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I-Lindane iyimithi kadokotela elapha i-scabies nezintwala zekhanda lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi. Kuyisibulala-zinambuzane esinamandla esibulala lezi zinambuzane ngokuthinta izinhlelo zazo zemizwa.
Le mithi iza ngesimo se-lotion noma i-shampoo oyigcoba ngqo esikhumbeni sakho noma ekhanda lakho. Ngenxa yokuthi i-lindane ingamuncwa ngesikhumba futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi, odokotela bavame ukuyigcina njengendlela yokwelapha yokugcina.
I-Lindane iyimithi enamandla yokulwa nezilwanyana ezinamathiselwe ezingxenyeni zomzimba ezingaphandle ezihlobene neqembu lezidakamizwa elibizwa ngokuthi ama-organochlorines. Isebenza ngokuphazamisa amasignali emizwa ezintwaleni nasezintwaleni ze-scabies, okubenza bakhubazeke futhi bababulale.
Le mithi isetshenziswe amashumi eminyaka ukwelapha amacala aqinile e-scabies nezintwala zekhanda. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuphepha, manje ithathwa njengendlela yokwelapha yesibili, okusho ukuthi odokotela bayayibhala kuphela lapho ezinye izindlela eziphephile zingasebenzi.
I-Lindane itholakala ngemiyalelo kadokotela kuphela futhi iza ngezinhlobo ezimbili: i-lotion engu-1% ye-scabies kanye ne-shampoo engu-1% yezintwala zekhanda. Zombili lezi zindlela ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa zenzelwe izindlela ezihlukene zokusebenzisa.
I-Lindane ilapha izifo ezimbili ezithile ezinamathiselwe ezingxenyeni zomzimba ezingaphandle: i-scabies nezintwala zekhanda. Lezi zimo zenzeka lapho izinambuzane ezincane zizimba noma zinamathela esikhumbeni sakho nezinwele zakho.
I-Scabies yenzeka lapho izibungu ezincane ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Sarcoptes scabiei zizimba ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, okubangela ukuluma okukhulu nokuqubuka. Ukuluma kuvame ukuba kubi ebusuku, futhi ungase ubone izigaxa ezincane noma amathrekhi esikhumbeni sakho lapho izibungu zizimbe khona.
Izintwala zekhanda ziyizinambuzane ezincane ezihlala ekhanda lakho futhi zidle igazi elivela ekhanda lakho. Zivame kakhulu ezinganeni futhi zisabalala kalula ngokuthintana eduze noma ngokwabelana ngezinto ezinjengamakama, izigqoko, noma imicamelo.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzozama ezinye izindlela zokwelapha kuqala, njengokhilimu we-permethrin we-scabies noma ama-shampoo ezinwele ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela. I-Lindane iba yindlela yokwelapha uma lezi zindlela zokwelapha ezithambile zingaphumeleli noma uma unesifo esibucayi esingaphendulanga ekunakekelweni okujwayelekile.
I-Lindane ithathwa njengemithi eqinile ehlasela uhlelo lwezinzwa lwamapharasayithi. Ivimba izimpawu ezithile zemizwa eminywaneni yezinwele kanye ne-scabies, okubenza bakhubazeke futhi bafe.
Umuthi ungena ngaphakathi kwegobolondo elingaphandle lala mapharasayithi futhi uphazamisa ikhono lawo lokulawula ukunyakaza kwemisipha. Le nqubo ngokuvamile ibulala amapharasayithi amakhulu kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemuva kokusetshenziswa, nakuba kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuqeda wonke amaqanda.
Ngenkathi isebenza kahle kuma-parasites, i-lindane ingathinta namangqamuzana ezinzwa zomuntu uma kungena okuningi esikhumbeni. Yingakho umuthi udinga ukusetshenziswa ngokucophelela nokunamathela ngokuqinile emiyalweni yokulinganisa.
Indlela oyisebenzisa ngayo i-lindane incike ekutheni welapha i-scabies noma izintwala zekhanda. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho kanye neminyaka yakho.
Nge-scabies, uzosebenzisa i-lotion esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile kusukela entanyeni yakho kuye ezinzwaneni zakho, okuhlanganisa phakathi kweminwe nezinzwane. Kufanele ugeze ngeshawa noma ubhathwe ngaphambi kokusebenzisa kodwa qiniseka ukuthi isikhumba sakho somile ngokuphelele kuqala.
Ake ngikuhambise ngezinyathelo ezinemininingwane zesimo ngasinye:
Nge-Scabies (Lotion):
Ngezintwala Zekhanda (I-Shampoo):
Ungadli noma uphuze lutho ngenkathi umuthi usezintweni zakho, futhi gwema ukuwufaka emehlweni akho, emakhaleni, noma emlonyeni. Uma kwenzeka ukuthintana ngengozi, geza ngokushesha ngamanzi amaningi.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa i-lindane kanye kuphela ukuze baphathwe isimo sabo ngempumelelo. Ukwelashwa okukodwa kuvamile ukubulala izinambuzane, nakuba kungenzeka uqhubeke uzizwa ukhuhlane izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemva kwalokho.
