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Umgomo wokuhlanganisa we-pneumococcal 21-valent uyisibhamu esivikelayo esisiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi alwe nezifo ezinzima ezibangelwa amagciwane e-pneumococcal. Lo mgomo ufundisa umzimba wakho ukuthi uqaphele futhi uzivikele ezinhlotsheni ezingama-21 ezihlukene ze-Streptococcus pneumoniae, amagciwane abangela umdlavuza wamaphaphu, i-meningitis, nezifo zegazi. Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza amasosha akho omzimba iphosta efunwayo enemininingwane yala magciwane ayingozi, ukuze akwazi ukusabela ngokushesha uma uwahlangabezana.
Lo mgomo uyinguqulo entsha yokuvikela i-pneumococcal ehlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zamagciwane kunezinguqulo zangaphambilini. Iqukethe izingcezu zezinhlobo ezingama-21 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-pneumococcal eziye zacutshungulwa ngokukhethekile ukuze ziphephe ngenkathi zifundisa amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi yini okufanele ukuyibheke. Ingxenye ethi "hlanganisa" isho ukuthi lezi zingcezu zamagciwane zinamathiselwe kuphrotheni esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi udale impendulo yamasosha omzimba eqinile, ehlala isikhathi eside.
Ngokungafani nemigomo ephilayo, lesi sibhamu asinawo amagciwane aphilayo, ngakho-ke ngeke sibangele izifo eziklanyelwe ukuzivikela. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uyinikeza njengomjovo emsipheni wakho ongaphezulu wengalo, lapho amasosha akho omzimba angafinyelela kalula futhi afunde khona ezingxenyeni zomgomo.
Lo mgomo uvimbela izifo ezinzima ze-pneumococcal ezingaba yingozi ekuphileni, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezincane, abadala, kanye nabantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka. Amagciwane e-Pneumococcal angabangela izimo eziningana eziyingozi ezihlanganisa umdlavuza wamaphaphu (ukutheleleka kwamaphaphu), i-meningitis (ukutheleleka kobuchopho nomgogodla), kanye ne-sepsis (ukutheleleka kwegazi).
Umjovo obaluleke kakhulu ukuvikela ezifweni ze-pneumococcal ezihlaselayo, ezenzeka lapho amagciwane esabalala esuka endaweni yokuqala yokutheleleka aye kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Lokhu kutheleleka kungathuthuka ngokushesha futhi kungaholela ekulalisweni esibhedlela, izinkinga zesikhathi eside, noma ngisho nokufa uma kungelashwa ngokushesha.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo batusa lo mjovo kubantu abasengozini enkulu ngenxa yezimo ezingamahlalakhona njengesifo senhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, isifo samaphaphu, noma izinkinga zesimiso somzimba sokuzivikela. Kuyithuluzi elibalulekile ekuvikeleni ukuqubuka emiphakathini, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinjengezikole, izikhungo zokunakekela izingane, nezindlu zabahlengikazi.
Lo mjovo usebenza ngokuqeqesha isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela ukuthi siqaphele futhi silwe namagciwane e-pneumococcal ngaphambi kokuthi akwazi ukubangela ukugula okukhulu. Uma uthola umjovo, umzimba wakho uhlangana nezingcezu eziphephile zokumboza kwangaphandle kwamagciwane, okubizwa ngokuthi ama-polysaccharides, anamathele kuphrotheni ethwala.
Isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela siphatha lezi zingcezu ezingenangqondo njengabahlaseli bangaphandle futhi senza ama-antibody aklanyelwe ngqo ukulwa nawo. Okubaluleke kakhulu, futhi kwakha amaseli enkumbulo akhumbulayo ukuthi la magciwane abukeka kanjani. Uma uke wavezwa kumagciwane e-pneumococcal angempela, isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela singakwazi ukukhiqiza ngokushesha ama-antibody afanele ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngaphambi kokuthi kubambe.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomjovo oqinile ngoba unikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile ezinhlotsheni ezingama-21 ezivame kakhulu zokubangela izifo zamagciwane e-pneumococcal. Idizayini ye-conjugate iyenza isebenze ngempumelelo ngoba idala kokubili ukukhiqizwa kwama-antibody ngokushesha kanye nenkumbulo yesikhathi eside yokuzivikela emzimbeni.
Uzothola lo mgomo njengesitsha esisodwa emsipheni wakho ongaphezulu wengalo ovela kumhlinzeki wezempilo endaweni yezokwelapha. Isitsha sinikezwa ngaphakathi kwemisipha, okusho ukuthi inaliti ingena emsipheni lapho amasosha akho omzimba angakwazi ukufinyelela umgomo.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo mgomo ngokudla noma amanzi, futhi akukho zidingo ezikhethekile zokudla ngaphambi noma ngemuva kokuwuthola. Kodwa-ke, kuyasiza ukuhlala unamanzi kahle futhi udle ngokujwayelekile ngosuku lokugonywa kwakho ukuze usekele impilo yakho yonke nokuphendula komzimba.
