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Umjovo wokuhlanganisa i-meningococcal diphtheria ngumjovo ovikelayo osiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ulwe nezifo eziyingozi ezibangelwa amagciwane. Lo mgomo uqeqesha amasosha omzimba wakho ukuthi aqaphele futhi azivikele emabhaktheriya e-meningococcal, angabangela izifo eziyingozi zobuchopho nomgogodla ezibizwa nge-meningitis, kanye nezifo zegazi.
Ungase uzibuze ukuthi kungani lo mgomo ubalulekile kuwe noma emndenini wakho. Izifo ze-Meningococcal azivamile, kodwa zingasongela impilo futhi zithuthuke ngokushesha okukhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lo mgomo unikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile ezinhlotsheni eziningana zamabhaktheriya ayingozi, kukunikeza ukuthula kwengqondo futhi kukugcina uphephile.
Lo mgomo ngumjovo owenzelwe ngqo ohlanganisa izingxenye zamabhaktheriya e-meningococcal ne-diphtheria protein ukuze kwakhiwe ukuzivikela okuqinile. Ingxenye ethi "conjugate" isho ukuthi ososayensi baye baxhuma lezi zingxenye zamabhaktheriya ku-diphtheria protein, okusiza amasosha omzimba wakho ukuthi akhumbule futhi asabele kangcono emabhaktheriya e-meningococcal.
Cabanga ngakho njengokubonisa amasosha omzimba wakho iphosta efunwayo yamabhaktheriya. Umgomo awuqukethe amabhaktheriya aphilayo angakugulisa. Kunalokho, iqukethe izingxenye eziphephile ezifundisa umzimba wakho ukuthi yini okufanele ayibheke nokuthi angalwa kanjani uma uhlangana nento yangempela.
Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zalo mgomo ezivikela ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zamabhaktheriya e-meningococcal, eziqanjwe ngamaqembu A, C, W, kanye no-Y. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma uhlobo olufanele ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yakho, isimo sempilo, kanye nezici eziyingozi.
Lo mithi wokugomela uvimbela isifo se-meningococcal, esihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zezifo ezinzima. Okokuqala yi-meningitis, lapho amagciwane engena emembaneni evikelayo emboza ubuchopho bakho nomgogodla wakho. Okwesibili yi-septicemia, ukutheleleka kwegazi okungasakazeka ngokushesha emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo ngokuvamile batusa lo mithi wokugomela kubantu abasebancane nasebasha ngoba banamazinga aphezulu okuthwala nokusabalalisa amagciwane e-meningococcal. Abafundi basekolishi abahlala ema-dormitories, abaqeqeshwa bezempi, nabahambi ezingxenyeni ezithile zomhlaba nabo bayazuza kulokhu kuvikelwa.
Lo mithi wokugomela ubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha eziqeda amasosha abo omzimba. Uma une-HIV, isifo se-sickle cell, noma isinye sakho sikhishiwe, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma lo mithi wokugomela ukukusiza ukuthi uzivikele kulokhu kutheleleka okungabulala.
Lo mithi wokugomela usebenza ngokufundisa amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqaphele amagciwane e-meningococcal ngaphambi kokuba uhlangane nawo ngokwemvelo. Uma uthola umjovo, umzimba wakho ubona izingcezu zamagciwane bese uqala ukwenza ama-antibodies, okuyizinhlobo zamaprotheni akhethekile angalwa namagciwane angempela kamuva.
Lo mithi wokugomela uthathwa njengolunamandla ngokulinganisela mayelana nokuvikela. Inikeza ukuzivikela okuhle ezinhlotsheni ezithile zamagciwane ezihloswe ngayo, ngokuvamile okuhlala iminyaka eminingi. Kodwa-ke, ayivikeli kuzo zonke izinhlobo zamagciwane e-meningococcal, yingakho udokotela wakho engase ancome imithi yokugomela eyengeziwe kuye ngesimo sakho.
Amasosha akho omzimba azokhumbula lokho akufunde emithini yokugomela eminyakeni ezayo. Uma uke wavezwa kumagciwane e-meningococcal, umzimba wakho ungakwazi ukukhiqiza ngokushesha ama-antibodies adingekayo ukulwa nokutheleleka ngaphambi kokuba kukwenze ugule kakhulu.