Nge-scabies, kufanele ubone ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, kodwa ukulunywa kungaqhubeka kuze kube amasonto amane ngisho nangemva kokwelashwa ngempumelelo. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba isikhumba sakho sisalulama ekucasukeni okubangelwa ama-mites.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okwesibili uma izintwala eziphilayo noma ama-mites zisakhona ngemva kwesonto elilodwa. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akuvamile futhi kudinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi usadingeka.
Kubalulekile ukungaphindi usebenzise i-lindane ngokwakho, ngisho noma usalunywa. Ukulunywa okuqhubekayo akusho ngempela ukuthi ukwelashwa akusebenzanga, futhi ukusebenzisa i-lindane eningi kungaba yingozi.
I-Lindane ingabangela imiphumela engemihle evela ekucasukeni kwesikhumba okuncane kuya ezinkingeni ezingathi sína ze-neurological. Abantu abaningi bathola kuphela ukusabela kwesikhumba okuncane, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela zonke izinto ezingenzeka.
Imiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ithinta isikhumba sakho futhi ivame ukuvela lapho usebenzise khona umuthi:
Lezi zindlela zokuphendula zesikhumba zivame ukuba mnene futhi zizixazulule zodwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Kodwa-ke, uma ukucasuka kunzima noma kuqhubeka, xhumana nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka uma i-lindane eningi ingena esikhumbeni sakho. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Izingane kanye nabantu abanezimo ezithile zesikhumba banengozi enkulu yokumunca i-lindane eningi. Yingakho udokotela wakho ezocabangela ngokucophelela iminyaka yakho, isisindo, kanye nempilo yonke ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ze-neurological ezifana nokushaywa yisithuthwane, ukudlidliza kwemisipha, noma isiyezi esikhulu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ubuthi be-lindane, obudinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu kufanele agweme i-lindane ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yemiphumela emibi engathi sína. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
I-Lindane ayinconyelwe izinsana, izingane ezincane, noma abantu abanesisindo esingaphansi kwamaphawundi ayi-110. Usayizi wabo womzimba omncane usho ukuthi maningi amathuba okuthi bamunce amanani ayingozi omuthi esikhumbeni sabo.
Akufanele usebenzise i-lindane uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo:
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi noma izinso kufanele futhi bagweme i-lindane, njengoba lezi zitho zisiza ukususa umuthi emzimbeni wakho. Uma zingasebenzi kahle, i-lindane ingakha iye emazingeni anobuthi.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ezinye izindlela eziphephile uma ungena kunoma iyiphi yalezi zigaba. Ukwelashwa kwesimanje kwe-scabies kanye nezintwala ngokuvamile kusebenza njenge-lindane enezingozi ezimbalwa.
I-Lindane itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana emakethe, nakuba amaningi emisiwe ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuphepha. Amagama emakethe ajwayelekile ongahlangana nawo ahlanganisa i-Kwell ne-Scabene.
Amakhemisi amaningi manje asebenzisa izinhlobo ezivamile ze-lindane, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengemikhiqizo yegama lomkhiqizo. Imithi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuba ishibhile futhi isebenza ngempumelelo efanayo.
Kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, yonke imikhiqizo ye-lindane iqukethe i-1% ye-lindane njengesithako esisebenzayo. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uqonda imiyalelo yokusebenzisa.
Ezinye izindlela eziphephe kakhulu ze-lindane ziyatholakala zokwelapha i-scabies kanye nezintwala zekhanda. Odokotela abaningi manje bakhetha lezi zinketho njengokwelashwa kokuqala ngenxa yamaphrofayili abo okuzivikela angcono.
Nge-scabies, ukhilimu we-permethrin 5% yiyona ndlela ejwayelekile ebekiwe. Isebenza kahle ngokumelene ne-scabies mites futhi inemiphumela emibi embalwa kune-lindane. Ezinye izinketho zihlanganisa ukhilimu we-crotamiton kanye ne-ivermectin yomlomo ezimweni ezinzima.
Ngezintwala zekhanda, unezinketho eziningi ezingaphezu kwe-counter kanye nemiyalelo:
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukhethe indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, ubudala, nanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa okuzamile ngaphambili. Eziningi zalezi zindlela aziphephile kuphela kodwa futhi kulula ukuzisebenzisa.
I-Permethrin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile futhi isebenza kahle kune-lindane ekwelapheni i-scabies kanye nezintwala zekhanda. Imihlahlandlela eminingi yezokwelapha manje incoma i-permethrin njengokukhetha kokuqala kulezi zimo.
