Amathumba adalwa yigciwane le-varicella zoster, elisakazeka ikakhulukazi ngamathonsi emoyeni lapho umuntu othelelekile ekhwehlela noma ethimula, nangokuthintana okuqondile noketshezi lwamathumba. Ngemuva kokutheleleka kokuqala, igciwane lihlala emzimbeni impilo yonke futhi lingaphinde livuke njenge-shingles.
Amathumba avame kakhulu ezinganeni, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinezixuku ezifana nezikhungo zokunakekela izingane nezikole. Ingozi ephakeme kakhulu yokugula okukhulu nezinkinga ikhona ezinganeni ezisencane, abantu abadala, abesifazane abakhulelwe abangenayo imizimba yokuzivikela, nabantu abanamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka.
Ezinganeni eziphilile, amathumba ngokuvamile aphathwa ekhaya ngokuphumula, uketshezi, izinciphisi zokushisa ezifana ne-paracetamol, nezindlela zokunciphisa ukukhathala ezifana nezinto ezithambisa isikhumba nama-antihistamines. Iziguli ezinobungozi obuphezulu (abesifazane abakhulelwe abangenayo imizimba yokuzivikela, abantu abadala, nabantu abanamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka) bangadinga imishanguzo yokulwa namagciwane njenge-acyclovir futhi kwesinye isikhathi ukunakekelwa esibhedlela. Gwema ukuklwebha, gcina izinzipho zifushane, futhi ungaze unikeze izingane ezinamathumba i-aspirin.
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela amathumba ukugoma, okunikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile ekuguleni okukhulu. Abantu abathelelekile bayathelelanisa kusukela izinsuku ezingu-1 kuya kwezi-2 ngaphambi kokuba isikhumba sivele kuze kube yilapho wonke amathumba eseqhuqhuvile, ngakho kufanele bahlale ekhaya besuka esikoleni, emsebenzini, nasezindaweni zomphakathi ngalesi sikhathi. Gwema ukuthintana eduze phakathi kwezingane ezigulayo nabesifazane abakhulelwe noma abantu abanamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka.
Nini Ukuze Ubonane NoDokotela?
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma usola amathumba, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezisencane, abantu abadala, abesifazane abakhulelwe, noma ubani onamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka. Funa ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo uma kunezinkinga zokuphefumula, ukudideka, umkhuhlane ophakeme kakhulu, ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu, noma isikhumba esibomvu esisheshayo nokubuhlungu okuzungeze izindawo.
Iningi lezingane eziphilile ezinamathumba lingaphathwa ekhaya futhi libonwe udokotela phakathi nezinsuku ezingu-24 kuya kwezi-48 ukuze kutholwe izeluleko. Ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo kuyadingeka uma umuntu eyinsana encane, ekhulelwe, enamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka, noma ethola izinkinga zokuphefumula, ukudideka, ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu, noma isikhumba esibomvu esisheshayo nokubuhlungu.