Amaqembu amaningana asengozini enkulu yokuthola i-pink eye (i-viral conjunctivitis) phakathi nenkathi yezimvula kanye nasezindaweni lapho izifo ezithathelwanayo zivame khona. 

Njengoba i-monsoon ifika, iza nomswakama ophezulu, ukukhanya kwelanga okuncane, nokuba manzi kudala indawo ekahle yokuzalanisa amagciwane, amagciwane, isikhunta, nezifo endaweni. Ngenxa yalokho, kukhona ukwanda okuphawulekayo kwezifo ezithathelwanayo ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka. Phezulu kohlu kukhona i-viral conjunctivitis, ehambisana nokwanda kwezimo ezithelelanayo nezivuvukalayo njengesitayela, izilonda ze-cornea, nezimo zamehlo omile, ezaziwa nge-keratoconjunctivitis.

Ukuhlonza izimpawu zalezi zifo zamehlo kubalulekile ekufuneni usizo lwezokwelapha kusenesikhathi. Iziguli ezineso elibomvana zingase zibebomvu zamehlo, ukuvuvukala kwamajwabu amehlo, ukuchela, ukulunywa, ubuhlungu ekunyakazeni kwamehlo, ukuzwela ukukhanya okukhanyayo, ukuzwa okufana nesihlabathi esihlaba amehlo, nokuphuma okunamathelayo. Njengoba ukutheleleka kubhebhetheka ezindaweni ezihlangene, kungase kulandele imfiva esezingeni eliphansi, umphimbo obuhlungu, nobuhlungu bezindlebe. Lezi zifo zithathelwana kakhulu, zisakazeka ngokuthintana nokudluliselwa emoyeni, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezivaliwe, ezine-air-conditioning. Ngokuphazima kweso, wonke umuntu oseduze useliphethe buthule leli gciwane.

Amaqembu amaningana asengozini enkulu yokuthola i-pink eye (i-viral conjunctivitis) phakathi nenkathi yezimvula kanye nasezindaweni lapho izifo ezithathelwanayo zivame khona. Lawa maqembu afaka:

• Izingane Zesikole: Ngenxa yokuxhumana okuseduze nezinye izingane kanye nokuchayeka ezindaweni ezabiwe.
• Ochwepheshe Besofthiwe Yekhompiyutha: Isikhathi sesikrini esandisiwe nezindawo zokusebenza okwabelwana ngazo kungase kwenyuse ingozi yokutheleleka.
• Izihambi Zezokuthutha Zomphakathi Ngamabhasi: Izindawo ezigcwele izithuthi zomphakathi zingasiza ukusabalala kwezifo.
• Abasebenzisi be-Swimming Pool: Amachibi angaba yizindawo zokuzalanisa amagciwane namagciwane, okuholela ekungenweni izifo zamehlo.
• Abasebenzisi Belensi Yokuxhumana: Ukungaphathwa kahle noma ukuhlanzwa kwamalensi okuxhumana kungandisa ingozi yokutheleleka.
• Abanesifo sikashukela: Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase babe namasosha omzimba asengozini, okubenza bangenwe kalula izifo.
• Iziguli Zegilo: Izifo zegilo zingathinta isimiso somzimba sokuzivikela ezifweni, kwenze abantu babe sengozini enkulu yokuthola izifo.
• Abantu Abanezifo Ezihlangene: Okunye ukuphazamiseka kwamalunga kungase kudinge imithi engenza amasosha omzimba abe buthaka.
• Ukuntula kwe-Vitamin D: Amazinga aphansi kavithamini D ahlotshaniswa nokwanda kokungenwa yizifo.

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi nakuba la maqembu engase abe sengozini enkulu, noma ubani angathola iso elibomvana uma echayeke kugciwane. Ukuzijwayeza inhlanzeko nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuzivikela kungasiza ekunciphiseni amathuba okutheleleka kuwo wonke umuntu.

Ukuxilongwa okusheshayo nokunakekelwa kochwepheshe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwe-ophthalmologist kubalulekile. Imithi efanele kanye nezinyathelo zokuphepha zibalulekile ekuvimbeleni ukudluliswa kwegciwane.

Izinyathelo Ezisebenzayo Zokuvikela Ukubona Kwakho Okuyigugu

Ukunciphisa ubungozi bokuthola i-pink eye noma okunye ukutheleleka kwamehlo ngesikhathi se-monsoon, izinyathelo ezisebenzayo kufanele zithathwe:

• Ukuhlanzeka Kwezandla: Geza izandla njalo ngensipho namanzi, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuthinta indawo ezindaweni zomphakathi.
• Gwema Amachibi Okubhukuda: Gwema ukusebenzisa amachibi okubhukuda phakathi neziphepho, njengoba angaba izindawo zokuzalela amagciwane ayingozi.
• Nciphisa Isikhathi Sesikrini: Yehlisa isikhathi sesikrini eside, ikakhulukazi phambi kwamakhompuyutha namagajethi, ukuze unciphise ubunzima bamehlo.
• I-Stay Hydrated: Gcina uketshezi olutholakalayo futhi udle izithelo zonyaka ezinothe ngamavithamini namaminerali ukuze uqinise amasosha omzimba.
• Izithasiselo Zempilo Yamehlo: Cabangela ukungeza izithasiselo zikavithamini C kanye ne-vitamin A ekudleni kwakho, njengoba zidlala indima ebalulekile ekugcineni impilo yamehlo.
• Ukuzivocavoca Okuvamile: Zivocavoce njalo ukuze uqinise amasosha omzimba wakho wonke.
• Izinyathelo Zokuqaphela Izimonyo Zamehlo: Qaphela ngezimonyo zamehlo futhi uqinisekise ukuthi uzisusa ngamanzi afudumele ngaphambi kokulala ukuze ugweme ukucasuka nokutheleleka.
• Ama-Humidifiers: Sebenzisa izinto zokuthambisa ekhaya nasemahhovisi ukuze ugcine amazinga omswakamo afanele, uvikele amehlo omile.
• Izibuko Zokuzivikela: Gqoka izibuko zokuzivikela ekhaya nasemahhovisi ngesikhathi somsebenzi ukuze uvikele amehlo akho ezintweni ezicasula imvelo.
• Izinyembezi Zokwenziwa: Uma unegciwane, sebenzisa amaconsi okwenziwa kwezinyembezi njengoba i-ophthalmologist yakho ikutshela ukuthi ugcobe amehlo akho futhi ukhulule ukungakhululeki.
• Funa Ukunakekelwa Kwezempilo: Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu zokutheleleka ngeso, thintana nodokotela wamehlo ngokushesha ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okufanele.

Njengoba i-monsoon ingena, masingashalazeli izingozi ezingase zibe khona emehlweni ethu. Ngokuthatha lezi zinyathelo ezisebenzayo kanye nokufuna usizo lwezokwelapha olufika ngesikhathi, singakwazi ukuvikela amehlo ethu futhi sijabulele ubuhle besizini ngaphandle kokuba isisulu sobhubhane lwamehlo apinki. Khumbula, ukuqapha okuncane kungenza indlela ende ekulondolozeni umbono wakho kanye nokuqinisekisa umuzwa we-monsoon ophephile futhi omnandi wawo wonke umuntu.