I-Hepatitis C yi-pathology ekhokelela kwizilonda ezibalulekileyo zesisu kunye neentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeengxaki. Ngokuqhelekileyo isifo sifumaneka kwixesha elidala-kubantu abavela kwiminyaka engama-20 ukuya kwimashumi mane. Ngaphezu koko, ngokuchasene nenkolelo eninzi, abantu abahlala kwindawo ekhuselekileyo, kungekhona abantu abangenamakhaya kunye nabaxhatshazwayo, abanokugula. I-agent causative yentsholongwane yintsholongwane ejongene nokuguquka ngonaphakade kunye neenguqulelo, ezivumela ukuba zihlale emzimbeni womntu ixesha elide kwaye zisebenzise imithwalo ephezulu kwi-immune system.
Izifo zesifo
Ukungahambi kwesi sifo kubangelwa kukuba inokuqhubeka ngokucwangcisekileyo. Yingakho uhlobo oluthile lwe-hepatitis C lufunyaniswa kwiimeko eziqhelekileyo, ngokuqhelekileyo umntu unesifo esingapheliyo seethambo ezilumkileyo, engazange akrokre. Ngoko ke, ukuba ngamnye kuthi kubalulekile ukwazi ukuba isifo esiyingozi esingakanani sisifo se-hepatitis C sisasazwa, yintoni indlela enokusuleleka ngayo. Ngaphezu koko, kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba intsholongwane inokuvela kumntu ogulayo kunye nesithintelo sokusuleleka kuye osuleleka kuye.
Ngaba i-hepatitis C idlulisela ngesondo?
Isifo esicatshangelwayo sisasazeka ngocansi nje, ngenxa yokuba kungekho kwimfihlo yobundlobongela, okanye kwi-semen, i-agent ekhuselekileyo yesifo ayifumanekanga. Usulelo luyakwazi kuphela ukuba i-genitalia yomnini wegciwane okanye isigulane esine-hepatitis C inomonakalo, imirhumo, apho igazi likhutshwe khona, likwazi ukungena emzimbeni womlingane. Ngokuqhelekileyo kwenzeka kubantu abanobugqwetha. Ukuphelisa ngokupheleleyo ukusuleleka kunokusetyenziswa kunye nokukhuselwa kwemithintelo.
Ngaba i-hepatitis C idluliselwa ngamathambo, ngokubanga?
Ukutshatyalaliswa kwentsholongwane ngamathambo kubonwa kungenakwenzeka, okanye ubuncinane akunakwenzeka, ngenxa yokuba kwi-saliva, intsholongwane ingafumaneka kuphela kubantu abanesimo esibi sesifo ixesha elide. Ngokubanga ungenwasuleleka ukuba zombini amaqabane avule amanxeba emlonyeni okanye emlonyeni. Ngokomzekelo, abantu abasemngciphekweni omkhulu banesifo segum.
Ngaba i-hepatitis C idluliselwa ngamaconsi?
Intsholongwane ye-hepatitis C ayinakuthathwa ngamaconsi, xa uthetha, ukukhwehlela, ukunyunyuza, ii-agent ezithathelwanayo azikhethi. Kufuneka ukwazi kwakhona ukuba akunakwenzeka ukugula ngenxa yokubambisana, ukumbumbulula, ukusebenzisa izixhobo zesekhishini eziqhelekileyo, njl.
Ngaba i-hepatitis C ihanjiswa ngumama ukuya kumntwana?
Kucaciswe ukuba ukusasazwa kwentsholongwane kumntwana kunokwenzeka kwinkqubo yokuhanjiswa ngelixa lidlula kwinqanaba lokuzalwa. Ngokubhekisele ukuba ingaba intsholongwane iyadluliselwa kubisi lwebele, akukho nto ekhoyo ngoku. Nangona kunjalo, kule meko, kukho umngcipheko wokusuleleka kwintsana, ukuba unina uphulaphulo lwengqondo yesikhumba se-mammary (i-cracks, scratches).
I-Hepatitis C isasazwa ngegazi
Indlela ehamba ngayo yindlela ephezulu yokusuleleka kwintsholongwane ye-hepatitis C. Ngoko ke, akunakwenzeka ukunyamezela intsebenziswano nomntu ogulayo (okanye umntu ophethe intsholongwane)
- ukudweba amathambo, ukubhoboza izixhobo ezingasebenzi kakuhle;
- naziphi na iinkqubo zonyango kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezixhobo ezingenasiphelo, ngokukhethekileyo ukungenelelo (kubandakanywa neendlela zamathambo kunye nezonyango);
- ukumpontshelwa igazi, ukuguqulwa komzimba kubaxhasi abagulayo okanye abanini begciwane;
- ukwabelana ngeesringana.