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Umjovo we-meningococcal polysaccharide one-diphtheria conjugate ngumgomo ovikelayo osiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ulwe nezifo ezinzima ezibangelwa amagciwane. Lo mgomo uvikela ngokuqondile esifweni se-meningococcal, esingabangela i-meningitis (ukuqvuvuka kobuchopho kanye nomgogodla) kanye ne-septicemia (ubuthi begazi). Unikezwa njengomjovo emsipheni wakho, ngokuvamile engalweni yakho engenhla.
Lo mgomo uqukethe izingcezu zamagciwane abangela isifo se-meningococcal, kodwa lezi zingcezu azikwazi ukukugulisa. Kunalokho, zifundisa amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqaphele futhi alwe namagciwane angempela uma wake waziveza kuwo.
Lo mgomo uyithuluzi elinamandla elikuvikela emagciwaneni e-meningococcal, ikakhulukazi ama-serogroups A, C, W, kanye no-Y. Ingxenye ethi "conjugate" isho ukuthi izingcezu zomgomo zinamathiselwe kuphrotheni (diphtheria toxoid) esiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi asabele ngempumelelo.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo batusa lo mgomo kubantu abasengozini enkulu yokuthola isifo se-meningococcal. Uzowuthola njengomjovo owodwa emsipheni wakho ongaphezulu wengalo, futhi unikeza ukuvikelwa okuhlala isikhathi eside ezifweni ezingase zibe yingozi empilweni.
Lo mgomo ubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abasha, abafundi basekolishi, abaqeqeshwa embuthweni, kanye nabantu abahamba ezindaweni lapho isifo se-meningococcal sivamile khona. Futhi kutuswa kubantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezenza buthaka amasosha abo omzimba.
Ukuthola lo mgomo kuzizwa kufana neminye imigomo ejwayelekile ongase ube uyitholile. Uzozwa ukuchofoza okusheshayo noma ukushaya lapho inaliti ingena emsipheni wengalo yakho, okuthatha imizuzwana embalwa.
Ngemuva komjovo, ingalo yakho ingase izizwe ibuhlungu, ithambile, noma ivuvukele kancane endaweni yokujova. Lokhu kuvamile ngokuphelele futhi kukhombisa ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba ayasabela emutheni wokugoma. Ubuhlungu buvame ukuzizwa njengomvubo olula futhi ngokuvamile buhlala izinsuku eziyi-1-2.
Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthi ingalo yabo izizwa isindayo noma ibuhlungu usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Ungase futhi uzizwe ukhathele noma ube nobuhlungu bekhanda obulula, okuyizimpendulo ezivamile njengoba umzimba wakho wakha ukuzivikela. Le mizwa ingeyesikhashana futhi ithambile kakhulu kunezifo ezinzima umuthi wokugoma ozivimbayo.
Isidingo salo muthi wokugoma sivela osongelweni olukhulu olubangelwa amagciwane e-meningococcal. Lawa magciwane angabangela izifo ezilimazayo ezithuthuka ngokushesha okukhulu, ngezinye izikhathi kungakapheli amahora.
Izici eziningana zenza ukugonywa kwe-meningococcal kudingeke. Ukuhlala ezindaweni eziseduze nabanye kwandisa ingozi yakho yokuchayeka, yingakho izindlu zokulala zamakolishi, izindawo zokulala zamasosha, kanye nezikole zokuhlala ziyizindawo ezinengozi enkulu. Amagciwane asakazeka ngamaconsi okuphefumula lapho abantu abanegciwane bekhwehlela, bethimula, noma babelana ngokuphuza.
Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha nazo zenza isidingo sokugonywa. Abantu abanezinkinga ze-complement, izimila ezilimele noma ezingekho, noma i-HIV banamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka angakwazi ukulwa namagciwane e-meningococcal ngempumelelo. Ukuhamba ezindaweni ezinamazinga aphezulu esifo se-meningococcal, ikakhulukazi izingxenye ze-sub-Saharan Africa, nakho kwandisa ingozi yakho.