Uzothola lo mithi ngokujovwa kanye emsipheni wengalo yakho engenhla, ngokuvamile emsipheni wakho we-deltoid. Umjovo unikezwa ngaphakathi kwemisipha, okusho ukuthi inaliti ingena emsipheni kunokuba nje ngaphansi kwesikhumba.
Akudingeki wenze lutho olukhethekile ukulungiselela lo mithi. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile ngaphambi nangemva kokuqokwa kwakho, futhi akudingeki ukuthi uyithathe nokudla noma amanzi ngoba kungumjovo kunokuba into oyigwinyayo.
Abantu abaningi bangenza imisebenzi yabo ejwayelekile ngemva nje kokuthola umuthi. Kodwa-ke, kungumqondo omuhle ukugwema umsebenzi onzima womzimba ohilela ingalo yakho usuku lonke ukuze kuncishiswe ubuhlungu endaweni yokujova.
Uma uthola eminye imithi ngesikhathi esifanayo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobanika ezingalweni noma ezindaweni ezihlukene. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu futhi kwenza kube lula ukutshela ukuthi yimuphi umuthi ongase ubangele noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholayo.
Abantu abaningi badinga umthamo owodwa nje walo mithi ukuze bathuthukise ukuvikeleka okuhle. Ngokungafani neminye imithi oyithatha nsuku zonke, imithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokunikeza ukuzivikela isikhathi eside kusuka kumjovo owodwa noma uchungechunge lwemijovo.
Ukuvikeleka kulomuthi kuvame ukuhlala iminyaka eminingi, nakuba isikhathi esiqondile singahluka kumuntu nomuntu. Kubantu abaningi abanempilo, umthamo owodwa unikeza ukuvikeleka iminyaka emi-3 kuya kwemi-5, ngezinye izikhathi isikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome umjovo wokuthuthukisa uma usahlala engozini eyengeziwe yesifo se-meningococcal. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha, labo abahlala ezindaweni ezinokuqubuka okuqhubekayo, noma abantu abathole umthamo wabo wokuqala eminyakeni embalwa edlule futhi baqhubeka benazo izici eziyingozi.
Njengoba kunjalo ngemijovo eminingi, lo mjovo ungabangela imiphumela emibi ethile, nakuba abantu abaningi beba nemiphumela emincane kuphela ezinyamalalayo ngokwazo. Umzimba wakho umane nje usabela emutheni wokugoma futhi wakha ukuzivikela, okuyisibonakaliso esihle sokuthi uyasebenza.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu yenzeka ngqo endaweni yokujova nasemzimbeni wakho wonke njengoba amasosha akho omzimba esabela. Lezi zimo zivame ukuba mnene futhi zinyamalale ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, okubonisa ukuthi umzimba wakho wakha ukuvikeleka okudingayo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Lezi zimo ezivamile zivame ukuqala phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ngemuva kokugonywa futhi zivame ukunyamalala phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3. Ungakwazi ukulawula ukungakhululeki ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela nangokusebenzisa indwangu ebandayo, emanzi endaweni yokujova.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa ingenzeka. Lezi zimo ezingavamile zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha futhi zihlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, umkhuhlane ophezulu ongaphezu kuka-102°F (39°C), noma izimpawu eziqhubekayo ezingathuthuki ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokuphelelwa amandla, ubuhlungu obukhulu engalweni obuhlala izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezimbili, noma izimpawu zokusabela okukhulu komzimba njengobunzima bokuphefumula noma ukuvuvukala ebusweni nasemphinjeni. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Abantu abaningi bangawuthola ngokuphepha lo muthi wokugoma, kodwa kunezimo ezithile lapho kungcono ukulinda noma ukuwugwema ngokuphelele. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi lo muthi wokugoma ukulungele.
Akufanele uthole lo mgomo uma uke waba nokusabela okukhulu komzimba kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomgomo noma emthini owawutholile ngaphambilini. Abantu abagula kancane noma kakhulu njengamanje kufanele futhi balinde baze bathole impilo ngaphambi kokuba bagonywe.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko lapho ungase udinge ukuhlehlisa noma ukugwema lo mgomo:
Uma ukhulelwe, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi ngokucophelela. Umgomo ngokuvamile awunconyelwe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngaphandle uma usengozini enkulu yokuthola isifo se-meningococcal, njengangesikhathi sokuqubuka noma uma uhamba ezindaweni eziyingozi.
