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Umjovo womkhuhlane-monkeypox ngumgomo ophilayo, ongaphindaphindi, okusiza ukukuvikela kokubili emkhuhlaneni kanye nezifo ze-monkeypox. Lo mgomo wanamuhla usebenzisa inguqulo ebuthakathaka yegciwane le-vaccinia elingakwazi ukuziphindaphinda emzimbeni wakho, okwenza kube lula kakhulu kunemigomo emidala yomkhuhlane ngesikhathi esanikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile.
Ungase uthole lo mgomo ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene: noma ngomjovo omncane ngaphansi nje kobuso besikhumba sakho (i-intradermal) noma ujule esicutshini esingaphansi kwesikhumba sakho (i-subcutaneous). Zombili lezi zindlela ziyasebenza, futhi umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nokutholakala komgomo.
Umjovo womkhuhlane-monkeypox ngumuthi wokuvimbela oqeqesha amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqaphele futhi alwe namagciwane omkhuhlane kanye ne-monkeypox. Umgomo uqukethe igciwane eliphilayo kodwa elishintshiwe elibizwa nge-vaccinia elingakwazi ukuzala ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho, okwenza kube lula kakhulu kunemigomo yomkhuhlane yendabuko.
Lo mgomo wenzelwe ngqo abantu abangase babe sengozini enkulu yokuchayeka ku-monkeypox noma ezimweni lapho ukuvimbela umkhuhlane kudingekile. Yaziwa nangegama lomkhiqizo elithi JYNNEOS futhi imelela intuthuko enkulu kubuchwepheshe bokuvimbela igciwane le-pox.
Isici esithi "esingaphindaphindi" sisho ukuthi igciwane lomgomo alikwazi ukwenza amakhophi alo emangqamuzaneni akho. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yemiphumela emibi engathi sína ngenkathi isanikeza ukuvikelwa okunamandla komzimba.
Ukuthola umgomo ngokuvamile kuzizwa kufana nokuthola noma yimuphi umgomo ojwayelekile. Uzothola ukucinana okusheshayo noma ukushaya lapho inaliti ingena, kulandelwe ubuhlungu obuncane endaweni yokujova obuvame ukuhlala usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.
Ngendlela yokujova ngaphakathi esikhumbeni, ungase uqaphele iqhubu elincane eliphakanyisiwe endaweni yokujova okuyinto evamile ngokuphelele. Leli qhubu livame ukuvela emahoreni ambalwa futhi liyelele kancane kancane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezilandelayo njengoba umzimba wakho usebenza ngomuthi wokugoma.
Ukujova ngaphansi kwesikhumba kungase kubangele ukungakhululeki okuncane ekuqaleni njengoba inaliti ingena ngaphakathi, kodwa abantu abaningi bathola zombili izindlela zithandeka kakhulu. Abanye abantu bachaza ukuzwa umuzwa wokusha okufushane oshayayo ngokushesha.
Isizathu esiyinhloko salokhu kugonywa ukuchayeka okungenzeka ku-monkeypox virus, okuye kwaba njalo eminyakeni yamuva. Abasebenzi bezempilo, abasebenzi baselebhu, kanye nabantu abasondelene nabantu abanegciwane bavame ukuthola lo mgomo njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula ingozi yakho yokudinga lo mgomo, futhi ukuqonda lokhu kusiza ukuchaza ukuthi kungani ukugonywa kungase kunconywe kuwe:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola izici zakho eziyingozi ngazinye futhi ancome ukugonywa uma ekholelwa ukuthi ungasizakala ekuvikelweni. Umgomo uhlala ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngaphambi kokuthi kwenzeke kunokukwelapha ngemva kwalokho.
Ukuthola lo mgomo akuyona inkomba yokugula kodwa kunalokho isinyathelo sempilo esisebenzayo. Kukhombisa ukuthi wena noma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo niqaphele ingozi eyengeziwe yokuchayeka ku-monkeypox noma i-smallpox.
Ukunconywa komjovo kungase kubonise izimo eziningana ezingaphansi empilweni yakho noma emphakathini. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusebenza emsebenzini onengozi enkulu, ukuhlala endaweni enamacala asebenzayo, noma ukuba nezimo zomuntu siqu ezenyusa ingozi yakho yokuchayeka.
Ngezinye izikhathi umjovo unconywa njengengxenye yemizamo yokuphendula ukuqubuka, okusho ukuthi iziphathimandla zezempilo zomphakathi zithole ukwanda komsebenzi wokugula endaweni yakho. Lesi yisinyathelo sokuvimbela, hhayi inkomba yokuthi njengamanje uyagula noma unegciwane.