Ubudala nabo bunendima. Izinsana, intsha, kanye nabantu abadala abasebancane babhekene nezingozi eziphakeme zesifo se-meningococcal. Abasebenzi baselebhu abaphatha amasampula e-meningococcal bacteria nabo badinga ukuvikelwa ngenxa yokuvezwa kwabo emsebenzini.
Lo mgomo uvimbela isifo se-meningococcal, esingabonakala njenge-meningitis noma i-septicemia. I-Meningitis yenzeka lapho amagciwane engenawo amembrane okuvikela obuchopho bakho nomgogodla, okubangela ukuvuvukala okuyingozi.
Umjovo ngokukhethekile uvikela ezimweni eziningi ezinzima ezingabangelwa amagciwane e-meningococcal:
Lokhu kutheleleka kungabulala noma kubangele ukukhubazeka unomphela njengokulimala kobuchopho, ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa, noma ukunqunywa kwesitho. Umgomo usiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ubone futhi uqede lawa magciwane ngaphambi kokuba abangele ukugula okukhulu.
Yebo, imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile evela kulomgomo ngokuvamile iyazixazulula yodwa phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ukuphendula komzimba wakho emgomweni kubangela lezi zimo zesikhashana, eziyizimpawu ezinhle zokuthi umgomo uyasebenza.
Abantu abaningi bathola imiphumela emibi emincane enyamalala phakathi kwama-24-48 amahora. Ukuba buhlungu kwengalo, ububomvu, noma ukuvuvukala endaweni yokujova kuvame ukufinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu ngosuku lokuqala futhi kuthuthuke kancane kancane. Umkhuhlane ophansi, uma kwenzeka, ngokuvamile uhlala ngaphansi kwamahora angama-24.
Ukukhathala kanye nekhanda elibuhlungu elincane kungahlala izinsuku eziyi-1-2 kodwa kulungiswe ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Lezi zimpawu zincane kakhulu kunezifo ezinzima umgomo ozivimbayo, futhi zibonisa ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba akha ukuvikeleka esifweni se-meningococcal.
Ungaphatha imiphumela eminingi yokugoma ngokunethezeka ekhaya ngezinyathelo zokunakekela ezilula. Lezi zindlela ezimnene zisiza ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki ngenkathi umzimba wakho wakha ukuzivikela.
Ukuqina kwengalo nokuvuvukala, sebenzisa indwangu ehlanzekile, ebandayo, emanzi endaweni yokujova imizuzu engu-10-15 izikhathi eziningana ngosuku. Ukunyakaza kwengalo okumnene nokwelula kungasiza futhi ukunciphisa ukuqina. Gwema ukusebenzisa iqhwa ngqo esikhumbeni sakho, njengoba lokhu kungabangela ukulimala kwezicubu.
Uma uthola umkhuhlane ophansi noma uzizwa ubuhlungu, phumula futhi uhlale unamanzi. Izidambisi zokuhlunguha ezingaphezu kwe-counter ezifana ne-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen zingasiza ukunciphisa umkhuhlane nokungakhululeki. Landela izinkomba zephakheji zokulinganisa, futhi uhlole nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma unemibuzo mayelana nokuthi yimuphi umuthi ongcono kuwe.
Ukuthola ukulala okuningi kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenze umgomo futhi wakhe ukuzivikela. Yidla ukudla okunomsoco futhi uphuze uketshezi oluningi ukuze usekele umsebenzi wesistimu yakho yokuzivikela ezifweni. Imisebenzi elula ivamise ukulunga, kodwa gwema ukuzivocavoca okukhulu ngosuku lokuqala uma uzizwa ukhathele.
