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Umjovo wokuhlanganisa we-pneumococcal 15-valent ngumjovo okuvikela ezinhlotsheni eziyi-15 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-pneumococcus. Lawa magciwane angabangela izifo ezingathi sína njengomkhuhlane wamaphaphu, i-meningitis, nezifo zegazi. Lo mgomo usiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqaphele futhi alwe nala magciwane ayingozi ngaphambi kokuba akugulise.
Cabanga ngalo mgomo njengokuqeqeshwa kwamasosha akho omzimba. Uqukethe izingcezu zamagciwane ezingakwazi ukubangela ukugula kodwa afundisa umzimba wakho ukuthi uzivikele kanjani. Lapho amasosha akho omzimba ehlangana namagciwane angempela kamuva, asevele azi ukuthi angasabela kanjani ngokushesha nangempumelelo.
Lo mgomo uvimbela isifo se-pneumococcal, esihlanganisa izifo eziningana ezingathi sína ezibangelwa amagciwane e-Streptococcus pneumoniae. Umgomo unikezwa ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala abaneminyaka engama-65 nangaphezulu, kanye nabantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-18-64 abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezibenza babe sengozini enkulu.
Amagciwane e-Pneumococcal angabangela izifo ezisongela impilo ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zomzimba wakho. Okujwayelekile kakhulu kufaka phakathi umkhuhlane wamaphaphu (ukutheleleka emaphaphu), i-bacteremia (ukutheleleka kwegazi), ne-meningitis (ukutheleleka kobuchopho nomgogodla). Lezi zifo zingaba yingozi ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala kanye nabantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka.
Udokotela wakho angase atuse lo mgomo uma unezimo ezinjengesifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, isifo samaphaphu, noma uma ungumuntu obhemayo. Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezilimele, njengalabo abathola ukwelashwa komdlavuza noma abaphila ne-HIV, nabo bayazuza kulokhu kuvikelwa.
Lo mithi yokugomela isebenza ngokwethula izingcezu ezingalimazi zamagciwane e-pneumococcal ahlukene ayi-15 ohlelweni lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela. Lezi zingcezu, ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-antigen, angeke abangele ukutheleleka kodwa zikhuthaza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize ama-antibody ngokumelene nalezi zinhlobo zamagciwane.
Ingxenye ethi "conjugate" isho ukuthi lezi zingcezu zamagciwane zinanyathiselwe kuphrotheni esiza uhlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela ukuthi luphendule ngempumelelo. Lokhu kwenza umuthi wokugomela uqine futhi uhlale isikhathi eside kunezinye izinhlobo zemithi yokugomela. Umzimba wakho udala inkumbulo yala magciwane, ngakho-ke uma uveziwe kuwo esikhathini esizayo, uhlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela lungakwazi ukumelana ngokushesha.
Umuthi wokugomela uthathwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela futhi unikeza ukuvikeleka okuqinile ezinhlotsheni zamagciwane e-pneumococcal eziyi-15 ezivame kakhulu futhi eziyingozi. Ngenkathi kungekho umuthi wokugomela ongu-100% osebenzayo, izifundo zibonisa ukuthi lo muthi wokugomela unciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokutheleleka okukhulu kwe-pneumococcal.
Uzothola lo muthi wokugomela njengomjovo owodwa emsipheni wakho wengalo engenhla, ngokuvamile onikezwa ngumhlinzeki wezempilo ehhovisi likadokotela, emtholampilo, noma ekhemisi. Umjovo uvame ukunikezwa emsipheni wakho we-deltoid, ingxenye eyindilinga ye-shoulder yakho.
Awudingi ukulungiselela ngokuzila ukudla noma ukugwema ukudla okuthile ngaphambi kokuthola umuthi wokugomela. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile futhi uthathe imithi yakho ejwayelekile ngaphandle kwalapho udokotela wakho ekutshela ngenye indlela. Kodwa-ke, yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo nganoma yimiphi imithi oyithathayo, ikakhulukazi lezo ezithinta uhlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela.
Uma uzizwa ungaphilile ngomkhuhlane noma ukugula okuphakathi nendawo kuya kokukhulu, udokotela wakho angase asikisele ukuthi ulinde uze uzizwe ungcono ngaphambi kokuthola umuthi wokugomela. Umkhuhlane olula noma ukugula okuncane ngokuvamile ngeke kukuvimbele ekutholeni umjovo.
