Ithini incazelo yomkhuhlane wodenga?

Umkhuhlane wodenga. Uhlolojikelele. Umkhuhlane wodenga (DENG-gey) isifo esithwalwa omiyane esitholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo emhlabeni. Umkhuhlane wodenga ophansi ubanga umkhuhlane ophezulu, ukuqubuka, kanye 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 we-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,…