Izinto ezingathi sína zokugoma i-meningococcal azivamile kakhulu, kodwa ochwepheshe bezokwelapha balungiselelwe ukuzisingatha uma zenzeka. Izinto eziningi ezikhathazayo zenzeka phakathi nemizuzu engu-15-30 yokugoma, yingakho uzocelwa ukuthi ulinde ngemuva kokuthola umjovo.
Uma uhlangabezana nokusabela okukhulu komzimba (i-anaphylaxis), abahlinzeki bezempilo bazosebenzisa ngokushesha i-epinephrine futhi banikeze ukunakekelwa okusekelayo. Izimpawu ze-anaphylaxis zihlanganisa ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, isiyezi, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi.
Ukuze uthole izinto ezingathi sína kodwa ezikhathazayo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome imithi ethile noma ukuqapha. Bazohlola izimpawu zakho futhi banqume inkambo engcono kakhulu yokwenza. Lokhu kungabandakanya ama-antihistamines okusabela komzimba noma ezinye izinyathelo zokusekela.
Kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uba nezimpawu ezibonakala zingavamile noma zikhathaza ngemva kokugonywa. Nakuba izindlela ezinzima zingavamile, kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha lapho into ingazwakali kahle.
Funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uba nezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba okukhulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho, izindebe, ulimi, noma umphimbo, ukuqubuka okubanzi noma imihuzuko, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, isiyezi esikhulu, noma ukuzizwa sengathi ungaquleka.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kungakapheli amahora angama-24 uma uba nomkhuhlane ophezulu oqhubekayo (ngaphezu kuka-101°F), ikhanda elibuhlungu elingathuthuki ngokuphumula kanye nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, noma izimpawu ezingavamile ze-neurological njengokudideka, isiyezi esikhulu, noma izinguquko zombono.
Xhumana futhi uma ingalo yakho iba buhlungu ngokwedlulele, ithuthukisa ukuvuvukala okukhulu okusabalala ngale kwendawo yokujova, noma ibonisa izimpawu zokutheleleka njengokubomvu okwandayo, ukufudumala, noma i-pus. Nakuba kungavamile, lezi zimpawu zidinga ukuhlolwa kochwepheshe.
Themba imizwa yakho. Uma uzwa sengathi kukhona okungahambi kahle noma okuhlukile emiphumeleni evamile yomgomo, unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangahlola izimpawu zakho futhi banikeze isiqondiso esifanele noma ukwelashwa.
Ezinye izici zingase zikhuphule amathuba akho okuba nemiphumela emibi evela emgomweni we-meningococcal. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kukusiza kanye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi nenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokugonywa.
Abantu abake baba nezifo zokungezwani komzimba ngaphambili emithini yokugoma noma ezingxenyeni zomuthi wokugoma babhekene nezingozi eziphakeme. Uma uke waba nokusabela okukhulu kweminye imithi yokugoma, ikakhulukazi leyo equkethe i-diphtheria toxoid, umhlinzeki wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi lo muthi wokugoma ukufanele yini.
Ubudala bungathonya ukusabela kwakho emuthini wokugoma. Abantu abasebancane, ikakhulukazi intsha kanye nabantu abadala abasebancane, ngezinye izikhathi bahlangabezana nemiphumela eseceleni ebonakalayo efana nomkhuhlane nokukhathala. Kodwa-ke, lezi zisabela zivame ukuba mnene futhi zesikhashana.
Ukugula njengamanje, ikakhulukazi ngomkhuhlane, kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela eseceleni. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome ukulibazisa ukugonywa kuze kube yilapho uzizwa ungcono ukuze unciphise izinkinga futhi uqinisekise ukusabela okuhle komzimba.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zomzimba ezivikelekile ezilimele bangase babe nokusabela okuhlukile emuthini wokugoma. Ngenkathi bevame ukudinga umuthi wokugoma ngokuphuthuma ngenxa yengozi yabo eyengeziwe yesifo se-meningococcal, kufanele baxoxe ngezisabela ezingaba khona nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo.
