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Umuthi wokugoma wokugula kwe-Lyme (recombinant OspA) ngumuthi wokugoma ovimbayo ovikela ekuguleni kwe-Lyme ngokugxila kuphrotheni ethile etholakala ebusweni bamagciwane abangela lokhu kutheleleka. Lo muthi wokugoma wenzelwe ukusiza abantu abahlala noma bavakashela njalo ezindaweni lapho ukugula kwe-Lyme kuvamile, unikeza ukuvikelwa ngaphambi kokuthi kuvele ukuchayeka kumakhaza.
Ngenkathi lo muthi wokugoma wawutholakala e-United States, wasuswa emakethe ngo-2001 ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngemiphumela engaba khona eceleni kanye namacala. Kodwa-ke, izinguqulo ezintsha zemithi yokugoma yokugula kwe-Lyme njengamanje ziyathuthukiswa futhi zihlolwa, ezinye zibonisa imiphumela ethembisayo ezivivinyweni zomtholampilo.
Umuthi wokugoma wokugula kwe-Lyme ngumuthi wokugoma owenziwe e-laboratory oqukethe inguqulo eyenziwe ngofuzo ye-protein yangaphandle engaphandle A (OspA) evela kumagciwane okugula kwe-Lyme. Le phrotheni isebenza njethuluzi lokuqeqesha amasosha akho omzimba, liwafundisa ukuthi aqaphele futhi alwe namagciwane angempela uma wake wachayeka.
Umuthi wokugoma usebenza ngokukhuthaza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-antibody alwa namagciwane okugula kwe-Lyme. Lapho ikhaza eliphethe lawa magciwane likuluma, ama-antibody angakwazi ukungathathi hlangothi amagciwane ngaphambi kokuthi abe nethuba lokubangela ukutheleleka. Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza amasosha akho omzimba isiqalo empini yokulwa nokugula kwe-Lyme.
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Umjovo womkhuhlane weLyme wenzelwe ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngomkhuhlane weLyme kubantu abasengozini enkulu yokuchayeka emakhazeni. Kubaluleke kakhulu kulabo bantu abachitha isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle ezindaweni lapho amakhaza anegciwane ejwayelekile.
Abantu abangazuza kulomjovo bahlanganisa labo abasebenza noma bazijabulisa ezindaweni ezinamahlathi, ezinotshani, noma ezinamabhulashi lapho amakhaza ezinambuzane zenyathi ehlala khona. Lokhu kuhlanganisa abahamba ngezinyawo, abaqashi bamahhotela, abazingeli, abaqashi bezindawo, izisebenzi zamahlathi, nanoma ngubani ohlala ezindaweni ezinjalo njengezingxenye zase-northeast kanye ne-upper midwestern United States.
Umjovo ubaluleke kakhulu ngoba umkhuhlane weLyme ungenza izinkinga ezingathi sína zesikhathi eside uma ungalashwa. Lokhu kungahlanganisa izinkinga zamalunga, izinkinga zenhliziyo, nezimpawu ze-neurological ezingase ziqhubeke izinyanga noma iminyaka.
Umjovo womkhuhlane weLyme usebenza ngendlela eyingqayizivele emisa inqubo yokutheleleka khona kanye emthonjeni. Uma uthola umjovo, amasosha akho omzimba akha ama-antibody ngokumelene ne-OspA protein etholakala kumagciwane omkhuhlane weLyme.
Nakhu okwenzekayo lapho ikhaza likuluma ngemuva kokugonywa. Ikhaza lingena egazini lakho, manje eliqukethe la ma-antibody okuvikela. Lawa ma-antibody abese ehlasela amagciwane eLyme ahlala emathunjini ekhaza, ewabulala ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukuya ematheleni ekhaza angene egazini lakho.
Le nqubo ivame ukuthatha amahora angama-24 kuya kwangama-48, yingakho umjovo ungasebenza ngisho nangemuva kokuthi ikhaza linamathisele. Umjovo empeleni uguqula igazi lakho libe yisikhali ngokumelene namagciwane, likuvikela ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengesinyathelo esiphakathi nendawo sokuvimbela, esinikeza ukuvikelwa okukhulu uma sisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele. Kodwa-ke, akusebenzi ngempumelelo eyi-100%, ngakho ezinye izindlela zokuvimbela amakhaza zihlala zibalulekile ngisho nangemuva kokugonywa.
