Ithini incazelo ye-dengue fever?

Umkhuhlane wodenga. Uhlolojikelele. Umkhuhlane wodenga (DENG-gey) isifo esithwalwa omiyane esitholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo emhlabeni. Umkhuhlane wodenga ophansi ubanga umkhuhlane, ukuqubuka, nobuhlungu bemisipha namalunga.

Lutholakala kuphi udenga emhlabeni?

Lokhu kutholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokwesibonelo, i-dengue fever yisifo esivamile emazweni amaningi aseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Amagciwane odenga ahlanganisa ama-serotypes amane ahlukene, ngalinye elingaholela kumkhuhlane wodenga kanye nodenga olunzima (okwaziwa nangokuthi 'i-dengue haemorrhagic fever').

Siyini isibikezelo se-dengue fever?

Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, kungase kuthuthukele ekuhlulekeni kokujikeleza kwegazi, ukushaqeka nokufa. Imfiva yodenga idluliselwa kubantu ngokulunywa omiyane besifazane abangama-Aedes. Lapho isiguli esiphethwe udenga silunywe umiyane oyi-vector, umiyane ungenwa yilesi sifo futhi ungase usakaze lesi sifo ngokuluma abanye abantu.

Yiziphi izinhlobo ezahlukene zamagciwane odenga?

Amagciwane odenga ahlanganisa ama-serotypes amane ahlukene, ngalinye elingaholela kumkhuhlane wodenga kanye nodenga olunzima (okwaziwa nangokuthi 'i-dengue haemorrhagic fever'). Izici zomtholampilo Umkhuhlane wodenga ubonakala ngomkhuhlane ophezulu, ikhanda elibuhlungu, ubuhlungu bamehlo, ubuhlungu bemisipha namalunga, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza,…