Ungakuvimbela kanjani ukulunywa imikhaza — futhi, uma kunesidingo, phatha

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Ihlobo selifikile kithi, futhi ngokushintsha kwenkathi kuza kumnandi elangeni, izinsuku ezinde zokuvilapha, futhi ngeshwa, ukulunywa umkhaza. Uma uqaphele ukwanda kokubonwa kwemikhaza endaweni yangakini, awuwedwa — isibalo semikhaza, kanye nezifo ezisidluliselayo, ekukhuphukeni .

Lolu lwazi cishe lwanele ukukwenza ufune ukusonga izingane zakho ngokugoqa i-bubble futhi uhlale endlini kuze kube sebusika. Kodwa yima isibindi — ukuvimbela imikhaza okuyimpumelelo kungenzeka, futhi uma kwenzeka kwenzeka ukutheleleka, ukwelashwa kuyatholakala. Isibikezelo esijwayelekile, lapho silashwa kusenesikhathi, silungile, kusho uDkt Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, udokotela wezokwelapha eziphuthumayo ePennsylvania, isifunda esinobungozi Isifo seLyme e-United States. Izifo ezithwalwa ngamathikithi can ukuqhubekela phambili ezigulini ezithinta inhliziyo nenqubo yezinzwa, okungaholela ekubikezeleni okubi nokufa okungenzeka, kepha [lokho] akwenzeki kaningi.

Izikhiye zokulwa nezifo ezithwalwa yimikhaza ezifana nesifo i-Lyme, i-Rocky Mountain spotted fever, i-anaplasmosis, nezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngemikhaza yilezi: ukuvimbela imikhaza, ukuxilongwa kusenesikhathi, nokwelashwa ngokushesha.

Ngaphambi kokuluma: Ungayigwema kanjani imikhaza

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuhlala uphilile ukungalunywa nakancane. Imikhaza emnyama (esinye sezaphulamthetho esikhulu sokudluliswa kwezifo) njengezindawo ezinokhuni / ezinamabhulashi futhi izohlala otshanini, ilinde umuntu noma isilwane ukuthi ihlangane nabo, kusho uDkt Curtis Russell, uchwepheshe wohlelo Impilo Yomphakathi i-Ontario , inhlangano ehamba phambili esebenza endaweni yezifo ezithwalwa ngamaveta e-Ontario.

Kepha akukhona nje ukuthi uma ufuna ukunyuka intaba okufanele ukhathazeke. Lezi zindawo zingafaka izingadi zasemadolobheni namapaki, ngokusho kukaDkt Aileen M. Marty, uprofesa endaweni yezifo ezithathelwanayo IFlorida International University . Kwezinye izindawo imikhaza idlangile nasemagcekeni nakwezinye izindawo ezivame ukuvakashelwa.

Iningi labantu litheleleka ngezinyanga zasehlobo njengoba kulapho imikhaza enemilenze emnyama esigabeni sokungakhuli noma se-nymph isiningi kakhulu, kusho uDkt Russell. Le imikhaza incane ngokwedlulele, icishe ilingane nembewu yepoppy, futhi kunzima kakhulu ukuyibona. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuzivikela lapho uphumela ngaphandle.

Ngokuvikela okungewona amakhemikhali, uDkt Russell uncoma ukuthi ufake amahembe anemibala ekhanyayo, enemikhono emide namabhulukwe afakwe kumasokisi ukuze imikhaza ibonakale kakhudlwana futhi kudingeke ikhase phambili ngaphambi kokuya esikhunjeni sakho. Ubuye asikisele ngokugeza ngokushesha nje lapho usubuyile ekhaya futhi uwashe izingubo zakho.

Uma umkhaza unanyathiselwe, kuthatha okungenani amahora angama-24 ukuthi umkhaza onemilenze emnyama (uma utheleleke ngamagciwane abangela isifo seLyme) ukudlulisela amagciwane kuwe, usho kanjalo. Ukugeza lapho ungena ngaphandle kwandisa amathuba okugeza umkhaza ngaphambi kokuba ube nethuba lokunamathela kuwe futhi mhlawumbe udlulisele amabhaktheriya. Ukuqalisa izingubo zakho ngesomisi imizuzu engama-60 nakho kuzosiza ukubulala noma imiphi imikhaza engutsheni yakho.

Ngenkathi amakhambi amaningi wekhambi lasekhaya esatshalaliswa kakhulu kwi-intanethi, imvamisa awasebenzi ngokwanele uma kuqhathaniswa nemikhaza. UDkt. Owusu-Ansah uncoma ukusebenzisa into exoshayo equkethe i-20% noma ngaphezulu i-DEET, i-picaridin / icaridin, noma i-IR3535 esikhunjeni esivele obala. Ubuye aphakamise ukwelashwa kwezimpahla nezinto zokusebenza ezifana namabhuzu, amabhulukwe, amasokisi namatende nge-permethrin (0.5%).