Umjovo womgomo we-Lyme disease unikezwa njengomjovo emsipheni wengalo yakho engenhla. Umgomo wokuqala wawudinga imithamo emithathu phakathi nonyaka ukuze unikeze ukuvikeleka okuphelele, nakuba imigomo emisha esathuthukiswayo ingase ibe nezinhlelo zokulinganisa ezihlukile.
Ungawuthola lo mgomo ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, njengoba ukudla kungayithinti indlela umgomo osebenza ngayo. Akukho imikhawulo ekhethekile yokudla ngaphambi noma ngemva kokuthola umjovo, futhi ungaqhubeka neshejuli yakho yokudla evamile.
Umjovo ngokwawo usheshayo futhi ufana neminye imigomo ejwayelekile. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlanza indawo yokujova ngotshwala futhi anikeze umgomo ngoseyili ongenazinzwa. Ungase uzwe ukuchofoza okufushane noma ukubhoboza, kodwa ukungakhululeki kuvame ukuba kuncane futhi akuhlali isikhathi eside.
Ngemva kokuthola umgomo, ungaqhubeka nemisebenzi evamile ngokushesha. Abanye abantu bakhetha ukuthatha kalula ngosuku olusele, kodwa lokhu akudingekile ngokwezokwelapha ngaphandle kokuthi ube nemiphumela emibi.
Umgomo we-Lyme disease udinga uchungechunge lwemijovo kunokuba imithi yansuku zonke eqhubekayo. Uhlelo lomgomo wokuqala lwaluhlanganisa imithamo emithathu: umthamo wokuqala, umthamo wesibili ngemva kwenyanga eyodwa, kanye nomthamo wesithathu onikezwa ngemva kwezinyanga eziyi-12 ngemva komthamo wokuqala.
Ukuvikeleka kuqala ukuthuthuka ngemva komthamo wesibili, kodwa ukuzivikela okuphezulu kwenzeka ngemva kokuqeda yonke imithamo emithathu. Lokhu kuvikeleka okuphelele kungahlala iminyaka eminingana, nakuba ubude obuqondile bokuzivikela busafundwa ekwakhiweni komgomo omusha.
Imithamo yokuthuthukisa ingase idingeke njalo eminyakeni embalwa ukuze kulondolozwe ukuvikeleka, okufana neminye imigomo efana ne-tetanus. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosiza ekunqumeni ishejuli efanele esekelwe ezingozini zakho kanye nokwakheka komgomo okutholakalayo.
Isikhathi sokugonywa kwakho kufanele sihlelwe kahle ukuze ube nokuvikeleka ngaphambi kokuthi isizini yezintwala iqale endaweni yakho, ngokuvamile iqala ngasekupheleni kwentwasahlobo futhi inwele ekuqaleni kwekwindla.
Abantu abaningi abathola umgomo wesifo sikaLyme baba nezimo ezingezinhle ezithambile eziphela zodwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile ziyizimpawu zokuthi amasosha akho omzimba asabela ngendlela efanele emgomweni.
Izimo ezingezinhle ezivame kakhulu ongase uzithole zihlanganisa ubuhlungu, ububomvu, noma ukuvuvukala endaweni yokujova. Lezi zimo zendawo ngokuvamile zivela emahoreni ambalwa ngemuva kokugonywa futhi ngokuvamile zithuthuka phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-2-3. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuzwela okuthile lapho uhambisa ingalo yakho.
Abanye abantu baba nezimpawu ezithambile zesistimu ezingabandakanya: - Umkhuhlane olinganiselwe - Ukukhathala noma ukuzizwa ukhathele - Ikhanda - Ubuhlungu bemisipha - Amaqhwa
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zithambile futhi ziyaphela phakathi kwama-24-48 amahora. Zenzeka ngoba amasosha akho omzimba asebenza ngokuqhubekayo ekusabeleni ezingxenyeni zomgomo.
Izimo ezingezinhle ezingathi sína azivamile kodwa zingabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba. Izimpawu zokusabela okukhulu komzimba zihlanganisa ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma umphimbo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, isiyezi, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nobuhlungu emalungeni noma ukuqina, ikakhulukazi emadolweni, okuyinto ebibangela ukukhathazeka ngefomula yomgomo wokuqala. Kodwa-ke, imigomo emisha esathuthukiswayo yakhelwe ukunciphisa le ngozi.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme umgomo wesifo sikaLyme ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga noma ukusebenza kahle okuncishisiwe. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi umgomo ukufanele yini.