Abantu abanezifo ezincane njengomkhuhlane ngokuvamile basengawuthola umgomo. Nokho, uma unomkhuhlane noma uzizwa ungaphilile kahle, kuvame ukuba ngcono ukulinda uze uzizwe ungcono ukuze uthole impendulo engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela emzimbeni emgomweni.
Lo mgomo uyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana omkhiqizo, kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izinhlobo zamagciwane okuwavikela. Amabhrendi avamile kakhulu afaka i-Menactra ne-Menveo, womabili avikela ezinhlotsheni ezine zamagciwane e-meningococcal (A, C, W, kanye no-Y).
I-Menactra isitholakala isikhathi eside futhi isetshenziswa kakhulu ezinhlelweni zokugoma ezijwayelekile zentsha nabantu abadala abasebancane. I-Menveo iyindlela entsha engathathwa ezinganeni ezincane eziqala eneminyaka engu-2 ubudala ezimweni ezithile eziyingozi.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokhetha uhlobo olufanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yakho, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuvikelwa okudingayo. Zombili imithi yokugoma iyasebenza ngokulinganayo ekuvikeleni isifo se-meningococcal kusuka ezinhlotsheni ezizihlosile.
Kukhona eminye imithi yokugoma ye-meningococcal etholakalayo evikela ezinhlotsheni ezihlukene zamagciwane. Enye indlela enkulu ngumuthi wokugoma we-meningococcal B, ovikela esifweni se-serogroup B meningococcal esingahlanganiswa ngumuthi wokugoma we-conjugate.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukuthola umuthi wokugoma we-conjugate ngenxa yokungezwani komzimba noma ezinye izizathu zezokwelapha, kukhona nomuthi wokugoma we-meningococcal polysaccharide. Lo muthi wokugoma omdala awunikezi ukuvikelwa okuqinile noma okuhlala isikhathi eside, kodwa kungaba yindlela yokukhetha yabantu abathile.
Abanye abantu bangazuza ekutholeni zombili izinhlobo zemithi yokugoma ye-meningococcal ukuze bathole ukuvikelwa okubanzi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi inhlanganisela yemithi yokugoma enengqondo kakhulu ngesimo sakho esithile nezici eziyingozi.
Yebo, umuthi wokugoma we-conjugate ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengcono kunomuthi wokugoma we-polysaccharide omdala kubantu abaningi. Umuthi wokugoma we-conjugate unikeza ukuzivikela okunamandla, okuhlala isikhathi eside futhi manje ukukhetha okuthandwayo ezinhlelweni zokugoma ezijwayelekile.
Umuthi wokugoma we-conjugate udala okubizwa ngokuthi inkumbulo ye-immunological, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho ukhumbula ukuthi ungawulwa kanjani amagciwane iminyaka eminingi. Umuthi wokugoma we-polysaccharide unikeza ukuvikelwa kwesikhathi esifushane futhi awudali impendulo efanayo yenkumbulo ehlala njalo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umuthi wokugoma we-conjugate usiza ekudaleni ukuzivikela komphakathi ngokunciphisa ukusabalala kwamagciwane phakathi kwabantu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lapho abantu abaningi emphakathini begonywa ngomuthi wokugoma we-conjugate, kusiza ukuvikela wonke umuntu, okuhlanganisa nalabo abangakwazi ukugonywa.
Umjovo we-polysaccharide usasetshenziswa ezimweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-55 noma abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha. Kodwa-ke, ezinganeni eziningi, intsha, kanye nabantu abadala abasebancane, umjovo we-conjugate uyindlela engcono.
Yebo, lo mjovo ngokuvamile uphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Eqinisweni, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase babe sengozini enkulu yokutheleleka okukhulu, ngakho ukugonywa kungahlinzeka ngokuqapha okubalulekile.
