Ucwaningo olusha luhlole izindawo zokuvakasha ezinobungozi kakhulu, okugqamisa lapho ungathola khona iziphazamisi zokuhamba ezisabisa kakhulu.
Abaningi bethu bachitha ingxenye enkulu yonyaka bebheke phambili ohambweni lokuya, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukukhetha indawo oya kuyo noma ekugcineni bayahamba. Uhlangothi olubi lwanoma yiliphi iholide libamba esinye sezifo eziningi ezivame ukuvakashela izindawo ezimbalwa ezidume kakhulu.
Kusukela kumkhuhlane we-typhoid kuya ekuhudo kwabahambi, kunezinambuzane eziningi abahambi abangazithola kodwa yimaphi amazwe okungenzeka ukuthi ashiye isibotho esingokomzimba nesezimali eholidini lakho?
Ochwepheshe bomshuwalense wokuvakasha kwezokwelashwa baye bahlola izifo ezihlukahlukene ezingase zithinte izivakashi kanye namazwe abeka usongo olukhulu kwabavakashi. Ucwaningo lwabo lugxile ezizweni eziyi-12 eziyingozi kakhulu nokuthi yini okufanele uyibheke, kanye namathiphu awusizo okuhlala uphephile kukho konke ukuhlala kwakho.
Izizwe Eziyingozi Kakhulu Emhlabeni Wonke
• India – Njengoba iyizwe lesibili elinabantu abaningi emhlabeni, i-India idume kabi nge-'Delhi Belly', eyaziwa ngokusemthethweni ngokuthi isifo sohudo sabahambi. Ezinye izifo okufanele zixwayiswe zihlanganisa ezifana ne-typhoid, i-hepatitis A, ngenxa yokungathuthwa kwendle.
• I-Kenya - Lesi sizwe esiseMpumalanga Afrika besiyisizinda sezokuvakasha amashumi eminyaka kodwa sisohlwini lwezingozi zezifo ezingafinyelela kwezi-5 ezihlobene nokuvakasha. I-Kenya iphakathi kwamazwe ayingozi kakhulu ongaya kuwo enomalaleveva, udenga, i-typhoid, i-hepatitis A kanye nesifo sohudo sabahambi bonke abakhona.
• I-Thailand - Indawo engalahleki yomphakathi ohambayo, iThailand idume ngamabhishi namasiko ayo. Isilinganiso senani lesimangalo somshwalense kule ngxenye ye-Southeast Asia liphezulu kakhulu, kanti i-Traveller Diarrhea iyisifo esivame kakhulu ezivakashini zayo.
• I-Peru – Kanye ne-Homing Machu Picchu kanye ne-Andes, i-Peru iyindawo eyingozi kunazo zonke eNingizimu Melika futhi iyisizinda sezifo ezinjengoDengue kanye neTyphoid. Uma iqhathaniswa nezinye eziningi, inenani eliphansi lokuvakashelwa kwaminyaka yonke kodwa ingeyokubukwa!
• I-Indonesia - Izindleko ezimaphakathi zesimangalo e-Indonesia beziphansi kakhulu ocwaningweni lwethu, kodwa abahambi kufanele baqaphele ukuthi isifunda sibeka usongo mayelana nezifo ezifana ne-Hepatitis A.
Zisakazwa Kanjani Izimbungulu?
• Ukudla Okungcolisiwe - Nakuba kungekho muntu ofuna ukudikibala ekuthatheni amasampula okudla okusha, ukudla kungenye yemithombo eyinhloko yezifo ezifana nesifo sohudo sabahambi esihlasela u-20-40% wabahambi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungcolile, noma akukaphekwa kahle noma akugezwanga, qaphela ukuthi udlani lapho ungaphandle.
• Ukungcoliswa Kwendle Okungekuhle - Izindawo lapho kuntuleka khona amanzi ahlanzekile, indle evulekile nezindlu zangasese ziyizindawo ezishisayo ukuze kukhule amagciwane. Gwema amanzi ompompi neqhwa eziphuzweni zakho ukuze ugweme izifo ezizweni eziyingozi.
• Ukulunywa Kwezinambuzane - I-WHO ilinganisela ukuthi umiyane uyisilwane esibulalayo kunazo zonke eziphilayo, okuholela ekufeni kwabantu abangaphezu kwesigidi esisodwa minyaka yonke. Abahambi bangazihlomisa ngamamephu abonisa izindawo eziyingozi zikaMalaleveva noDengue ukuze zihlale ziphephile.
Amathiphu Aphezulu Okuhlala Unempilo Futhi Uphephile
• Ngaphambi kohambo, qiniseka ukuthi uvakashela udokotela wakho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi unolwazi lwakamuva ngemigomo futhi uthole ukuthi uyayidinga yini eminye noma imithi ngaphambi kokuya ezweni elithile.
• Hlola hlanganisa nezixosha ze-DEET ezingafuthwa ekamelweni lakho noma zigcotshwe esikhunjeni ngaphambi kokuphumela ngaphandle.
• Phatha amaphilisi okugula okuhamba noma okusiza ekuguleni okusezingeni eliphezulu uma uyalelwe udokotela wakho ukuthi uwasebenzise noma uke wabhekana nalezi zifo esikhathini esidlule.
• Qiniseka ukuthi uthola imithombo yamanzi evalekile, futhi ugweme iqhwa ukuze ugweme izifo ezibangelwa amanzi ohambweni lwakho!