Akufanele uthole lo mgomo uma unokungezwani okukhulu kunoma yiziphi izithako zawo. Abantu abanomlando wokungezwani okukhulu nezidakamizwa zangaphambilini zomgomo kufanele futhi bagweme imithamo yesikhathi esizayo.
Umjovo awunconyelwe abantu abanezimo ezithile ze-autoimmune, ikakhulukazi lezo ezithinta amalunga. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-rheumatoid arthritis, i-lupus, noma ezinye izifo ezivuvukala zamalunga, njengoba umgomo ungase ukhulise lezi zimo.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, njengoba idatha yokuphepha kulaba bantu ingase ilinganiselwe. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka ethile zingase zidingeke ukuthi zilinde, kuye ngomgomo othile kanye nobubanzi beminyaka obuvunyelwe.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekayo, njengalabo abathola i-chemotherapy noma abathatha imithi yokucindezela amasosha omzimba, bangase bangasabele kahle emgomeni. Udokotela wakho uzoqonda ukuthi umgomo cishe uzosebenza yini esimweni sakho.
Umgomo wokuqala wokugula kwe-Lyme wathengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi LYMErix yi-GlaxoSmithKline. Kodwa-ke, lo mgomo wahoxiswa ngokuzithandela emakethe yase-U.S. ngo-2001 ngenxa yokukhathazeka mayelana nemiphumela engaba khona kanye nezinselelo zomthetho.
Njengamanje, awekho imigomo yokugula kwe-Lyme evunyelwe yi-FDA etholakalayo kubantu e-United States. Kodwa-ke, izinkampani eziningana zemithi zithuthukisa imigomo emisha engase itholakale eminyakeni ezayo.
I-VLA15 ingenye yomgomo othenjisayo othuthukiswa yi-Valneva ne-Pfizer. Lo mgomo uqondise amaprotheni amaningi angaphandle kwendawo yamagciwane e-Lyme disease futhi njengamanje usezivivinyweni zomtholampilo zesigaba sokugcina.
Omunye umgomo osathuthukiswa ubizwa nge-MV-B, oqhubeka ngendlela ehlukile yokukhuthaza ukuzivikela emzimbeni ngokumelene ne-Lyme disease. Le migomo emisha yakhelwe ukuthi iphephe futhi isebenze ngempumelelo kunokwakheka kokuqala.
Ngesikhathi silindele ukuthi imigomo emisha itholakale, ezinye izindlela eziphumelelayo zingakusiza ukuthi uzivikele esifweni iLyme. Lezi zindlela zokuvimbela zigxila ekugwemeni ukulunywa yizintwala nokuzisusa ngokushesha uma zinamathela.
Izinyathelo zokuzivikela zomuntu siqu ziyindlela yakho yokuqala yokuzivikela. Ukugqoka amabhulukwe amade, amahembe anemikhono emide, nezicathulo ezivaliwe uma usendaweni ezinamathikhi kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Izingubo ezinombala okhanyayo zenza kube lula ukubona izintwala ngaphambi kokuthi zinamathele.
Izinto zokuxosha izinambuzane eziqukethe i-DEET, i-picaridin, noma i-permethrin ziphumelela kakhulu ekugwemeni izintwala. Izinto zokuxosha ezisekelwe ku-DEET zisebenza kahle esikhumbeni esiveziwe, kuyilapho i-permethrin ingasetshenziswa ezingutsheni nasezintweni zokusebenza ukuze kuvikeleke isikhathi eside.
Ukuhlola izintwala njalo kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuchitha isikhathi ngaphandle. Hlola wonke umzimba wakho, unake kakhulu izindawo lapho izintwala zithanda ukucasha khona, njengokuthi ikhanda, ngemuva kwezindlebe, ngaphansi kwamakhwapha, nendawo yamathanga.
Ukuguqulwa kokwakheka komhlaba ngasekhaya lakho kunganciphisa inani lezintwala. Ukugcina utshani bufushane, ukususa amaqabunga, nokwakha izithiyo phakathi kwezindawo ezinamahlathi nezindawo zokuzilibazisa kungenza impahla yakho ingabi nothando lwezintwala.
