kokuthola umgomo.
Uma unesimiso somzimba esibuthakathaka ngenxa yesifo noma imithi, lo mgomo ophilayo kungenzeka ungafaneleki kuwe. Lokhu kufaka phakathi abantu abathola i-chemotherapy, ama-steroid amaningi, noma labo abanokutheleleka kwe-HIV okuthuthukile.
Nawa amaqembu athile okungafanele athole lo mgomo:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sakho sempilo yamanje ngaphambi kokuncoma lo mgomo. Bazohlola izingozi nezinzuzo ngokusekelwe ezimweni zakho.
Igama lomkhiqizo walo mgomo yi-Ervebo, ekhiqizwa yi-Merck & Co. Lona kuphela umgomo we-Ebola ovunyelwe yi-FDA okwamanje otholakala e-United States.
I-Ervebo yavunywa yi-FDA ngoDisemba 2019 futhi isetshenziswe ngempumelelo emizamweni yokuphendula ukuqubuka e-Afrika. Umgomo futhi uthole imvume evela e-European Medicines Agency nakwamanye amaqembu alawulayo amazwe ngamazwe.
Ungase futhi uzwe abahlinzeki bezempilo bekhuluma ngawo ngokuqokwa kwawo kwesayensi, i-rVSV-ZEBOV, echaza ubuchwepheshe begciwane elishintshiwe elisetshenziselwa ukudala umgomo.
Njengamanje, i-Ervebo ingumgomo oyinhloko otholakalayo wokuvimbela i-Ebola, kodwa eminye imithi yokugoma iyathuthukiswa futhi ihlolwa. Uhlelo lomgomo we-Ebola we-Johnson & Johnson olunezilinganiso ezimbili lusetshenziswe kwezinye izimo zokuqubuka, nakuba lungatholakali kabanzi.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukuthola umgomo ophilayo, zikhona ezinye izindlela ezilinganiselwe. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bangase bancomise imishini yokuzivikela ethuthukisiwe kanye nezinyathelo eziqinile zokulawula ukutheleleka esikhundleni sokugoma.
Ucwaningo luqhubeka ngemithi yokugoma eyengeziwe ye-Ebola, okuhlanganisa naleyo engase ilungele abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angaxoxa ngesu elingcono kakhulu lokuvimbela isimo sakho esithile.
I-Ervebo ibonise ukusebenza kahle kakhulu ezimweni ezingokoqobo zokuqubuka, ngocwaningo olukhombisa ukuvikeleka okukhulu ekuqhumeni kwegciwane le-Ebola. Ukulula komthamo owodwa kwenza kube wusizo ikakhulukazi ezimweni zokuphendula eziphuthumayo.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nohlelo lwemithamo emibili lwe-Johnson & Johnson, i-Ervebo inikeza ukuvikeleka okusheshayo njengoba idinga umjovo owodwa kuphela. Kodwa-ke, umgomo wokugomela i-J&J ungase ulungele kakhulu imiphakathi ethile, njengaleyo enezinkinga zesimiso somzimba sokuzivikela.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwemigomo etholakalayo kuncike ezintweni ezinjengobungozi bakho, isimo somzimba sokuzivikela, kanye nokushesha kokuvikelwa okudingekayo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma inketho efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe eziqondisweni zamanje kanye nezimo zakho.
Yebo, ukuba nesifo sikashukela akukuvimbeli ukuthi uthole umgomo we-Ebola ngokuphepha. Kodwa-ke, uma isifo sakho sikashukela singalawulwa kahle noma unezinkinga ezithinta isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzodinga ukuhlola isimo sakho.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele bagcine ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela wegazi ngesikhathi sokugonywa ukuze basekele impendulo enhle yomzimba yokuzivikela. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingakusiza ukuthi ulawule noma yimiphi imiphumela yesikhashana umgomo ongaba nayo emazingeni akho kashukela wegazi.
Njengoba lo mgomo unikezwa njengomthamo owodwa onqunywe ngaphambili ochwepheshe bezempilo, ukweqisa ngengozi akunakwenzeka. Umgomo uza ngamasirinji agcwaliswe ngaphambili anomthamo oqondile.
Uma unezinkathazo mayelana nokugonywa kwakho noma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ngemuva kokuthola umgomo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Bangahlola isimo sakho futhi banikeze isiqondiso esifanele noma ukuqapha.
Njengoba lo mjekiselo ngokuvamile udinga umthamo owodwa kuphela, ukulahlekelwa i-aphoyintimenti ehleliwe kusho ukuthi udinga ukuhlela kabusha ngokushesha okukhulu. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlele isikhathi esisha se-aphoyintimenti.
Uma usesimweni esingozini enkulu noma endaweni yokuqubuka, kubalulekile ukuthola umjovo ngokushesha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuvikeleka. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingasiza ekubekeni phambili ukugonywa kwakho ngokuya ngengozi yakho yokuchayeka.
Isistimu yakho yokuzivikela idinga isikhathi sokuthuthukisa ukuvikeleka okugcwele ngemva kokugonywa. Abantu abaningi bathuthukisa ukuzivikela okukhulu phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-3 ngemva kokuthola umjovo, nakuba okunye ukuvikeleka kungase kuqale ngaphambili.
Ngemva kokugonywa, kufanele uqhubeke nokulandela izinyathelo zokuphepha ezinconyiwe uma usebenza ezindaweni eziyingozi enkulu. Umjovo unikeza ukuvikeleka okuhle kakhulu, kodwa ukuwuhlanganisa nemishini yokuzivikela efanele kanye nemithetho yokuphepha kunikeza ukuvikela okungcono kakhulu esifweni se-Ebola virus.
Yebo, ungahamba ngemva kokuthola umjovo we-Ebola, futhi ukuthola umjovo kungase kudingeke ngempela ohambweni oluthile oluya ezindaweni zokuqubuka. Gcina irekhodi lakho lokugoma nawe njengobufakazi bokugonywa.
Ezinye izindawo zingase zibe nezidingo ezithile zokungena ezihlobene nokugonywa kwe-Ebola, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba uvela noma uya ezindaweni ezinokuqubuka okuqhubekayo. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kanye ne-embassy noma i-consulate efanele ukuze uthole izidingo zamanje zokuhamba ngezempilo.
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