Yiziphi izimpawu ezivamile ze-COVID-19?
Context:Izimpawu ze-COVID-19 ziyahlukahluka kuye ngohlobo lwe-variant etholakele, kusukela ezibonakalweni ezincane kuya ezifweni ezingaba yingozi. Izimpawu ezivamile zihlanganisa ukukhwehlela, umkhuhlane, ukulahlekelwa iphunga (i-anosmia) nokunambitheka (i-ageusia), kanti ezinye ezingavamile zihlanganisa ubuhlungu bekhanda, ukuvaleka kwamakhala kanye nokugcwala kwamakhala, ubuhlungu bemisipha, umphimbo obuhlungu, uhudo, ukucasuka kwamehlo, nokuvuvukala noma ukuphenduka kombala onsomi kwezinzwane, futhi ezimweni eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezimbi, ubunzima bokuphefumula. Abantu abanegciwane le-COVID-19 bangase babe nezimpawu ezihlukile, futhi izimpawu zabo zingase zishintshe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kunezigaba ezintathu ezivamile zezimpawu eziye zabonwa: isigaba esisodwa sezimpawu zokuphefumula esinomkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, ukuhlanza, ukuphefumula kanzima, nomkhuhlane; isigaba sezimpawu zemisipha namathambo ezibangela ubuhlungu bemisipha namalunga, ikhanda, nokukhathala; nesigaba sezimpawu zokugaya ukudla ezibangela ubuhlungu besisu, ukuhlanza, nesifo sohudo. Kubantu abangakaze babe nezinkinga zezindlebe, ikhala, noma umphimbo, ukulahleka kokunambitha okuhambisana nokulahlekelwa iphunga kuhlotshaniswa ne-COVID-19 futhi kubikwa cishe kuma-88% amacala anezimpawu.
Izimpawu ezivamile ze-COVID-19 zihlanganisa ukukhwehlela, umkhuhlane, ukulahlekelwa iphunga nokunambitheka. Abanye abantu bangase babe nezinhlungu zekhanda, ukuvaleka kwempumulo, ukuqunjelwa, ubuhlungu bemisipha, umphimbo obuhlungu, uhudo nokucasuka kwamehlo.