UDkt Marty ugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuvikela izilwane ezifuywayo emikhikheni, kokubili empilweni yazo kanye nokuyigcina ekuxhumaneni nemikhaza nabantu bayo. Udokotela wezilwane angakunikeza izinyathelo okufanele uzithathe.

Noma kushawa, ukubheka imikhaza okubukwa nsuku zonke nakho kubalulekile, kukodwa noma okungcono ngosizo, ikakhulukazi ngaphansi kwezingalo, ngaphakathi nangaphakathi kwezindlebe, ngaphakathi kwenkinobho yesisu, ngemuva kwamadolo, phakathi kwemilenze, okhalweni, naku izinwele nezinwele, kusho uDkt. Owusu-Ansah.

Ngemuva kokuluma: Ungasusa kanjani umkhaza

Uma wena noma ingane yakho kwenzeka uthola umkhaza, ukuyisusa ngokushesha kuyisihluthulelo. Ukususa ngokuphepha umkhaza oshumekiwe, uDkt Owusu-Ansah kanye ne Izikhungo Zokulawulwa Kwezifo Ncoma:

1. Sebenzisa izindlawana ezincishwe kahle ukubamba umkhaza eduze kwendawo yesikhumba ngangokunokwenzeka. (Kukhona namathuluzi akhethekile okususa imikhaza.)

Gwema ukusebenzisa i-nail polish, i-petroleum jelly noma ukushisa ukukhipha umkhaza esikhumbeni.

2.Donsela phezulu ngokucindezela okungaguquguquki, noma okulinganayo.

Ungaphenduki noma ugijimise umkhaza; lokhu kungadala ukuthi izingxenye zomlomo ziqhume futhi zihlale esikhumbeni. Uma lokhu kwenzeka susa izingxenye zomlomo ngeziquvu ezihlanzekile. Uma ungakwazi ukunyakazisa izingxenye zomlomo kalula, zishiye zodwa futhi uvumele isikhumba sipholise.

3. Hlanza kahle indawo yokuluma nezandla zakho ngokuhlikihla utshwala, umuthi we-iodine, noma insipho namanzi ngemuva kokukhipha umkhaza.

Uma kungenzeka, zama ukonga umkhaza ukuze uhlonzwe noma ukuhlolwa uma kuvela izimpawu.

Uma ukutheleleka kungena

Akukhona konke ukulunywa kwemikhaza okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha noma okuholela ekuguleni, kepha kunezimpawu okufanele uzibheke ngemuva kokulunywa umkhaza.

Izimpawu ezivamile zezifo ezithwalwa imikhaza yizimpawu ezifana nemikhuhlane, kusho uDkt. Owusu-Ansah. Lokhu kungabandakanya umkhuhlane, ikhanda elibuhlungu, amakhaza, izinhlungu zemisipha nokukhathala.

Ngezinye izifo ezifana neLyme noma i-Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ukuqhuma kungabonakala noma kungaveli. KwiLyme kanye neSouthern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI), lokhu kuqhuma kuthatha a ukubukeka kwamehlo kwenkunzi , futhi kungaba esinye sezimpawu zokuqala ukuvela (izinsuku ezintathu kuya kwezingu-30 ngemuva kokutheleleka ngeLyme).

Ukuqhuma okuza ne-RMSF kungahluka. Ukuqhuma kuzovame ukuqala ezinsukwini ezimbili kuya kwezinhlanu ngemuva kokuqala komkhuhlane, ngokwe-CDC. Ukuqhuma okubomvu kuya kokunsomi okuhambisana ne-RMSF akuvamile ukubonwa kuze kube usuku lwesithupha noma kamuva, futhi ku-35-60% yeziguli kuphela.

Inkambo ejwayelekile yokwelashwa kokutheleleka okuthwalwa yimikhaza yimithi elwa namagciwane. Yimuphi umuthi olwa namagciwane nokuthi uncike kangakanani esigulini, ekuthelelekeni, ebukhali nasezimpawu. Ngokuqubuka kwesikhumba, siqala iziguli ezineminyaka engu-12 [nangaphezulu] ku umagazine kepha uzosebenzisa amokfillin njengenye indlela, futhi azithromycin njengenketho yesithathu, uDkt Marty uthi. Ezinganeni siqala nge-amoxicillin.

Uma unezimpawu futhi ucabanga ukuthi ukulunywa kwakho umkhaza kungenzeka ukuthi kuholele ekuthelelekeni, bheka udokotela wakho ukuthola uhlelo lokwelashwa.