Uma uthola intwala enamathele, ukuyisusa ngokushesha kungakapheli amahora angu-24 kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokudluliselwa kwesifo iLyme. Sebenzisa ama-tweezers anethiphu elihle ukuze ubambe intwala eduze kwesikhumba bese udonsa phezulu ngokuqinile.
Umgomo wesifo iLyme kanye ne-doxycycline basebenzela izinhloso ezihlukene ekuvikelweni kwesifo iLyme, futhi ngamunye unamathuba ahlukile ngokuya ngesimo sakho. Umgomo unikeza ukuvikelwa kwesikhathi eside ngaphandle kwesidingo semithi yansuku zonke, kuyilapho i-doxycycline inikeza ukuvikelwa kwesikhashana ngemva kokuchayeka okuyingozi kakhulu ezintwaleni.
Umjovo wokugoma ubungaba lula kubantu ababhekene nokuchayeka njalo kumakhaza, njengalabo abasebenza ngaphandle noma abahlala ezindaweni eziyingozi kakhulu. Uma usuqedile uchungechunge lokugoma, ungaba nokuvikeleka iminyaka ngaphandle kokudinga ukukhumbula imithi yansuku zonke noma ukukhathazeka ngemiphumela emibi evela ekusetshenzisweni njalo kwama-antibiotic.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Doxycycline, iyatholakala njengamanje futhi ingasetshenziswa njenge-post-exposure prophylaxis uma ulunywe ikhaza eliyingozi kakhulu. Ngokuvamile inikezwa njengomthamo owodwa kungakapheli amahora angama-72 ngemva kokususwa kwekhaza futhi isebenza kahle kakhulu ekuvikeleni isifo iLyme ezimweni ezinjalo.
Indlela yokugoma ingaba ngcono ekuvikeleni okuqhubekayo, kwesikhathi eside, kuyilapho i-doxycycline isebenza kangcono ekuchayekeni okungajwayelekile, okuyingozi kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, njengoba kungekho umjovo otholakalayo njengamanje, i-doxycycline isahlala iyithuluzi eliyinhloko lokuvimbela ezokwelapha ezimweni zangemva kokuchayeka.
Abantu abanomathambo kufanele baxoxe ngomjovo ngokucophelela nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo, njengoba kungase kube khona izingozi ezengeziwe. Umjovo wokuqala wesifo iLyme wayehlotshaniswa nemiphumela emibi ehlobene namalunga kwabanye abantu, ikakhulukazi labo abanezimo zamalunga ezikhona.
Ukukhathazeka kuvela eqinisweni lokuthi iphrotheni ye-OspA esetshenziswa emgomeni yabelana ngezinto ezithile ezifanayo namaprotheni omuntu atholakala ezicutshini zamalunga. Lokhu kukopisha kwamangqamuzana kungase kuqale impendulo ye-autoimmune kubantu abasengozini, okuholela ekuvuvukeni kwamalunga noma ukwanda kwezimpawu zomathambo ezikhona.
Nokho, imijovo emisha esathuthukiswayo yakhelwe ukunciphisa lezi zingozi ngokuthuthukiswa kwezindlela zokwakheka kanye nezinhloso ezihlukene zamaprotheni. Udokotela wakho we-rheumatologist noma umhlinzeki wokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo angasiza ekulinganiseni izinzuzo ezingaba khona ngokumelene nezingozi ngokuya ngohlobo lwakho oluthile lomathambo kanye nesimo sempilo esiphelele.
Uma ngengozi uthola umthamo owengeziwe womgomo wokugula kwe-Lyme, ungangeni ekuqeqesheni. Nakuba kungalungile, ukuthola imithamo eyengeziwe ngokuvamile akubangeli ingozi enkulu ngaphandle kwemiphumela engase ikhule eceleni lapho kujovwa khona.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ubike umthamo owengeziwe futhi uxoxe nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ongase uzithole. Bangase bafune ukukuqapha eduze ngezimpawu ezingase zibe khona futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokugoma oluzayo ngokufanele.
