Akekho akukho ukwelashwa okuqeda ngempela lokhu igciwane emzimbeni.

Kusukela izimpawu zinyamalale ngokwabo by izinsuku 7-10, abantu abaningi bakhetha ukungabaphathi ngemithi.

Abanye zokwelapha vumela kodwa yehlisa umoya izimpawu futhi banciphise kancane yabo Isikhathi :

• I-Paracetamol (i-Doliprane®, i-Efferalgan®…) isiza ukukhulula ubuhlungu;
• I-Penciclovir cream (Denavir®) eCanada. Isetshenziswa njalo emahoreni ama-2 (ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokulala), ukhilimu we-penciclovir ogxiliswe ku-1% isheshisa kancane ukuphulukiswa. Itholakala ngo Oda. Ucwaningo luthola ukuphulukiswa ezinsukwini ezingu-4,8 nge-pencyclovir kunezinsuku ezingu-5,5 nge-placebo²⁰. Kuhlale kungcono kakhulu ukufaka isicelo ngokushesha nje lapho kuvela izimpawu. Lo khilimu usagcina ukusebenza okuthile, noma ngabe izilonda zikhona izinsuku ezimbalwa;
• Aiclovir cream (Zovirax®). Isetshenziselwa umkhuhlane, izikhathi ezi-4 kuya kwezi-5 ngosuku, izinsuku ezingu-5, ukuze ukunciphisa ubude besikhathi sokusunduza²². Ukhilimu uphumelela kakhulu uma usetshenziswa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ngezimpawu zokuxwayisa;
• I-Docosanol cream eCanada. Ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu zivela, ukufaka ukhilimu we-docosanol ka-10% esilondani kuvimbela igciwane ukuthi lingaphindaphindeki. Isetshenziswa izikhathi ezi-5 ngosuku kuze kube yilapho isilonda siphulukiswa, kuze kube yizinsuku eziyi-10. Ngokocwaningo lomtholampilo, ukhilimu we-docosanol usheshisa ukuphulukiswa ngamahora angu-18, ngokwesilinganiso (ukwelapha ezinsukwini ezi-4 kunezinsuku ezingu-4,8 nge-placebo)²¹.

Ukwelashwa ngomlomo. Le mithi iphumelela kakhulu uma ithathwa lapho kuvela izimpawu zokuqala:

• I-Famciclovir Lokhu yi imithi yokwelashwa yosuku, ethathwa ngemithamo emi-2. Ngokocwaningo oluthile, isilinganiso sesikhathi sezilonda sasiyizinsuku ezi-4 esikhundleni sezinsuku ezingu-6,2 eqenjini le-placebo.²;
• I-Aciclovir (200 mg 3 izikhathi ezingu-5 ngosuku): isheshisa ukuphulukiswa uma ithathwa kusenesikhathi, ngezibonakaliso zokuqala;
• I-Valaciclovir: Izivivinyo zemitholampilo ezi-2 zakamuva zibonise ukuthi ukuphathwa ngomlomo kwe-2 g ye-valaciclovir ngaphezu kwamahora angu-24 kwehlise ubude bokuquleka nobuhlungu cishe ngosuku olungu-1.²³.