Kuyini i-MERS?

Ukugula Okuphefumulayo Okufanele Ukhohlwe Kodwa Akunjalo

I-MERS imelela i-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Kuyisifo sokuphefumula esibangelwa ukuhluka okungeke kubonakale kwe-coronavirus futhi kutholakale okokuqala eSaudi Arabia ngo-2012. Ngokusho kweziphathimandla zezempilo zomphakathi, kufana kakhulu nesimo se-coronavirus esitholakale kubampofu. Nakuba kungalingani negciwane le-SARS elasakazwa ngo-2003, lelo gciwane nalo libangelwa ukuhlukahluka kwe-coronavirus okwatholakala ngaphambilini kumabhantshi.

I-MERS ingahle ibhalwe njengo-MERS-CoV, ne-"CoV" emele i-coronavirus.

I-Coronaviruses ingenye yezinhlobo eziningana zegciwane elibangela ukushisa nezinye izifo zokuphefumula.

Izimpawu

I-MERS yisifo sokuphefumula kanye nezimpawu zingaba nzima. Zingafaka:

Njengezifo eziningi zokuphefumula, abantu abanenkinga yezempilo engapheli noma amasosha omzimba aphelelwe amandla angase abe engozini enkulu yokutheleleka kanye / noma ukufa kwegciwane.

Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zimpawu zifana kakhulu nezinye izifo zokuphefumula eziningi ezifana nomkhuhlane ovamile kanye nomkhuhlane, qiniseka ukuthi ukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhambele ingxenye yezwe lapho uMERS atholakala khona futhi uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu.

Izixwayiso

I-CDC ne-WHO ayikhiphi izixwayiso ezisemthethweni mayelana nokuhamba ezindaweni ezichaphazelekile. Kodwa-ke, uma uhambele endaweni lapho i-MERS itholwe khona (ikakhulukazi i-Middle East noma i-Peninsula yase-Arabia) futhi ubona izimpawu zesifo sokuphefumula zingakapheli izinsuku eziyi-14 uhambo lwakho, funa ukwelashwa futhi uqiniseke ukuthi utshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana ukuhamba kwakho.

Uma uvakashela kwenye yalezi zindawo, qiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa amathiphu ajwayelekile okugwema ukugula.

Uma ugula:

Ukwelapha

Okwamanje akakho ukwelashwa kwe-MERS. Ngenxa yokuthi igciwane, ama-antibiotics awasebenzi futhi ngalesi sikhathi, odokotela bazama kuphela ukuzama ukuphatha izimpawu.

Abantu abaningi abaye babonwa ukuthi bane-MERS baye baba nezibonakaliso ezinzima kakhulu futhi abangaphezu kwengxenye bafa.

Abacwaningi bazama ukuhlonza ukwelashwa kwegciwane futhi banciphise izinga lokubulala.

Ezinye izinkathazo

I-CDC ne-WHO ziyasebenza ekuthuthukiseni ukwelashwa kanye nomuthi wokugoma we-MERS kodwa kunomsebenzi omningi okumelwe ukwenze. Abacwaningi namanje abakwazi kakhulu ngegciwane ngaphandle kweqiniso lokuthi linzima futhi kubonakala sengathi lisakazeka kusuka komuntu kuya komuntu. Ngokusho kweWorld Health Organisation (WHO), "Nakuba iningi lamacala e-MERS abantu abhekene nokubhekwa kwezifo zabantu-kuya-abantu, amakamela cishe angabamba iqhaza elikhulu leMERS-CoV kanye nomthombo wesilwane sokutheleleka kwe-MERS kubantu. Kodwa-ke, indima eqondile yamakamela ekudlulisweni kwegciwane kanye nemigwaqo yokudlulisela imoto engaziwa ayifakazi. "

I-CDC ikhiphe isitifiketi sokuhlola esiye sabasakaza eminyangweni yezempilo.

Uma amacala e-MERS asolwa e-US, lezi zinki zokuhlola zingasiza izikhulu zezempilo zomphakathi ukuthi zixilongwe futhi ziqhubeke nokuhlolwa zingenziwa yi-CDC.

I-CDC ne-WHO iyaqhubeka nokuzama ukufunda okwengeziwe ngegciwane futhi iqaphe isimo njengoba sishintsha.

> Imithombo:

> Sibutsetelo se-MERS Coronavirus 14 Juni 13. Amasevisi ase-US for Disease Control and Prevention. UMnyango wezeMpilo kanye nezinsizakalo zabasebenzi. 24 Juni 13.

> I-Coronavirus Enombukiso Ebizwa ngokuthi "MERS-CoV" e-Peninsula Yempilo Yomvakashelezi 11 Jun 13. Amasevisi E-US for Disease Control and Prevention. UMnyango wezeMpilo kanye nezinsizakalo zabasebenzi. 24 Juni 13.

> Ukuvuselelwa: Ukugula Okukhulu Okuphefumulayo Okuhlobene Ne > Ephakathi > E-East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - Emhlabeni wonke, 2012-2013. Ukulimala nokufa Kwamaviki onke ngoMsombuluko 14 Juni 13. Amasevisi ase-US for Disease Control and Prevention. UMnyango wezeMpilo kanye nezinsizakalo zabasebenzi. 28 Juni 13.

> "Middle East Ukuphefumula Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)". I-Fact Sheet N401. May 2015. I-World Health Organization. 4 Juni 15.