Ukukhubazeka kusongela izingane zesizukulwane esisha

Ngemva kokuba isipoki sovendle sesihambile iminyaka, siyabuya futhi. Iziphathimandla zezempilo e-US zimemezele ukuthi isifo esingandile nesiyingozi esikhubaza izingane, sifinyelele umvuthwandaba waso kulokhu kuwa, nakuba kuseyivelakancane kakhulu.

Lesi sifo, esifana ne-polio, futhi sithinta abantu abasha ikakhulukazi, ngaphambili sasifinyelele izinga elifanayo ngo-2014 no-2016 ekwindla futhi.

Ngokwesayensi yaziwa njenge-acute flaccid paralysis (IFM), kanti ishumi nambili izigameko zayo zaqoshwa ngo-Agasti noSepthemba, ngokombiko we-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Ngonyaka odlule, lesi sifo sathatha ukuphila kwengane futhi sakhubaza abanye ezandleni noma emilenzeni, kuyilapho abanye belulama ngokugcwele.

UNancy Misioner, umqondisi weNational Center for Vaccines and Respiratory Diseases, uchaze lesi sifo njengempicabadala.

“Asazi ukuthi ubani osengcupheni kakhulu kukho, noma yiziphi izimbangela zako, futhi asiyazi nemiphumela yako yesikhathi eside,” kusho yena.

Kepha ukuqinisekisile ukuthi ukusabalala kwayo kusekuncane kakhulu, naphezu kokwanda kwakamuva.