Qiniseka ukuthi ugqoka izingubo ezivumela ukufinyelela kalula engalweni yakho engenhla, njengehembe elinemikhono emifushane. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlanza indawo yokujova futhi angakucela ukuthi uphumule ingalo yakho ngesikhathi senqubo ukuze ukujova kube lula.
Abantu abaningi badinga umthamo owodwa kuphela walo mgomo ukuze bathole ukuvikelwa, nakuba isimiso esithile sincike eminyakeni yakho kanye nesimo sempilo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma isikhathi esiqondile ngokusekelwe eziqondisweni zamanje zokugoma kanye nezici zakho eziyingozi.
Kubantu abadala abangakaze bathole umgomo we-pneumococcal ngaphambili, ngokuvamile udinga umthamo owodwa nje. Kodwa-ke, uma uthole inguqulo endala yomgomo we-pneumococcal, udokotela wakho angase ancome le nguqulo entsha ukuze andise ukuvikelwa kwakho ezinhlotsheni zamagciwane ezengeziwe.
Ukuvikelwa okuvela kulomgomo kungahlala iminyaka eminingi, nakuba abanye abantu abanezimo ezithile zezempilo bangase badinge imijovo yokukhuthaza. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokwazisa ukuthi ungase udinge nini imithamo eyengeziwe ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nezincomo zezokwelapha ezibuyekeziwe.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nemiphumela emincane ekhombisa ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba ayasabela emgomeni. Lezi zimo zivame ukuba yisibonakaliso esihle sokuthi umzimba wakho wakha ukuvikeleka emabhaktheriya e-pneumococcal.
Nawa amanye amaphutha avamile ongase uwahlangabezane nawo, futhi kujwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuzwa ukungakhululeki okuthile njengoba umzimba wakho wakha ukuzivikela:
Lezi zimo ezivamile zivela phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ngemuva kokugonywa futhi zizixazulula zodwa phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ungakwazi ukulawula ukungakhululeki ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta nangokusebenzisa i-compress ebandayo endaweni yokujova.
Ngenkathi kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nezimo eziqaphelekayo ezingakabi yimbangela yokukhathazeka okukhulu:
Lezi zimo eziphakathi nendawo zivame ukukhombisa ukusabela okunamandla komzimba futhi zivame ukuxazululwa ngaphakathi kwesonto elilodwa. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma lezi zimpawu ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi kakhulu.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lezi zimo eziphuthumayo zihlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma izimpawu zokusabela okukhulu komzimba:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezinzima, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Lezi zindlela, nakuba zingavamile kakhulu, zingelashwa ngempumelelo uma zithathwa ngokushesha.
Abantu abaningi bangawuthola ngokuphepha lo mgomo, kodwa izimo ezithile zisho ukuthi kufanele ulinde noma ugweme ukugonywa. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umgomo uphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthole lo mgomo uma unokungezwani komzimba okukhulu okwaziwayo kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomgomo noma uma uke waba nokusabela okukhulu komzimba emgomweni wangaphambilini we-pneumococcal. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima ezingamahlalakhona kufanele balinde kuze kube yilapho belulama ngaphambi kokuba bagonywe, nakuba izifo ezincane njengomkhuhlane zingadingi ukuhlehlisa umjovo.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzohlola ngokucophelela isimo sakho uma unezimo ezithile ezingase zithinte indlela ozosabela ngayo emgomweni:
Lezi zimo azikukhiphi ngokuzenzakalelayo ekugonyweni, kodwa zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile nesikhathi. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi ukuze anqume indlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Umgomo wokuhlanganisa we-pneumococcal 21-valent uyatholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Capvaxive, elenziwe yi-Merck & Co. Le yindlela yamanje etholakalayo enikeza ukuvikelwa ezinhlotsheni ezingama-21 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-pneumococcal.
Ungase futhi uzwe abahlinzeki bezempilo bekhuluma ngayo ngegama layo lobuchwepheshe noma uyibone ifushanisiwe emarekhodini ezokwelapha. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibizwa kanjani, lo mithi wokugoma umele intuthuko yakamuva ekuvikelweni kwe-pneumococcal, enikeza ukumbozwa okubanzi kunezinguqulo zangaphambilini.
Ezinye izinhlobo eziningi zemithi yokugoma ye-pneumococcal ziyatholakala, ngayinye yakhelwe ukuvikela ezinombolweni ezahlukene zezinhlobo zamagciwane. Ezinye izindlela ezisetshenziswa kakhulu zihlanganisa umuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate (Prevnar 13) kanye nomuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide (Pneumovax 23).
I-Prevnar 13 ivikela ezinhlotsheni eziyi-13 zamagciwane e-pneumococcal futhi isetshenziswe kabanzi, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. I-Pneumovax 23 ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezingama-23 kodwa isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngoba ingumuthi wokugoma we-polysaccharide kunokuba ngumuthi wokugoma we-conjugate, okusho ukuthi kungenzeka inganikezi ukuvikelwa okuhlala isikhathi eside.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma umuthi wokugoma ofanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yakho, isimo sempilo, kanye nomlando wokugoma. Abanye abantu bangase bathole inhlanganisela yemithi yokugoma ehlukene ye-pneumococcal ukuze bakhulise ukuvikelwa kwabo kulo lonke uhla olubanzi lwezinhlobo zamagciwane.
Umuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate unikeza ukuvikelwa okubanzi kune-Prevnar 13 ngoba uhlanganisa izinhlobo zamagciwane ezingama-21 uma kuqhathaniswa nokumbozwa kwezinhlobo eziyi-13 ze-Prevnar 13. Lokhu kukhushulwa kokumbozwa kufaka phakathi izinhlobo ezengeziwe ezibangela izifo ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala.
Yomibili imithi yokugoma isebenza ngendlela efanayo njengemithi yokugoma ye-conjugate, idala izimpendulo eziqinile nezihlala isikhathi eside zomzimba. Kodwa-ke, inguqulo ye-21-valent inikeza ukuvikelwa ezinhlotsheni eziningi ze-pneumococcal ezivame ukubangela izifo ezinzima endaweni yamanje ye-epidemiological.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi yokugomela kuncike ezintweni eziningana ezihlanganisa iminyaka yakho, umlando wokugoma wangaphambilini, kanye namaphethini ezigulo zamanje emphakathini wakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma umuthi wokugomela okunikeza ukuvikeleka okungcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe emiyalelweni yamanje kanye nezici zakho eziyingozi.
Yebo, lo muthi wokugomela awuphephile kuphela kubantu abanesifo sikashukela kodwa empeleni unconywa ngokuqinile. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela banengozi enkulu yokuthuthukisa izifo ezinzima ze-pneumococcal, futhi lo muthi wokugomela unikeza ukuvikeleka okubalulekile kulawa maphutha angase asongela impilo.
Isifo sikashukela singanciphisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nezifo, okwenza ukugoma kubaluleke nakakhulu. Umuthi wokugomela usebenza ngempumelelo kubantu abanesifo sikashukela futhi awuphazamisi ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini noma imithi yesifo sikashukela. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase abeke phambili ukugoma kwe-pneumococcal njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokunakekelwa kwesifo sikashukela olubanzi.
Akunakwenzeka ukuthi wamukele umuthi wokugomela omningi kakhulu ngoba abahlinzeki bezempilo bawunikeza njengomthamo owodwa, olinganisiwe. Kodwa-ke, uma ngengozi wamukela umthamo owengeziwe, ungesabi - lokhu ngokuvamile akubangeli ukulimala okukhulu ngaphandle kokwandisa imiphumela emibi.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ubike isimo futhi uqaphele noma yiziphi izindlela ezengeziwe endaweni yokujova noma izimpawu ezivamile. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso sokuthi yini okufanele uyibheke nokuthi ngabe ngabe kudingeka yini ukuqapha okwengeziwe. Gcina umkhondo wokuthi wamukele nini umthamo owengeziwe, njengoba lolu lwazi luzobaluleka esimisweni sakho sokugoma esizayo.
Uma uphuthelwa ukuqokwa kwakho kokugonywa okuhleliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlele kabusha ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, akukho ngozi esheshayo evela ekulibaziseni lo mithi yokugoma, kodwa uzoqhubeka ungavikelekile emagciwaneni e-pneumococcal uze uyithole.
Akudingeki ukuthi uqale kabusha noma iyiphi uchungechunge lokugoma - vele uthole umthamo ophuthelwe uma kulula. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase alungise isikhathi uma wamukela eminye imithi yokugoma noma uma kuye kwaba nezinguquko ezincomweni zokugoma kusukela ekuqokweni kwakho kokuqala.
Abantu abaningi badinga umthamo owodwa kuphela walo mithi yokugoma ukuze bavikeleke isikhathi eside, ngakho-ke akukho ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo okumele kumiswe. Ukuzivikela okuthuthukisa kusuka kulomthamo owodwa kuvame ukuhlala iminyaka eminingi, futhi ngeke udinge imithamo ephindaphindiwe njengoba ungase ube nayo ngeminye imithi yokugoma.
Noma kunjalo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome imithi yokugoma eyengeziwe ye-pneumococcal esikhathini esizayo uma amafomula amasha etholakala noma uma isimo sakho sempilo sishintsha kakhulu. Bazokwazisa ukuthi ungazuza nini futhi nini emithini yokuthuthukisa ngokuya ngemihlahlandlela yezokwelapha eguqukayo kanye nezici zakho eziyingozi.
Yebo, ungaqhubeka uthole ngokuphepha eminye imithi yokugoma ngesikhathi esifanayo nomuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bavame ukuhlela amashejuli okugoma ukuhlinzeka ngezivikelo eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, okulula futhi kuphephile.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokuvamile uzonikeza imithi yokugoma ehlukene ezingalweni ezihlukene ukuze kuncishiswe ukungakhululeki futhi kwenze kube lula ukukhomba ukuthi yimuphi umuthi wokugoma ongase ube nesibopho sanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi. Imithi yokugoma ejwayelekile engase inikezwe ndawonye ihlanganisa imijovo yomkhuhlane, imithi yokugoma ye-COVID-19, noma ezinye izivikelo ezijwayelekile ngokuya ngeminyaka yakho nezidingo zempilo.
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