'Chenjerera kusvibiswa kwe legionella muDubai'

Kana iwe ukabhururuka uchienda kuThailand kuburikidza neDubai uye wombomira ipapo, chenjera kana ukaenda kunorara mukamuri rehotera rave risina chinhu kwenguva refu. Vanhu vakawanda vanga vari kuUnited Arab Emirates vanotapukirwa neutachiona hunotyisa hwelegionella. Inobata makumi matanhatu eEurope kubva kunyika gumi nenhatu mumwedzi mitanhatu. Vese vakarwara mushure mekushanya kuDubai vakagara mumahotera akasiyana siyana. Izvi zvinoshumwa neEuropean Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), NOS inonyora.

Utachiona hwevaEurope makumi matanhatu hwakaitika munguva pakati peOctober 1, 2016 naMay 23, 2017. Vanhu vatanhatu vechiDutch vakarwarawo. Zvizhinji zvezvirwere zvakaitika pakati pevanhu vekuBritain. Hurumende yekuDubai yakaongorora mahotera akarara vafambi husiku, asi zvinonzi hapana huwandu hwakakura hwema legionella akawanikwa imomo.

Makamuri emahotera anga asingashandiswi kwenguva yakareba kunyanya ndiwo anowanzo svibisa. Zvino zvakakosha kuti utange warega pombi ichipisa zvakanyanya, ichiteverwa nekutonhora. Isa musoro wekugeza mubhaketi uye uite zvakafanana.

Chii chinonzi Legionella?

Legionella ibhakitiriya inogona kukonzera hutachiona hwekufema (legionellosis). Chirwere ichi chine masyndromes maviri anozivikanwa: legionella pneumonia (chirwere chelegionnaires), rudzi rwakanyanya rwemabayo, uye Pontiac fever, chirwere chefuruwenza. Vanhu vazhinji havarware mushure mekusangana nebhakitiriya iri. Dzimwe nguva vanhu vanowana zvichemo zvakapfava, sefuruwenza (legionella flu kana Pontiac fever). Izvi zvichaenda zvega mushure memazuva mashoma. Dzimwe nguva utachiona hweLegionella hunokonzera mabayo akaipisisa: Legionnaires' disease kana legionella pneumonia.

Ndiani anogona kuwana legionellosis?

Chero ani zvake anogona kuwana legionellosis, asi kashoma kuti vanhu vari pasi pemakore makumi mana vawane legionella pneumonia. Ngozi ye legionella pneumonia yakaderera zvikuru, asi njodzi inowedzera nezera. Chirwere ichi chinowanzoitika muvarume kupfuura vakadzi. Vamwe vanhu vane mukana wekuwana legionella pneumonia:

• vakwegura (vanopfuura makore 60);
• vanoputa;
• vanhu vane utano husina kunaka;
• vanoshandisa zvinodhaka nekushomeka kwakaderera.

Hapana mushonga wekudzivirira chirwere. Nokurega kusvuta unoderedza njodzi yepneumonia inokonzerwa ne legionella.

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