Isifo sikashukela ngokwaso asikuvimbeli ukuthi uthole lo mjovo noma ukwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Kufanele uqhubeke nokuthatha imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela njengoba uyalelwe futhi uqaphe amazinga akho kashukela egazini ngokuqhubekayo ngemuva kokugonywa.
Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthi amazinga abo kashukela egazini ayashintshashintsha kancane lapho benempendulo yokuzivikela kunoma yimuphi umjovo, okuhlanganisa nalona. Lokhu kuvamile ukuba okwesikhashana futhi kulawuleka ngendlela yakho ejwayelekile yokunakekelwa kwesifo sikashukela.
Akunakwenzeka ukuthi uthole umjovo omningi kakhulu walolu mjovo ngoba unikezwa njengomthamo owodwa, olinganisiwe ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Kodwa-ke, uma ngengozi uthola umthamo owengeziwe, ungangeni ekuqhumeni - lokhu akuvamile ukubangela izinkinga ezinkulu.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze abazise ngalokho okwenzekile. Bangakuqapha nganoma yimiphi imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe futhi bavuselele amarekhodi akho okugonywa ngokufanele. Ungase uhlangabezane nobuhlungu obengeziwe kancane noma izimpawu ezithambile, kodwa izinkinga ezinkulu ezivela emthomeni owengeziwe azivamile.
Okukhathaza kakhulu ngokuthola imithamo ephindwe kabili ukuthi ungase ube nemiphumela emibi ebonakalayo njengobuhlungu bengalo noma umkhuhlane omncane. Lezi zimpendulo zisamnandi futhi zesikhashana, zifana nalokho ongase ukuzwe ngomthamo owodwa.
Uma uphuthelwa ukuqokwa kwakho kokugoma okuhleliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze uhlele kabusha ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngokungafani nemithi yansuku zonke, akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuthatha "umthamo ophuthelwe" ngokushesha, kodwa kufanele ugonywe uma kulula.
Akudingeki ukuqala kabusha uchungechunge lokugoma uma uphuthelwa ukuqokwa. Ungamukela nje umgomo uma ukwazi ukuhlela kabusha, futhi usazothola ukuvikelwa okugcwele okuhlinzekayo.
Uma uhamba uye endaweni enobungozi obukhulu noma kukhona ukuqubuka emphakathini wakho, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase abeke phambili ukukugoma ngokushesha. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ukuthola umgomo kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa noma izinyanga zokuqokwa kwakho kwasekuqaleni kulungile ngokuphelele.
Abantu abaningi abadingi ama-booster avamile alo mgomo ezimpilweni zabo. Isidingo semithamo eyengeziwe sincike ezingozini zakho eziqhubekayo kuneminyaka yakho kuphela.
Uma uthole umgomo ngesikhathi usemtsha futhi ungenazo izingozi eziqhubekayo, cishe ngeke udinge omunye umthamo. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha, labo abahlala ezindaweni ezinokuqubuka okuqhubekayo, noma abantu abasemisebenzini enobungozi obukhulu bangase badinge ama-booster ngezikhathi ezithile.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzohlola isimo sakho ngasinye ukuze anqume ukuthi ungadinga yini imithamo eyengeziwe nokuthi nini. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengesimo sakho sempilo, indawo ohlala kuyo, izinhlelo zokuhamba, nokuthi sekudlule isikhathi esingakanani kusukela kumthamo wakho wokugcina.
Yebo, ungaqokelwa ngokuphephile eminye imigomo ngesikhathi esifanayo nomgomo we-meningococcal conjugate. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bavame ukuhlela izimiso zokugoma ukuze baqiniseke ukuthi uthola konke ukuvikelwa okudingayo ngempumelelo.
Uma uthola imigomo eminingi ngesikhathi esifanayo sokuvakasha, izonikezwa ezindaweni ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu futhi kwenza kube lula ukuhlonza ukuthi yimuphi umgomo ongase ubangele noma yimaphi imiphumela ongase uyithole.
Imigomo ejwayelekile evame ukunikezwa ndawonye ihlanganisa umgomo we-HPV, i-Tdap (i-tetanus, i-diphtheria, i-pertussis), kanye nomgomo womkhuhlane wamathrendi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzowahlukanisa ngokufanele futhi akuqaphele nganoma yiziphi izimo ngemuva kokuqokwa kwakho.
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