mafu a tomoso haholo-holo ntshetsa pele ho batho ba nang le bofokoli boitshireletso ba mmele. Ke maemong ana moo ba leng kotsi ka ho fetisisa le ho ka etsahala hore ba silafatse 'mele oohle.

Kahoo, batho ba kotsing e kholo ea tšoaetso e tebileng ea tomoso ke:

• bana ba pele ho nako;
• batho ba baholo;
• batho ba nang le bofokoli ba ho itšireletsa mafung (ho latela tšoaetso ea HIV, ho kenngoa setho sa 'mele, chemo kapa radiotherapy, ho noa lithethefatsi tse thibelang ho itšireletsa mafung kapa li-corticosteroids tse phahameng, joalo-joalo).

La bokhachane 'me lefu la tsoekere hape ke lintlha tse ratang tšoaetso ea tomoso. Ho nkalithibela-mafu, ka ho se leka-lekane limela tsa baktheria tse silang lijo, li ka khothalletsa bokolone ba li-fungus tsa endogenous.