Ukukhetha ukungatholi umuthi wokugoma we-meningococcal kukushiya ubhekene nezifo ezinzima zamagciwane ezingaba yingozi ekuphileni. Isifo se-Meningococcal siqhubeka ngokushesha, ngokuvamile kungakapheli amahora, okwenza ukuvimbela ngokugonywa kubalulekile.
Inkinga enkulu kakhulu ukuthuthukisa i-meningococcal meningitis, engabangela ukulimala kobuchopho unomphela, ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa, noma ukufa. Noma ngabe ngabe ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo, leli gciwane lingaholela ebunzimeni bokuqonda, izinkinga zememori, noma ukubambezeleka kokukhula ezinganeni.
I-Meningococcal septicemia ibeka izingozi ezifanayo. Leli gciwane legazi lingabangela ukwehluleka kwezitho, ukushaqeka, nokufa kungakapheli amahora ngemuva kokuqala kwezimpawu. Abasindile bangase babhekane nezinkinga zesikhathi eside ezihlanganisa ukulimala kwezinso, ukulimala kwesikhumba, noma isidingo sokunqunywa kwesitho ngenxa yokufa kwezicubu.
Nawa amathuba okuba khona izinkinga zesikhathi eside zesifo se-meningococcal:
Lezi zinkinga zingaba nomthelela omkhulu ekhwalithi yakho yempilo futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuqhubekayo. Umgomo wokugoma unikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile emiphumeleni emibi kangaka.
Umgomo we-meningococcal ngokuvamile unenzuzo enkulu kubantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezikhubazekile, nakuba bedinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Laba bantu babhekene nezingozi eziphakeme kakhulu zokuthuthukisa isifo esibi se-meningococcal, okwenza ukugoma kubaluleke nakakhulu.
Abantu abanezinkinga ze-complement, izinduna ezilimele noma ezingekho, noma i-HIV banamakhono abuthakathaka okulwa namagciwane e-meningococcal. Kubona, umgomo unikeza ukuvikelwa okubalulekile okungahlinzekwa yizinhlelo zabo zemvelo zokuzivikela ngempumelelo.
Nokho, abantu abanezinkinga zokuzivikela kungenzeka bangasabeli ngokuqinile emgomeni njengabantu abanempilo. Bangase badinge imithamo eyengeziwe noma amashejuli okugoma ahlukene ukuze bathole ukuvikelwa okwanele. Abanye bangase futhi badinge imijovo ye-booster kaningi.
Umgomo uphephe kakhulu kubantu abaningi abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezikhubazekile, kodwa isikhathi sibalulekile. Uma wamukela ukwelashwa okucindezela uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome ukuthi ugonywe ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa noma ulungise isikhathi sokusebenza kahle.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile ezinjengomdlavuza abathola i-chemotherapy kufanele baxoxe ngesikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokugoma nethimba labo lezempilo. Umgomo uwukwandisa ukuvikelwa ngenkathi kucatshangelwa isimiso sabo sokwelashwa nesimo sabo samanje sokuzivikela.
Imiphumela emibi yomgomo ngezinye izikhathi ingadidaniswa nezinye izimo ezivamile, okungase kubangele ukukhathazeka okungadingekile. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezifanayo kukusiza ukuthi usabele ngendlela efanele ezimpawini ezingemva kokugonywa.
Umkhuhlane olula nokukhathala ngemva kokugonywa kungazizwa kufana nezigaba zokuqala zokutheleleka ngegciwane njengomkhuhlane noma umkhuhlane. Kodwa-ke, izimpawu ezihlobene nomgomo zivame ukuvela kungakapheli amahora angama-24 ngemva kokugonywa futhi zixazululwe ngokushesha kunokugula kwangempela.
Ubuhlungu bengalo nokuvuvukala kungase kudidaniswe nokulimala kwemisipha noma ukulimala, ikakhulukazi uma uke waba matasa muva nje. Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi ubuhlungu obuhlobene nomgomo buqondene nendawo yokujova futhi buvame ukuhambisana nobubomvu obuncane noma ukufudumala.
