I-Heartworm ezinjeni: okudingeka ukwazi ngakho

Ngesikhathi ubiza umakhelwane wakho namhlanje ekuseni ukuze umkhiphe nihambe naye epaki nezilwane ezifuywayo, umangale kakhulu ukuthi yena noma inja yakhe bebengakwazi ukukubona. Usanda kubuya kudokotela wezilwane lapho ethole khona ukuthi isilwane sakhe sinesihlungu senhliziyo futhi sifuna ukuthi sikwazi ukuphumula futhi silulame.

Ngokuzwa leli gama, awuqondanga kahle ukuthi kwenzekani ngesikelemu ezinjeni. Ingabe inja yakhe izosinda? Ingabe isilwane sakho singangenwa yilesi sifo?

Yini isikelemu ezinjeni?

I-Dirofilariasis yenhliziyo yisifo esiyingozi lapho umzimba wesilwane esifuywayo ugcwele izikelemu zenhliziyo ( Dirofilaria immitis ) ezihlala enhliziyweni yesilwane esifuywayo, amaphaphu, kanye nemithambo yegazi ehlobene nayo. Lesi sifo siyabulala futhi singaholela ekuhlulekeni kwenhliziyo nesifo samaphaphu, kanye nokwanda kwezifo zamanje.

Ungase uzibuze: Ingabe izikelemu zenhliziyo empeleni ziyizibungu ezihlala emzimbeni wenja? Ngokobuchwepheshe, kunjalo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungase kuzwakale kunengeka kangakanani, lolu hlobo lwezinambuzane lukhula lusuka ezibungwini lube izikelemu ezindala. Ngokusho kwe-US Food and Drug Administration, isikhathi sokuphila kwezibungu emzimbeni wesilwane singafinyelela eminyakeni engu-5-7, kanti ubukhulu buyi-10-15 cm kwabesilisa kanye no-25-30 cm kwabesifazane. Sikweluleka ukuthi uqale ukugaya lolu lwazi!

Inja ingathola kanjani izikelemu zenhliziyo?

I-Dirofilariasis yenhliziyo isakazwa ngokulunywa umiyane onaleli gciwane ngokudluliselwa kwesibungu se-filaria, esibe sesikhula sibe isibungu bese sibe umuntu omdala. Ngemva kokuhlangana neduna, insikazi endala ibeka inzalo emithanjeni yegazi yesilwane, okuqeda umjikelezo wokuphila wezibungu.

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi inja enesifo se-heartworm ayitheleleki kwezinye izilwane ezifuywayo (ngakho umngane wakho angase ahambe nawe). Inja ethelelekile ayikwazi ukudlulisa leli gciwane ngokuba nje eduze. I-Dirofilariasis yenhliziyo ingatholakala kuphela ngokulunywa umuntu othwala omiyane.

Naka izimpawu ezilandelayo ze-dirofilariasis yenhliziyo

Ngakho yiziphi izimpawu zokuthi inja inezikelemu zenhliziyo? Ngokusho kwe-US Food and Drug Administration, kunezigaba ezine ze-dirofilariasis yenhliziyo, futhi izimpawu ezihlukene zivela ngezigaba ezahlukene. Isigaba 1: Ungase ungaboni noma yiziphi izimpawu, kodwa uma uzibona, ukukhwehlela okuncane nje. Izimpawu eziyinhloko zivela esigabeni sesi-2. Ungase ubone ukuthi inja ikhathala ngokushesha ngemva kokuzivocavoca noma ukukhwehlela njalo. Esigabeni sesi-3, izimpawu ziba sobala kakhulu futhi zihlanganisa ukukhwehlela okungapheli. Inja yakho ikhathala ngisho nasemthwalweni omncane. Esigabeni sesi-3, kusenobunzima bokuphefumula.

Futhi ekugcineni, isigaba 4, noma okuthiwa yi-vena cava syndrome. Imbangela yalesi simo ukunqwabelana okukhulu kwezibungu ezivimba ukugeleza okubuya enhliziyweni yenja, ngakho ukuhlinzwa ngokushesha kuyadingeka. Ngaphandle kokuhlinzwa, isigaba 4 siyabulala. Isifo se-Heartworm asiqhubekeli esigabeni sesi-4 kuzo zonke izinja, kodwa kubalulekile ukucacisa isigaba esiqondile sesifo esilwaneni esifuywayo ukuze kukhishwe umphumela omubi kakhulu.

Uma usola ukuthi inja yakho inezimpawu zesifo senhliziyo, yiyise kudokotela wezilwane ngokushesha. Udokotela uzothatha isampula yegazi ukuze abone ukuthi isilwane sinazo yini izikelemu. Uma inja inegciwane, udokotela uzoncoma ukwelashwa noma ukuhlinzwa, kuye ngesimo.

Indlela yokuvimbela i-dirofilariasis yenhliziyo?

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi kunemithi etholakalayo yokuvimbela isifo senhliziyo. Udokotela wakho wezilwane angase akunikeze imithi yokwelapha ephathwayo noma ephuzwayo, ithebhulethi eyodwa ngenyanga. Imithi yokuvimbela ukutheleleka kufanele iphuzwe unyaka wonke (naphezu kokuthi omiyane bayafa ebusika), ngakho ungayeki imithi. Ukuvimbela okudingekile kuzokusiza ungakhathazeki, kodwa kuyadingeka ukuqapha njalo ushintsho esimweni sempilo yesilwane. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, vakashela ikhasi lewebhu le-Heartworm Society. Futhi, ekuhlolweni okulandelayo kwenja yakho, qiniseka ukuthi uthintana nodokotela wakho wezilwane, uhlole igazi ukuze uthole izikelemu, futhi ubuze ngezinyathelo zokuvimbela ukutheleleka ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi isilwane sakho sinempilo enempilo.