MPOX AWARENESS ALERT
Know the signs. Take simple precautions. Protect yourself and others.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality encourages residents to be aware of the signs and symptoms of MPOX and to take simple steps to reduce the risk of spreading the infection.
LOOK OUT FOR:
- A new or unexplained rash, spots, blisters or sores, including on the face, around the mouth, hands, feet or genital area.
- Fever, headache, muscle aches, backache or unusual tiredness.
- Swollen glands, especially in the neck, armpits or groin.
- Painful or itchy sores that may develop into scabs.
HELP REDUCE YOUR RISK:
- Avoid close skin-to-skin contact with anyone who has an unexplained rash or sores.
- Avoid touching another person’s sores, scabs or bodily fluids if they may have MPOX.
- Do not share towels, clothing, bedding, razors or other personal items that may have come into contact with sores.
- Wash your hands regularly with soap and water or use hand sanitiser, especially after physical contact with others.
- Keep sores or affected areas clean and avoid touching or scratching them.
IF YOU DEVELOP SYMPTOMS: Speak to a healthcare professional, especially if you have had close contact with someone who may have MPOX.
For more information on MPOX, visit the National Institute for Communicable Diseases: NICD MPOX Information
A-POKKE BEWUSTHEIDSWAARSKUWING
Nelson Mandelabaai Munisipaliteit moedig inwoners aan om bewus te wees van die tekens en simptome van a-pokke en om eenvoudige stappe te neem om die risiko van die verspreiding daarvan te verminder.
WEES OP DIE UITKYK VIR:
- ’n Nuwe of onverklaarbare uitslag, kolle, blase of sere, insluitend op die gesig, rondom die mond, hande, voete of geslagsdeel.
- Koors, hoofpyn, seer spiere, rugpyn of ongewone moegheid.
- Geswelde limfkliere, veral in die nek, armholtes of lies.
- Pynlike of jeukerige velletsels wat in rowe mag ontwikkel.
HELP VERMINDER JOU RISIKO:
- Vermy nabye velkontak met enigeen wat ’n onverklaarbare uitslag of sere het.
- Vermy kontak met ’n ander persoon se sere, rowe of liggaamsvloeistowwe indien hulle moontlik a-pokke onder lede het.
- Moenie handdoeke, klere, beddegoed, skeermesse of ander persoonlike artikels deel wat moontlik in kontak met sere was nie.
- Was jou hande gereeld met seep en water of ontsmet jou hande, veral na fisiese kontak met ander.
- Hou enige sere of geaffekteerde dele skoon en vermy aanraking. Moenie daaraan krap nie.
INDIEN JY SIMPTOME ONTWIKKEL: Praat met ’n gesondheidsorgpraktisyn, veral indien jy in nabye kontak was met iemand wat moontlik a-pokke onder lede het.
Vir meer besonderhede oor a-pokke, besoek die Nasionale Instituut vir Oordraagbare Siektes: NICD MPOX-inligting
ISILUMKISO NGE-MPOX
UMasipala iNelson Mandela Bay ukhuthaza abahlali ukuba baqaphele iimpawu ze-mpox kwaye bathathe amanyathelo alula okunciphisa umngcipheko wokusasazeka kosulelo.
LUMKELA:
- Irhashalala elitsha okanye elingachazekiyo, amabala, amaqhuma okanye izilonda, kubandakanya ebusweni, emlonyeni, ezandleni, ezinyaweni okanye kwindawo yangasese.
- Umkhuhlane, intloko ebuhlungu, iintlungu zemisipha, umqolo obuhlungu okanye ukudinwa okungaqhelekanga.
- Amadlala adumbileyo, ngakumbi entanyeni, emakhwapheni okanye kwi-groin.
- Izilonda ezibuhlungu okanye ezirhawuzelayo ezinokuthi zikhule zibe zizikhokho.
NCEDA UNCIPHISE UMNGCIPHEKO WAKHO:
- Kuphephe ukudibana ngokusondeleyo kwesikhumba kunye nabani na onerhashalala olungachazekiyo okanye izilonda.
- Kuphephe ukuchukumisa izilonda zomnye umntu, izikhokho okanye ubumanzi bomzimba ukuba kusenokwenzeka ukuba une-mpox.
- Musa ukwabelana ngeetawuli, iimpahla, iibhedi, iibhleyidi okanye ezinye izinto zobuqu ezinokuthi zidibane nezilonda.
- Hlamba izandla zakho rhoqo ngesepha namanzi okanye usebenzise isicoci sezandla, ngakumbi emva kokudibana nabanye.
- Gcina naziphi na izilonda okanye iindawo ezichaphazelekayo zicocekile kwaye uphephe ukuzichukumisa okanye ukuzikrwela.
UKUBA UFUMANA IIMPAWU: Thetha nengcali yezempilo, ingakumbi ukuba ubukhe wadibana nomntu onokuba ne-mpox.
Ukuze ufumane iinkcukacha ezithe vetshe malunga ne-mpox, tyelela iZiko leSizwe leZifo ezosulelayo: Ulwazi lwe-NICD ngeMPOX