Amathumba abangelwa yintsholongwane ye-varicella zoster, esasazeka ikakhulu ngamaqhekeza omoya xa umntu osulelekileyo ekhohlela okanye ethimla, kunye nokunxibelelana ngqo nolwelo lwamathumba. Emva kosulelo lokuqala, intsholongwane ihlala emzimbeni ubomi bonke kwaye inokuphinda ivuke njenge-shingles.
Amathumba aqhelekileyo kubantwana, ngakumbi kwiindawo ezinezihlwele ezifana nezikhungo zokukhathalela abantwana nezikolo. Umngcipheko ophezulu wesifo esinzima kunye neengxaki usekubantwaneni abaselula, abantu abadala, abafazi abakhulelweyo abangenakho ukuzikhusela, kunye nabantu abanesistim yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka.
Kubantwana abaphilileyo, amathumba ahlala ephathwa ekhaya ngokuphumla, ulwelo, izinciphisi zomkhuhlane ezifana ne-paracetamol, kunye neendlela zokunciphisa ukurhawuzelela ezifana neelotion ezithomalalisayo kunye ne-antihistamines. Abaguli abaphantsi komngcipheko ophezulu (abafazi abakhulelweyo abangenakho ukuzikhusela, abantu abadala, kunye nabantu abanesistim yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka) banokufuna amayeza antsholongwane afana ne-acyclovir kwaye ngamanye amaxesha unyango lwezibhedlele. Gwema ukurhawuzelela, gcina iinzipho zimfutshane, kwaye ungaze unike abantwana abanesifo samathumba i-aspirin.
Eyona ndlela ingcono yokuthintela amathumba kukugonywa, okunika ukhuseleko oluqinileyo kwisifo esinzima. Abantu abosulelekileyo basulelekile ukusuka kwiintsuku ezi-1-2 ngaphambi kokuba isikhumba sivele de onke amathumba ome, ngoko ke kufuneka bahlale ekhaya esikolweni, emsebenzini, nakwiindawo zikawonke-wonke ngeli xesha. Gwema ukunxibelelana okungasondelanga phakathi kwabantwana abagulayo kunye nabafazi abakhulelweyo okanye abantu abanesistim yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka.
Kufuneka ubone ugqirha ukuba usola amathumba, ngakumbi kubantwana abaselula, abantu abadala, abafazi abakhulelweyo, okanye nabani na onesistim yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka. Funa unyango olukhawulezileyo ukuba kukho iingxaki zokuphefumla, ukudideka, umkhuhlane ophakamileyo kakhulu, intloko ebuhlungu kakhulu, okanye ukubomvu kwesikhumba okukhawulezayo kunye nentlungu ejikeleze amanqaku.
Uninzi lwabantwana abaphilileyo abanesifo samathumba banokulawulwa ekhaya kwaye babonwe ngugqirha kwiiyure ezingama-24-48 ukuze bafumane iingcebiso. Unyango olukhawulezileyo okanye olungxamisekileyo luyafuneka ukuba umntu uselula kakhulu, ukhulelwe, unesistim yokuzikhusela ebuthathaka, okanye uphuhlisa iingxaki zokuphefumla, ukudideka, intloko ebuhlungu kakhulu, okanye ukubomvu kwesikhumba okukhawulezayo kunye nentlungu.