Abantu abaningi badinga umthamo owodwa kuphela walolu gonyo ukuze bathole ukuvikeleka. Ngokungafani neminye imigomo edinga imijovo eminingi noma izithuthukisi zonyaka, umgomo wokuhlanganisa we-pneumococcal 15-valent ngokuvamile unikeza ukuzivikela isikhathi eside ngomjovo owodwa.
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe udinga imigomo eyengeziwe ye-pneumococcal ngokuya ngeminyaka yakho, izimo zempilo, nomlando wokugoma. Abanye abantu bangase futhi bathole umgomo ohlukile we-pneumococcal obizwa nge-PPSV23 ukuhlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okubanzi ezinhlotsheni eziningi zamagciwane e-pneumococcal.
Isikhathi phakathi kwemigomo ehlukene ye-pneumococcal sibalulekile uma udinga izinhlobo ezingaphezu kweyodwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokwenza isimiso sokugoma esifanele isimo sakho esithile nezidingo zempilo.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nemiphumela emincane ebonisa ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba ayasabela emgomweni. Lezi zimo zivamile futhi zivame ukuxazululwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokwelashwa.
Nawa amanye amiphumela evame kakhulu ongahlangabezana nayo ngemuva kokuthola umgomo:
Lezi zimo ezincane zivame ukuhlala izinsuku eziyi-1-2 futhi zingalawulwa ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu uma kudingeka. Ukusebenzisa indwangu ebandayo, emanzi endaweni yokujova kungasiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa ingenzeka. Ngenkathi kungavamile, abanye abantu bangahlangabezana nezimo ezingapheli zokungezwani komzimba, umkhuhlane ophezulu, noma izimpawu ezingavamile ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo. Lezi zimo ezinzima zivame ukwenzeka ngemizuzu noma ngamahora ngemuva kokugoma.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uba nezimpawu ezinzima njengokuphefumula kanzima, ukuvuvukala ebusweni bakho noma emqaleni, ukuqubuka okusabalalele, noma umkhuhlane ophezulu ongayelapheki. Lezi kungaba yizimpawu zokungezwani komzimba okukhulu okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Abantu abadala abaningi bangawuthola ngokuphepha lo mgomo, kodwa izimo ezithile zingenza ukuthi ungafaneleki kwabanye abantu. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi umgomo ukufanele yini.
Akufanele uthole lo mgomo uma uke waba nokungezwani komzimba okukhulu emthini wangaphambilini wanoma yimuphi umgomo we-pneumococcal. Abantu abaziwa ukuthi banezinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba ezinzima kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomgomo kufanele futhi bawugweme. Udokotela wakho angabuyekeza izithako zomgomo nawe uma unokukhathazeka mayelana nokungezwani komzimba.
Uma ugula ngokuphakathi noma ngokuqina ngomkhuhlane, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuthi ulinde uze ululame ngaphambi kokuthola umgomo. Lokhu akunjalo ngoba umgomo uyingozi uma ugula, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kunzima ukutshela ukuthi ngabe yiziphi izimpawu ezivela ekuguleni kwakho noma emgomweni.
Abantu abanezifo ezithile zesimiso somzimba sokuzivikela noma labo abathatha imithi ecindezela ukuzivikela emzimbeni kungenzeka badinge ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Udokotela wakho uzoqonda ukuthi umgomo ulungele yini futhi usebenza kahle esimweni sakho esithile.
Umgomo wokuhlanganisa we-pneumococcal 15-valent utholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Vaxneuvance. Lo mgomo ukhiqizwa yi-Merck futhi wavunywa yi-FDA ukuthi usetshenziswe kubantu abadala.
Uma uthola lo mgomo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase awubize ngegama lomkhiqizo wawo noma awubize nje ngokuthi
Kukhona ezinye izigoma ze-pneumococcal ezitholakalayo ezinikeza izinhlobo ezahlukene zokuvikela. Enye indlela enkulu ukugoma nge-pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate (PCV20), evikela ezinhlotsheni ezingama-20 zamagciwane e-pneumococcal esikhundleni seziyi-15.
Enye inketho ukugoma nge-pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23), ehlanganisa izinhlobo ezingama-23 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-pneumococcal. Kodwa-ke, lo mgomo usebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi kungenzeka unganikezi ukuvikelwa okuqinile noma okuhlala isikhathi eside njengezigoma ze-conjugate.