Ikhanda elibuhlungu ngemva kokugonywa ngezinye izikhathi lingadidaniswa nekhanda elibangelwa ukungezwani, ama-migraines, noma ngisho nezimpawu zokuqala ze-meningitis. Ikhanda elibangelwa umgomo livame ukuba lincane, lihambisane neminye imiphumela emibi yomgomo ejwayelekile, futhi lithuthuka ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.
Ngokungavamile, abantu bangase bakhathazeke ngokuthi imiphumela emibi yomgomo ikhombisa ukuthi bathuthukisa isifo se-meningococcal. Kodwa-ke, umgomo awunawo amagciwane aphilayo futhi awukwazi ukubangela lesi sifo esisivimbayo. Uma uba nezimpawu ezikukhathazayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole ukuhlolwa okufanele.
Ukuvikelwa kumgomo we-meningococcal conjugate ngokuvamile kuhlala iminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-5, nakuba ukuzivikela emzimbeni kungancipha kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome umthamo wokukhuthaza uma usengozini enkulu yesifo se-meningococcal.
Isikhathi sokuvikeleka sincike ezintweni eziningana, okuhlanganisa iminyaka yakho lapho ugonywa kanye nokuphendula komzimba wakho. Abantu abagonywe besebancane bangase badinge izithuthukisi ngaphambi kokungena ekolishi uma bengena ezindaweni eziyingozi njengokuhlala emakamelweni okulala.
Umgomo we-meningococcal ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengophephe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ikakhulukazi uma usengozini enkulu yesifo se-meningococcal. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho.
Uma uhlela ukuya ezindaweni ezinamazinga aphezulu esifo se-meningococcal noma unezinye izinto eziyingozi, ukugonywa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kungase kunconywe. Umhlinzeki wakho uzosiza ukulinganisa izinzuzo zomgomo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona kuwe nomntwana wakho.
Yebo, usafanele uthole umgomo we-meningococcal noma ngabe wake waba nesifo se-meningococcal ngaphambili. Ukuba nesifo akunikezi ukuvikeleka okuphelele kuzo zonke izinhlobo zamagciwane e-meningococcal umgomo owahlanganisayo.
Isifo se-Meningococcal sibangelwa amaqembu ahlukene e-serogroups amagciwane, futhi ukutheleleka ngohlobo olulodwa akuvikeli kwamanye. Umgomo uhlanganisa ama-serogroups amaningi, unikeza ukuvikeleka okubanzi kunokutheleleka kwemvelo kuphela.
Yebo, ungaqonywa ngokuphepha ngomgomo we-meningococcal kanye neminye imigomo ejwayelekile. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bavame ukunikeza imigomo eminingi ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi uhlala unolwazi lwakamuva ngazo zonke izivikelo ezinconyiwe.
Lapho uthola imigomo eminingi, izonikezwa ezingalweni ezihlukene noma ezindaweni ezihlukene ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki. Ungase uhlangabezane nemiphumela emibi emgomweni ngamunye, kodwa ukuyithola ndawonye akukwandisi ingozi yokusabela okungathi sína.
Uma uphuthelwa umgomo wakho we-meningococcal, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlele kabusha ngokushesha okukhulu. Akudingeki ukuthi uqale kabusha uchungechunge lomgomo, ngisho noma sekudlule isikhathi esiningi kusukela ekuqokweni kwakho okungaphuthelwanga.
Umhlinzeki wakho uzonquma isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokugonywa kwakho okuhlehlisiwe ngokusekelwe ezingozini zakho zamanje kanye nesimo sempilo. Ungalindi isikhathi eside kakhulu ukuhlela kabusha, ikakhulukazi uma usesimweni esiyingozi njengokuqala ekolishi noma ukuya ezindaweni ezinamazinga aphezulu ezifo.
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