EPILEPSY (WARAPA IN YORUBA) (PARPADIYA IN HAUSA)
In our community today many people run away from someone suffering from epilepsy especially when he/she is having the seizure.
Many people believe by touching the victim the condition will transmit to them which is a very big lie . I can see some Yoruba movies too help in this myth which make people to believes is true. But let's us look at some points on epilepsy.
Epilepsy is a mental disorder caused by abnormal functioning of the brain and cannot be contracted by simply going close or touching an affected victim.
Epilepsy can have a visible and invisible cause.
Visible causes are causes you can see, for instance, when a child suffers from infection that affects the brain like meningitis, tetanus and septicaemia among others or when a child falls on the head and have injury in the brain. Also, those who have problem of incompatibility and have jaundice in early childhood may end up having epilepsy.
Invisible causes include causes that have to do with genetics. When the baby’s brain is being formed, it is possible to have abnormal genetic constitution that may predisposed the person to epilepsy or abnormal wiring of the brain.
Epilepsy is a common disorder of the brain that we see every day but people have a lot of misconception about it, which tends to mitigate the kind of care people who suffer the ailment are suppose to get.
When an epileptic patient has an attack, people run away simply because they feel, it is contagious, noting that epilepsy is not a sickness that can be contracted by touching the victim’s saliva or urine.
Epileptic illnesses once its identified some patient may need to take medicine for a life time but that does not make the illness incurable.
I urged the general public to always rally round epileptic patients during their epileptic fit in order to offer a helping hand.
If you are with someone who is having a Epilepsy, move them away from anything that could cause injury such as a busy road or hot cooker. Cushion their head if they're on the ground. loosen any tight clothing around their neck such as a collar or tie, to aid breathing. Do not try to give mouth-to-mouth breaths (like CPR). People usually start breathing again on their own after a seizure.
Do not offer the person water or food until he or she is fully alert.
I hope you're cleared about this?? You can share if you find it useful.
In our community today many people run away from someone suffering from epilepsy especially when he/she is having the seizure.
Many people believe by touching the victim the condition will transmit to them which is a very big lie . I can see some Yoruba movies too help in this myth which make people to believes is true. But let's us look at some points on epilepsy.
Epilepsy is a mental disorder caused by abnormal functioning of the brain and cannot be contracted by simply going close or touching an affected victim.
Epilepsy can have a visible and invisible cause.
Visible causes are causes you can see, for instance, when a child suffers from infection that affects the brain like meningitis, tetanus and septicaemia among others or when a child falls on the head and have injury in the brain. Also, those who have problem of incompatibility and have jaundice in early childhood may end up having epilepsy.
Invisible causes include causes that have to do with genetics. When the baby’s brain is being formed, it is possible to have abnormal genetic constitution that may predisposed the person to epilepsy or abnormal wiring of the brain.
Epilepsy is a common disorder of the brain that we see every day but people have a lot of misconception about it, which tends to mitigate the kind of care people who suffer the ailment are suppose to get.
When an epileptic patient has an attack, people run away simply because they feel, it is contagious, noting that epilepsy is not a sickness that can be contracted by touching the victim’s saliva or urine.
Epileptic illnesses once its identified some patient may need to take medicine for a life time but that does not make the illness incurable.
I urged the general public to always rally round epileptic patients during their epileptic fit in order to offer a helping hand.
If you are with someone who is having a Epilepsy, move them away from anything that could cause injury such as a busy road or hot cooker. Cushion their head if they're on the ground. loosen any tight clothing around their neck such as a collar or tie, to aid breathing. Do not try to give mouth-to-mouth breaths (like CPR). People usually start breathing again on their own after a seizure.
Do not offer the person water or food until he or she is fully alert.
I hope you're cleared about this?? You can share if you find it useful.
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