Udokotela wakho uzocebisa ngomgomo ongcono kakhulu we-pneumococcal noma inhlanganisela yezigoma ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yakho, izimo zempilo, kanye nomlando wokugoma. Abanye abantu bangase bathole kokubili umgomo we-conjugate kanye ne-PPSV23 ukuze bathole ukuvikelwa okubanzi.
Umgomo we-pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate (PCV15) unikeza ukuvikelwa okubanzi kune-13-valent vaccine endala (PCV13) ngoba ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezengeziwe zamagciwane e-pneumococcal. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-PCV15 ingavimbela izinhlobo eziningi zezifo ze-pneumococcal.
Zombili izigoma zisebenza ngendlela efanayo futhi zinezici zokuphepha eziqhathanisekayo. Inzuzo enkulu ye-PCV15 ukumbozwa okwandisiwe ngokumelene ne-serotypes 22F kanye ne-33F, ezibangela amacala engeziwe esifo se-pneumococcal. Lezi zinhlobo ezimbili ezengeziwe ze-serotypes zenza i-PCV15 ibe banzi ekuvikeleni kwayo.
Uma ngabe ngaphambilini uthole i-PCV13, udokotela wakho angase ancome i-PCV15 ukukunikeza ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe. Kodwa-ke, isinqumo sincike ezingozini zakho ngazinye kanye nesimo sakho samanje sokugoma. Zombili izigoma zisebenza ngempumelelo ekuvikeleni izifo ezinzima ze-pneumococcal.
Yebo, lo mithi wokugoma akuphephile kuphela kubantu abanesifo sikashukela kodwa futhi unconywa ngokuqinile. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela banengozi enkulu yokuthola izifo ezinzima ze-pneumococcal, okwenza ukugoma kubaluleke kakhulu ekuphatheni impilo yabo yonke.
Isifo sikashukela singathinta ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nezifo, yingakho i-CDC incoma ngokuqondile ukugonywa kwe-pneumococcal kubantu abadala abanalesi simo. Umuthi wokugoma awuphazamisi imithi yesifo sikashukela noma ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini.
Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ngengozi uthole umuthi wokugoma omningi kakhulu ngoba unikezwa njengomthamo owodwa, olinganisiwe ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Umuthi wokugoma uza ngamasirinji agcwaliswe ngaphambilini noma izitsha ezinomthamo owodwa eziqulathe inani eliqondile elidingekayo.
Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthola umthamo ongahambisani kahle, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Bangakwazi ukubuyekeza irekhodi lakho lokugoma futhi bahlole ukuthi ngabe kukhona yini ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma ukunakekelwa okudingekayo. Kodwa-ke, ukweqisa kwalo mithi wokugoma akuvamile ngenxa yemithetho ejwayelekile yokuphepha yezokwelapha.
Abantu abaningi badinga umthamo owodwa kuphela walo mithi wokugoma, ngakho-ke ngokuvamile akukho
Njengoba lo mithi wokugomela ngokuvamile unikezwa njengomthamo owodwa, akukho lapho okumisa khona njengemithi yansuku zonke. Uma usuwutholile umjovo, usuqede ukugonywa futhi kufanele ube nokuvikeleka okuhlala isikhathi eside ezinhlotsheni eziyi-15 zamagciwane e-pneumococcal.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi yokugomela i-pneumococcal eyengeziwe esikhathini esizayo, kuye ngokushintsha kwesimo sakho sempilo noma izincomo ezintsha zomuthi wokugomela. Kodwa-ke, ukuvikeleka okuvela kulolu gonyo kuhloselwe ukuhlala iminyaka eminingi ngaphandle kokudinga ukuphindwa.
Yebo, ungaphepha ukuthola eminye imithi yokugomela ngesikhathi esifanayo nomuthi wokugomela i-pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate. Imithi yokugomela ejwayelekile evame ukunikezwa ndawonye ihlanganisa umuthi wokugomela umkhuhlane, imithi yokugomela i-COVID-19, kanye nomuthi wokugomela i-shingles.
Lapho uthola imithi yokugomela eminingi, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonikeza umjovo ngamunye endaweni ehlukile emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kusiza ukukhomba ukuthi yimuphi umuthi wokugomela ongase ubangele noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi wokugomela ngamunye usebenza ngempumelelo. Imithi yokugomela ayiphazamisi ukusebenza komunye nomunye uma inikezwa ngasikhathi sinye.
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