{"id":8800,"date":"2023-11-03T09:47:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/several-tuberculosis-cases-linked-to-california-casino-officials-urge-visitors-to-get-tested\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:47:36","slug":"visa-kadhaa-vya-kifua-kikuu-vinavyohusishwa-na-maafisa-wa-casino-wa-california-huwahimiza-wageni-kupima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/visa-kadhaa-vya-kifua-kikuu-vinavyohusishwa-na-maafisa-wa-casino-wa-california-huwahimiza-wageni-kupima\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesi kadhaa za Kifua kikuu zinazohusishwa na Kasino ya California; Viongozi Wawataka Wageni Kupima"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/several-tuberculosis-cases-linked-to-california-casino-officials-urge-visitors-to-get-tested.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Maafisa wa afya wa California wanahimiza mtu yeyote ambaye ametembelea Kasino ya Grand huko Pacheco tangu 2018 kupimwa kifua kikuu (TB) baada ya kesi kadhaa kugunduliwa kati ya wafanyikazi na wageni.<\/p>\n<p>Angalau kesi 10 za TB zimeunganishwa kwenye kasino iliyoko Pacheco, katika Kaunti ya Contra Costa. Hata hivyo, kasino haijatambuliwa kama chanzo cha sasa au kinachoendelea cha maambukizi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kati ya visa 11 vya TB vilivyothibitishwa, 10 vinahusishwa na maumbile na wengi wanahusishwa na wafanyikazi au wateja kwenye kasino. Kesi ya 11 bado haijapimwa vinasaba,\u201d maafisa wa Contra Costa Health (CCH) walisema katika <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cchealth.org\/press-releases\/2023\/1102-CCH-Recommends-TB-Testing-for-Workers-Visitors-to-Pacheco-Casino.php\" target=\"_blank\">taarifa ya habari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kifua kikuu ni ugonjwa mbaya wa mapafu unaosababishwa na bakteria - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - ambayo huenea kwa urahisi katika maeneo yenye watu wengi. Bakteria hupata <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tb\/topic\/basics\/howtbspreads.htm\" target=\"_blank\">kupitishwa<\/a> kupitia matone wakati mtu aliyeambukizwa anapoimba, kukohoa au kupiga chafya.<\/p>\n<p>Dalili zinaweza zisionekane kwa miezi au miaka baada ya kuambukizwa bakteria, na njia pekee ya kugundua ni kupitia kipimo cha TB.<\/p>\n<p>Kwa hivyo, wale wanaoshuku kuwa wameathiriwa na TB, hata kama hawana dalili, wanapaswa kupimwa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Ikiwa unaamini unaweza kuwa umeathiriwa na TB, zungumza na mtoa huduma wako wa afya au piga simu Mpango wa Huduma kwa Wateja wa TB wa CCH kwa 925-313-6740 ikiwa huna bima au unahitaji ushauri kuhusu hatua zinazofuata,&quot; toleo hilo lilisema.<\/p>\n<p>Mamlaka imewafikia zaidi ya watu 300 ambao wanaweza kuwa wameathiriwa na TB na wanafanya kazi na kasino ili kukuza upimaji kati ya wafanyikazi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tunatoa pendekezo hili sasa kwa sababu kuna ushahidi mpya kwamba TB inaweza kuenea kati ya watu ambao walitumia muda kwenye kasino kutoka 2018 hadi 2023,&quot; alisema Dk. Meera Sreenivasan, naibu afisa wa afya wa Kaunti ya Contra Costa. \u201cTB inaweza kuishi ndani ya mtu kwa miaka mingi bila kuonyesha dalili za uwepo wake. Ndiyo maana ni muhimu kupima, hata kama hujisikii mgonjwa. Kifua kikuu kinaweza kusababisha ugonjwa mbaya, lakini kinatibika na kutibika kwa dawa, hasa kinapopatikana mapema.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watu wengi wanaopata maambukizi ya TB wanaweza wasipate ugonjwa huo. Hata hivyo, watoto wadogo, wazee na wale walio na kinga dhaifu kutokana na VVU, kisukari na magonjwa makali ya figo wako kwenye kiwango kikubwa zaidi. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/high-school-student-diagnosed-tuberculosis-kansas-know-types-risk-factors-infection-470917\">hatari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ikiwa haijatibiwa vizuri, maambukizi yanaweza kusababisha <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK441916\/\" target=\"_blank\">matatizo<\/a> kama vile uharibifu wa mapafu, ugonjwa wa shida ya kupumua kwa papo hapo na meningitis ya TB na inaweza kusababisha kifo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/several-tuberculosis-cases-linked-california-casino-officials-urge-visitors-get-tested-471060\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/several-tuberculosis-cases-linked-to-california-casino-officials-urge-visitors-to-get-tested.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Maafisa wa afya wa California wanahimiza mtu yeyote ambaye ametembelea Kasino ya Grand huko Pacheco tangu 2018 kupimwa kifua kikuu (TB) baada ya kesi kadhaa kugunduliwa kati ya wafanyikazi na wageni.