Ungase uthole ukusabela okukhulu kwendawo, njengokwanda kobuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, noma ububomvu endaweni yokujova. Izimpawu zesistimu njengomkhuhlane noma izinhlungu zomzimba nazo zingase zibonakale kakhulu. Le miphumela ngokuvamile yesikhashana futhi iyanyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Gcina irekhodi layo yonke imithamo etholiwe, okuhlanganisa naleyo eyenzeke ngengozi, ukuze usize umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi ahlele uhlelo lwakho lokugoma oluzayo. Lolu lwazi luzobaluleka ekunqumeni ukuthi ungase udinge nini imithamo yokuthuthukisa.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo ohleliwe womgomo wokugula kwe-Lyme, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Isikhathi phakathi kwemithamo sibalulekile ukuze kuvikelwe kahle, kodwa ukuphuthelwa umthamo akusho ukuthi udinga ukuqala uchungechunge kabusha.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo cishe uzoncoma ukuthola umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwangempela. Impendulo yomzimba ingagcinwa ngisho nangokubambezeleka okuthile, nakuba ukuvikeleka kwakho kungase kuncishiswe kuze kube yilapho uqeda uchungechunge olugcwele.
Uma uphuthelwe umthamo wesibili, ungase ube nokuvikeleka okuncane ngesikhathi senkathi yezintwala. Cabangela ukuqapha okwengeziwe ngezinyathelo zokuvimbela izintwala kuze kube yilapho ungabuyela emgwaqeni ngohlelo lwakho lokugoma.
Ungazami "ukulungisa" umthamo ongawutholanga ngokuthatha imithamo eminingi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Namathela ekuqheleni okutuswayo phakathi kwemithamo ukuqinisekisa ukusabela okungcono kakhulu komzimba futhi unciphise imiphumela emibi.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukuthola imijovo yokuthuthukisa umgomo we-Lyme disease sincike engozini yakho eqhubekayo yokuchayeka emikhazweni kanye nezincomo zomnikezeli wakho wezempilo. Ngokungafani nemithi yansuku zonke, awu "yeki ukuthatha" umgomo, kodwa kunalokho unquma ukuthi uzoqhubeka yini ngemithamo yokuthuthukisa ngezikhathi ezithile.
Uma ungabe usahlali noma uvakashela ezindaweni lapho i-Lyme disease ivamile, unganquma ukuthi imithamo yokuthuthukisa ayidingekile. Kodwa-ke, khumbula ukuthi izifo ezithwalwa imikhaza zanda ezindaweni ezintsha zejografi, ngakho ukuhlolwa kwakho ingozi kungashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abantu abaqhubeka nokuchayeka njalo emikhazweni, njengabasebenzi bangaphandle noma abahamba ngezinyawo abakhulu, cishe bazozuza ekuqhubekeni nokuthola imijovo yokuthuthukisa ukuze bagcine ukuvikeleka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi uhlole izici zakho eziqhubekayo zengozi.
Ubude besikhathi sokuvikeleka ochungechungeni lomgomo abumiswanga ngokugcwele kuma-formulations amasha, ngakho izincomo zokuhlelwa kwesikhathi sokuthuthukisa zingase ziguquke njengoba imininingwane eminingi itholakala ezifundweni eziqhubekayo.
Ukuba ne-Lyme disease esikhathini esidlule akukuvimbeli ukuthi uthole umgomo, futhi empeleni, ungase usazuza ekugonyweni. Ukutheleleka kwemvelo akuvami ukuhlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okuphelele noma okuhlala isikhathi eside, futhi ukutheleleka kabusha nge-Lyme disease kungenzeka.
Umgomo unganikeza ukuvikeleka okuqhubekayo nokubikezelwayo kunokuzivikela kwemvelo kuphela. Abanye abantu abake baba ne-Lyme disease bathuthukisa ama-antibody angase aphazamise izivivinyo ezithile zaselabhorethri, kodwa lokhu akuthinti ukuphepha noma ukusebenza komgomo.
Kufanele ulinde uze ululame ngokugcwele kunoma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwesifo iLyme ngaphambi kokugonywa. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi noma yikuphi ukutheleleka okusebenzayo kuqedwe ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokukhuthaza amasosha akho omzimba ngomgomo.
Uma uke waba nesifo iLyme esingamahlalakhona noma izimpawu zesikhathi eside, xoxa ngesikhathi somgomo nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Bangase bancomise ukulinda kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zizinzile ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nokugonywa.
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