Izilwanyana zixhaphake kakhulu ekujoliseni iingcongconi, ngakumbi kwezona nyanga zishushu. Khumbula ukuba iingcongconi zizilwanyana ezincinci ezizalela emanzini azolileyo njengamachibi okudada, amadama amanzi, iibhafu zeentaka, njl.
Ukuba ungomnye wabo bahlala kwiindawo ezinomswakama, ezitshisayo, ezinamaqondo obushushu aphakathi kwama-25 ukuya kuma-30 degrees Celsius okanye ngaphezulu, kuya kufuneka unike ingqalelo ngakumbi isilwanyana sakho, ngakumbi ukuba sihlala ixesha elide ngaphandle kwendlu emoyeni ovulekileyo . Iingcongconi zihlala ziluma isilwanyana sakho kwiindawo ezinjengeempumlo, iindlebe kunye neempuphu.
Ezi zinambuzane zisasaza izifo ezifana ne-West Nile kunye ne-filaria virus disease. Nangona intsholongwane ye-West Nile ingaqhelekanga ebantwini, iikati zingasiphucula esi sifo. Iimpawu ezizibonakalisa zezi: umkhuhlane omkhulu, ukuphelelwa ngumdla wokutya, ubuthathaka, ukukhubazeka, ukuxhuzula, ukudakumba nokudinwa.
Kwelinye icala, isifo se-filarial sisasazeka ngu Ukulunywa yingcongconiSisifo esibi kakhulu, esinokubulala.
Singasikhusela njani isilwanyana sasekhaya kwezi zilumko? Egqibelele ukuzikhusela xa ulunywa kukuqinisekisa ukuba ikati yethu igonyelwe isifo se-filarial. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba ubuze kugqirha wezilwanyana malunga nokuziphindisela kwikati. Kubalulekile ukuba uphephe ukusebenzisa izinto eziphindaphindayo ezisetyenziswa ngabantu njengoko zinokuba neekhemikhali eziyingozi kwizilwanyana, i-DEET. Ngokufanayo, unokuzama ukugcina isilwanyana sakho ngaphakathi, sikhuselekile kwizinambuzane.
Ukuba isilwanyana sakho sele silunywe yingcongconi kwaye siqala ukubonisa ukungavumi okanye ukudumba, ungasebenzisa amayeza endalo anjengeoyile yekhokhonathi, ioyile yomnquma, kunye neoyile edibeneyo, ukuthomalalisa ukucaphuka kunye nokudumba kolusu.