I-Permethrin isebenza ngendlela efana ne-lindane ngokuthinta uhlelo lwezinzwa lwama-parasites, kodwa ayinabo ubuthi kubantu. Ayivami ukubangela imiphumela emibi futhi ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ezinganeni ezineminyaka emibili ubudala.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-permethrin okungenani isebenza kahle njenge-lindane ekwelapheni i-scabies kanye nezintwala zekhanda. Olunye ucwaningo luphakamisa ukuthi empeleni lungasebenza kangcono, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezingamelani nezintwala zekhanda.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-permethrin yisimo sayo sokuphepha. Ngokungafani ne-lindane, ayihlabeki kalula esikhumbeni somuntu ngamanani angabangela imiphumela emibi ye-neurological. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela engcono yezingane, abesifazane abakhulelwe, kanye nabantu abanesikhumba esibucayi.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzozama i-permethrin kuqala futhi acabangele i-lindane kuphela uma ukwelashwa nge-permethrin kuhluleka noma uma unesifo esibi kakhulu.
I-Lindane ayinconyelwe izinsana nezingane ezincane ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yemiphumela emibi. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-2 ubudala kanye nalezo ezinobunzima obungaphansi kwamakhilogremu angama-50 akufanele zisebenzise i-lindane.
Izingane zinesikhumba esincane kanye nendawo engaphezulu ephezulu uma iqhathaniswa nesisindo somzimba wabo, okusho ukuthi zimunca imithi eminingi esikhumbeni sazo. Lokhu kwandisa ingozi yabo yokuthuthukisa imiphumela emibi ye-neurological efana nokuhlaselwa.
Uma ingane yakho inezifo ze-scabies noma izintwala zekhanda, udokotela wakho uzoncoma ezinye izindlela eziphephile njenge-permethrin cream noma i-shampoo. Lokhu kwelashwa kusebenza kahle njenge-lindane kodwa kuphephe kakhulu ezigulini ezincane.
Uma usebenzise i-lindane eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe noma uyishiye isikhathi eside kunokunconywa, yigeze ngokushesha ngensipho namanzi. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze uma ngengozi ugwinye okuthile.
Qaphela izimpawu zobuthi be-lindane, ezingabandakanya isiyezi, isicanucanu, ukuthuthumela kwemisipha, noma ukuquleka. Lezi zimpawu zingavela kungakapheli amahora ngemva kokuchayeka ngokweqile futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha uma usola ukuthi usebenzise i-lindane eningi kakhulu. Qiniseka ukuthi ubatshela ngqo ukuthi usebenzise malini nokuthi uyisebenzise nini.
Uma uhlangabezana nokuquleka noma izimpawu ezinzima zemizwa, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ubuthi be-Lindane bungaba yingozi ekuphileni futhi budinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
I-Lindane ngokuvamile isetshenziswa kanye kuphela, ngakho ukuphuthelwa umthamo akuyona into okufanele ukhathazeke ngayo. Uma ugeza imithi ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngengozi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi kufanele uyiphinde yini.
Ungasebenzisi omunye umthamo ngokuzenzakalelayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukusebenzisa i-lindane kaningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kokwelashwa.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukuthi ngabe udinga enye indlela yokusebenzisa ngokuya ngokuthi imithi ibilokhu isikhathi esingakanani esikhumbeni sakho nokuthi ngabe usabonisa yini izimpawu zokutheleleka okusebenzayo.
Abantu abaningi baqeda ukwelashwa kwabo nge-lindane ngemuva kokusebenzisa okukodwa. Uzozigeza imithi ngemuva kwesikhathi esinqunyiwe (ama-8-12 amahora e-scabies, imizuzu emi-4 yezinwele), futhi ukwelashwa kuqediwe.
Ungayeki ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngokuwasha imithi ngaphambi kwesikhathi esinconyiwe. Lokhu kungenza ukwelashwa kungasebenzi kahle futhi kungavumela amanye amapharasayithi ukuthi asinde.
Uma udokotela wakho enqume ukuthi usebenzise okwesibili, landela imiyalelo yabo ngqo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akuvamile futhi kufanele kwenziwe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha.
I-Lindane ayinconyelwe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngenxa yezingozi ezingaba khona kumntwana osakhula. Umuthi ungangena ngesikhumba sakho futhi ungase uthinte ukukhula kwengane.
Uma ukhulelwe futhi une-scabies noma izintwala ekhanda, udokotela wakho uzoncoma ezinye izindlela eziphephile. I-Permethrin cream ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa futhi iyindlela yokwelapha ekhethwayo.
Uma uzama ukukhulelwa noma ucabanga ukuthi ungase ukhulelwe, tshela udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-lindane. Bangakusiza ukhethe ukwelashwa okusebenzayo nokuphephile kuwe nasemntwaneni wakho ongase abe khona.
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