<\/p>\n<p>Angalau kesi 10 za TB zimeunganishwa kwenye kasino iliyoko Pacheco, katika Kaunti ya Contra Costa. Hata hivyo, kasino haijatambuliwa kama chanzo cha sasa au kinachoendelea cha maambukizi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kati ya visa 11 vya TB vilivyothibitishwa, 10 vinahusishwa na maumbile na wengi wanahusishwa na wafanyikazi au wateja kwenye kasino. Kesi ya 11 bado haijapimwa vinasaba,\u201d maafisa wa Contra Costa Health (CCH) walisema katika <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cchealth.org\/press-releases\/2023\/1102-CCH-Recommends-TB-Testing-for-Workers-Visitors-to-Pacheco-Casino.php\" target=\"_blank\">taarifa ya habari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kifua kikuu ni ugonjwa mbaya wa mapafu unaosababishwa na bakteria - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - ambayo huenea kwa urahisi katika maeneo yenye watu wengi. Bakteria hupata <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tb\/topic\/basics\/howtbspreads.htm\" target=\"_blank\">kupitishwa<\/a> kupitia matone wakati mtu aliyeambukizwa anapoimba, kukohoa au kupiga chafya.<\/p>\n<p>Dalili zinaweza zisionekane kwa miezi au miaka baada ya kuambukizwa bakteria, na njia pekee ya kugundua ni kupitia kipimo cha TB.<\/p>\n<p>Kwa hivyo, wale wanaoshuku kuwa wameathiriwa na TB, hata kama hawana dalili, wanapaswa kupimwa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Ikiwa unaamini unaweza kuwa umeathiriwa na TB, zungumza na mtoa huduma wako wa afya au piga simu Mpango wa Huduma kwa Wateja wa TB wa CCH kwa 925-313-6740 ikiwa huna bima au unahitaji ushauri kuhusu hatua zinazofuata,&quot; toleo hilo lilisema.<\/p>\n<p>Mamlaka imewafikia zaidi ya watu 300 ambao wanaweza kuwa wameathiriwa na TB na wanafanya kazi na kasino ili kukuza upimaji kati ya wafanyikazi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tunatoa pendekezo hili sasa kwa sababu kuna ushahidi mpya kwamba TB inaweza kuenea kati ya watu ambao walitumia muda kwenye kasino kutoka 2018 hadi 2023,&quot; alisema Dk. Meera Sreenivasan, naibu afisa wa afya wa Kaunti ya Contra Costa. \u201cTB inaweza kuishi ndani ya mtu kwa miaka mingi bila kuonyesha dalili za uwepo wake. Ndiyo maana ni muhimu kupima, hata kama hujisikii mgonjwa. Kifua kikuu kinaweza kusababisha ugonjwa mbaya, lakini kinatibika na kutibika kwa dawa, hasa kinapopatikana mapema.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watu wengi wanaopata maambukizi ya TB wanaweza wasipate ugonjwa huo. Hata hivyo, watoto wadogo, wazee na wale walio na kinga dhaifu kutokana na VVU, kisukari na magonjwa makali ya figo wako kwenye kiwango kikubwa zaidi. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/high-school-student-diagnosed-tuberculosis-kansas-know-types-risk-factors-infection-470917\">hatari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ikiwa haijatibiwa vizuri, maambukizi yanaweza kusababisha <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK441916\/\" target=\"_blank\">matatizo<\/a> kama vile uharibifu wa mapafu, ugonjwa wa shida ya kupumua kwa papo hapo na meningitis ya TB na inaweza kusababisha kifo.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/several-tuberculosis-cases-linked-to-california-casino-officials-urge-visitors-to-get-tested.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Several Tuberculosis Cases Linked To California Casino; Officials Urge Visitors To Get Tested - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/visa-kadhaa-vya-kifua-kikuu-vinavyohusishwa-na-maafisa-wa-casino-wa-california-huwahimiza-wageni-kupima\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Several Tuberculosis Cases Linked To California Casino; Officials Urge Visitors To Get Tested - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"California health officials urge anyone who has visited the Grand Casino in Pacheco since 2018 to undergo tuberculosis (TB) testing after several cases were detected among both the staff and visitors.At least 10 cases of TB have been linked to the casino located in Pacheco, in Contra Costa County. However, the casino has not been identified as a current or ongoing source of transmission.&quot;Of the 11 confirmed TB cases, 10 are genetically linked and the majority are associated with staff or customers at the casino. The 11th case has not yet been genetically tested,&quot; Contra Costa Health (CCH) officials said in a news release.Tuberculosis is a serious lung infection caused by a bacterium - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - that easily spreads in crowded places. 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However, the casino has not been identified as a current or ongoing source of transmission.\"Of the 11 confirmed TB cases, 10 are genetically linked and the majority are associated with staff or customers at the casino. The 11th case has not yet been genetically tested,\" Contra Costa Health (CCH) officials said in a news release.Tuberculosis is a serious lung infection caused by a bacterium - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - that easily spreads in crowded places. 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