Yebo, imiphumela eminingi emibi evela emgomeni we-smallpox-monkeypox iyazixazulula yodwa phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini. Ukusabela komzimba wakho emzimbeni kuyazola ngokwemvelo njengoba usebenza umgomo futhi wakha ukuvikeleka.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile evame ukunyamalala ngaphandle kokwelashwa ihlanganisa ubuhlungu endaweni yokujova, ukukhathala okuncane, nomkhuhlane obuthakathaka. Lezi zindlela zokuphendula empeleni zibonisa ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba ayasabela ngendlela efanele emgomeni.
Indawo yokujova ingase ihlale ithambile kancane noma ibonise ukubomvu okuthile isikhathi esingafika evikini, kodwa lokhu kuyancipha kancane kancane njengoba umzimba wakho uphola. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi noma yikuphi ukungakhululeki kulawuleka futhi akuphazamisi imisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke.
Ungakwazi ukuphatha imiphumela eminingi emibi yomgomo ngokunethezeka ekhaya ngokunakekela okulula, okumnene. Okubalulekile ukusekela inqubo yokuphulukisa yomzimba wakho ngokuqhubeka ukhululekile ngesikhathi sokusabela komzimba.
Nawa amasu okunakekela ekhaya asebenzayo angasiza ukudambisa noma yikuphi ukungakhululeki ongase ukuzwe:
Lezi zinyathelo ezilula zingathuthukisa kakhulu induduzo yakho ngenkathi umzimba wakho wakha ukuzivikela. Khumbula ukuthi imiphumela emincane emibi evamile futhi ngokuvamile ikhombisa ukuthi umgomo usebenza kahle.
Ukwenzeka okukhulu emithini yokugoma i-smallpox-monkeypox akuvamile, kodwa ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kuyatholakala uma kudingeka. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bangaphatha imiphumela emibi ebaluleke kakhulu ngemithi kadokotela nokunakekelwa okusekelayo.
Ukuze uthole ukusabela okukhulu kwendawo endaweni yokujova, udokotela wakho angase akwelule imithi yendawo noma imithi yomlomo ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuvimbela ukutheleleka. Bazogada indawo ngokucophelela ukuqinisekisa ukuphola okufanele.
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu zokuphendula kwesistimu, ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kungabandakanya ama-antihistamines, ama-corticosteroids, noma eminye imithi yokuphatha izimpawu. Ukunakekelwa esibhedlela kuyatholakala ngezinhlobo ezingavamile kakhulu zokuphendula okubi kakhulu komzimba, nakuba lokhu kwenzeka ngaphansi kwesisodwa kwizigidi eziyodwa zomthamo.
Kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo ezibonakala zingavamile noma zinzima. Ngenkathi iningi lokusabela komgomo limnene, ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukufuna isiqondiso uma ungaqiniseki ngalokho okwenzayo.
Izimo ezithile ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha zihlanganisa umkhuhlane ophezulu oqhubekayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu obungalungi ngemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka endaweni yokujova. Thembela emizweni yakho ngalokho okuzizwa kujwayelekile emzimbeni wakho.
Nawa amanye amasignali acacile abonisa ukuthi kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angahlola ngokushesha ukuthi izimpawu zakho zidinga yini ukwelashwa noma ziyingxenye yokuphendula okujwayelekile komgomo. Unganqikazi ukushaya ucingo uma unokukhathazeka mayelana nokululama kwakho.
Ezinye izici zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuba nezifo ezingezinhle zomgomo we-smallpox-monkeypox. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kukusiza wena nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi nenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokugonywa futhi nilungiselele ukusabela okungenzeka.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezihlaselwe kungenzeka babe nokusabela okuhlukile emgomweni, nakuba ngokuvamile kubhekwa njengokuphephile kubantu abaningi. Iminyaka yakho, impilo yonke, kanye nomlando wokugonywa kwangaphambilini konke kungathonya indlela umzimba wakho osabela ngayo.
Izimo eziningana nezimo zingathinta ukusabela kwakho komgomo, futhi ukuxoxa ngalezi nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kusiza ekuqinisekiseni indlela ephephe kakhulu:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sempilo yakho samanje ngaphambi kokuncoma ukugoma. Bangakwazi ukulungisa isikhathi noma banikeze ukuqapha okwengeziwe uma unezici eziyingozi.
Izinkinga ezinzima ezivela emuthini wokugoma i-smallpox-monkeypox akuvamile kakhulu, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yini engenzeka. Abantu abaningi bathola imiphumela emibi emincane kuphela, kodwa ukuqaphela izinkinga ezingaba khona kukusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi nini okufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu yizimphendulo zendawo endaweni yokujova, njengobubomvu obude, ukuvuvukala, noma ukuzwela. Lokhu ngokuvamile kulungiswa ngesikhathi nokunakekelwa okufanele, nakuba kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside kunezimphendulo ezimnene ezivamile.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kakhulu zingabandakanya izimphendulo ezinzima kakhulu zesistimu, futhi nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Lezi zinkinga zenzeka ngesilinganiso esincane kakhulu sabantu abathola umgomo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokuqapha ngendlela efanele futhi anikeze isiqondiso sokubona nokuphatha noma yiziphi izindlela ezingavamile zokuphendula.
