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Iyini i-coronavirus, noma i-COVID-19?
AmaCoronavirus awumndeni omkhulu wamagciwane avamile kubantu nezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane. I-CDC isabela ekuqubukeni kwesifo sokuphefumula esidalwe yi-coronavirus yenoveli (entsha) eyaqala ukutholwa e-China futhi manje isitholakele e-United States nakwamanye amazwe amaningi. Leli gciwane liqanjwe ngokuthi i-SARS-CoV-2, kanti isifo esisidalayo siqanjwe ngokuthi yi-coronavirus disease 2019, esifushanisiwe ngokuthi i-COVID-19.
Uma nginomdlavuza, ngisengozini enkulu yokuthola noma yokufa ngenxa ye-COVID-19?
Ezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza kanye nokwelashwa okufana nokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali kungawenza buthaka amasosha akho omzimba futhi kungandisa ingozi yakho yanoma ikuphi ukutheleleka, okuhlanganisa ne-SARS-CoV-2, igciwane elibangela i-COVID-19. Ngesikhathi se-chemotherapy, kuzoba nezikhathi emjikelezweni wakho wokwelashwa lapho usengozini enkulu yokutheleleka.
Abantu abadala nezingane abanezimo ezingathi sína zezempilo ezingalapheki, kufaka phakathi umdlavuza, basengozini enkulu yokuba nezinkinga ezinkulu kakhulu zezifo ezithathelwanayo njenge-COVID-19.
Uma nginomdlavuza, ngingazivikela kanjani?
I-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) incoma izindlela zokuzivikela zansuku zonke zokusiza ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwezifo zokuphefumula, kufaka phakathi:
- Gwema imibuthano emikhulu yokuhlangana nabantu futhi usondelane nabantu abagulayo
- Gwema ukuthintana nabantu ngokungadingekile, njengokuxhawulana
- Gwema ukuthinta amehlo akho, ikhala nomlomo
- Geza izandla zakho kaningi ngensipho namanzi okungenani imizuzwana engama-20, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuya endlini yangasese; ngaphambi kokudla; ngemuva kokushaya amakhala, ukukhwehlela, noma ukuthimula; nangaphambi nangemva kokuhlangana nabanye
- Thola umuthi wokugomela umkhuhlane
Sincoma izenzo ezingeziwe ukusiza ukugcina abantu besengozini enkulu yokuthola izinkinga ezinkulu ezivela ku-COVID-19 enempilo uma kwenzeka kuqubuka i-COVID-19 emphakathini wakho, kufaka phakathi:
- Hlala ekhaya ngangokunokwenzeka
- Qiniseka ukuthi uyakwazi ukufinyelela emavikini ambalwa emithi nempahla uma kwenzeka udinga ukuhlala ekhaya isikhathi eside
- Uma uphumela obala, gwema izixuku
- Gwema ukuhamba ngomkhumbi nokuhamba ngendiza okungabalulekile
Yini okufanele ngiyenze ngokuthola ukwelashwa?
Uma uthola ukwelashwa ngomdlavuza wakho, sicela ushayele umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo ngaphambi kokuya endaweni yakho elandelayo yokwelashwa bese ulandela isiqondiso sabo. Njengoba izinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zilungisa imisebenzi yazo ukubhekana ne-COVID-19, odokotela abelapha iziguli ezinomdlavuza kungadingeka nokuthi bashintshe ukuthi ukwelashwa komdlavuza nokuvakashelwa okulandelayo kwenziwa kanjani futhi kanjani. Ingozi yokuphuthelwa ukwelashwa komdlavuza noma ukuqokwa kwezokwelashwa kumele ibekwe esikalini kungenzeka ukuthi kuvezwe isiguli ekuthelelekeni.
Some cancer treatments can be safely delayed, while others cannot. Some routine follow-up visits may be safely delayed or conducted through telemedicine. If you take umdlavuza womlomo drugs, you may be able to have prescribed treatments sent directly to you, so you don’t have to go to a pharmacy. A hospital or other medical facility may ask you to go to a specific clinic, away from those treating people sick with coronavirus.
Isimo se-coronavirus sishintsha nsuku zonke, lapho izifundazwe namadolobha enza izinguquko endleleni abaphatha ngayo ukuhlukaniswa kwabantu nokunakekelwa kwezempilo okubucayi, ngakho-ke hlola umhlinzeki wakho lapho kudingeka.
Yini okufanele ngiyenze uma nginezimpawu zokutheleleka?
Shayela umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma ucabanga ukuthi uvezwe ku-COVID-19 futhi unezimpawu zokutheleleka.