Zombili izindlela ze-intradermal ne-subcutaneous ziyasebenza ekulethweni komgomo we-smallpox-monkeypox. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika ekunikezelweni komgomo, isimo sakho sezempilo esithile, kanye nesincomo somhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Indlela ye-intradermal isebenzisa inani elincane lomgomo elinikezwa ngaphansi nje kwendawo yesikhumba, okungasiza lapho ukunikezwa komgomo kulinganiselwe. Le ndlela ikhombisile ukuthi inikeza ukuvikelwa okuhle kakhulu komzimba ngenkathi isebenzisa umgomo omncane kumuntu ngamunye.
Indlela ye-subcutaneous ihlanganisa ukujova umgomo ujule ezicutshini ezingaphansi kwesikhumba sakho. Le ndlela yendabuko ifundwe kabanzi futhi inikeza ukuzivikela okuthembekile, nakuba idinga ivolumu enkulu yomgomo.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobukhulu besikhumba sakho, umlando wokugonywa wangaphambilini, nokutholakala komgomo wamanje lapho ekhetha indlela engcono kakhulu kuwe. Zombili izindlela zithathwa njengeziphephile futhi ziyasebenza ekuvikeleni i-monkeypox ne-smallpox.
Izindlela zokuphendula umgomo ngezinye izikhathi zingadidaniswa nezinye izimo, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini ezilandelayo ukugonywa. Ukuqonda lezi zixubaniso ezingaba khona kukusiza wena nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi nihlole ngokunembile okwenzayo.
Izindlela zokuphendula zendawo endaweni yokujova zingase zithathwe njengezifo zesikhumba, ukulunywa izinambuzane, noma ukusabela komzimba okungalungile emikhiqizweni yangaphezulu. Isikhathi nendawo yezimpawu ngokuvamile kusiza ukuhlukanisa izindlela zokuphendula umgomo kwezinye izimbangela.
Izimpawu zesistimu ezifana nomkhuhlane, ukukhathala, nobuhlungu bemisipha kungadidaniswa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, ikakhulukazi uma uveza izifo ezivamile ngesikhathi sokugonywa. Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi ukusabela komgomo kuvame ukuqala kungakapheli amahora angu-24-48 ngemuva kokugonywa futhi kululame ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bakhathazeka ngokuthi imiphumela emibi yomgomo ingase ikhombise ukuthi bathuthukisa isifo sangempela, kodwa lokhu ngeke kwenzeke ngomgomo ongaphindaphindi. Izimpawu ozitholayo yindlela umzimba wakho ozivikela ngayo emgomweni, hhayi izimpawu zokutheleleka.
Ucwaningo lwamanje luphakamisa ukuthi ukuzivikela emzimbeni okuvela emgomweni wama-smallpox-monkeypox kungahlala iminyaka eminingi, yize isikhathi esiqondile sisafundwa. Abantu abaningi bathuthukisa ukuvikeleka okunamandla emzimbeni kungakapheli amasonto angu-2-4 ngemuva kokuqeda uchungechunge lomgomo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakweluleka mayelana nemithamo eyengeziwe esekelwe ezingozini zakho eziqhubekayo kanye nezincomo zakamuva zesayensi.
Umgomo wama-smallpox-monkeypox awunconyelwa njalo ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngaphandle kokuthi unengozi enkulu yokuchayeka. Uma uncelisa, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola ngokucophelela izinzuzo nezingozi ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile. Njalo xoxa ngesimo sakho sokukhulelwa noma sokuncelisa nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuthola noma yimuphi umgomo.
Abantu abaningi badinga imithamo emibili yomgomo wama-smallpox-monkeypox, enikezwa cishe ngamasonto angu-4 ahlukene, ukuze bathole ukuvikeleka okuhle. Kodwa-ke, uma ngabe uke wathola umgomo wama-smallpox ngaphambili, ungase udinge umthamo owodwa kuphela. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wokugoma futhi anqume isimiso esifanele sesimo sakho.
Yebo, ngokuvamile ungafaka eminye imigomo ngesikhathi esifanayo nomgomo we-smallpox-monkeypox, nakuba kufanele inikezwe ezingalweni ezihlukene uma kungenzeka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlela uhlelo lwakho lokugoma ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uthola yonke imigomo edingekayo ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wakho wesibili ohleliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Akudingeki ukuthi uqale kabusha uchungechunge lomgomo, kodwa ukuthola umthamo wesibili ngesikhathi esifanele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuzivikela okuphelele. Umhlinzeki wakho angakweluleka ngesikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuqeda uchungechunge lwakho lokugoma.
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