Test Kits

FUNGUS, PROTOZOA, RICKETTSIA & CHLAMYDIA TEST KIT
(24 vials)
(Test Kit FU)

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Fungus
Simple parasitic life forms which cause illness by direct poisoning, toxic by-products, allergic reactions and/or colonisation of body tissues.
Protozoa
The simplest, most primitive type of animal, consisting of a single cell.
Rickettsia
A type of parasitic micro-organism. They resemble bacteria but are only able to replicate by invading the cells of another life form; rickettsiae are parasites of ticks, lice, etc., which can transmit the rickettsiae to humans via their bite or contaminated faeces.
Chlamydia
Micro-organisms which are intermediate in size between viruses and bacteria; like viruses they can only multiply by first invading the cells of another life-form; otherwise more like bacteria and are susceptible to antibiotics.

Code	Component	Classification	Medically Recognized Symptoms	Comments
FU1	Aflatoxins		acute liver damage, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer	poisonous alkaloids produced by aspergillus flavus. Exposure usually via contaminated grain, dried fruit and peanuts, but can also be on animal products. Carcinogenic to humans
FU2	Aspergilla Fumigatus	fungus	coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis	found in soil, dust and decaying vegetable matter. Primarily in US and tropics
FU3	Aspergilla Niger	fungus	coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis	found in soil, dust and decaying vegetable matter. Primarily in US and tropics. Used in the production of citric acid, E310, E311 and E312
FU4	Balantidium Coli	protozoa	asymptomatic, diarrhoea
FU5	Candida Albicans	fungus	most commonly affects the vagina (thick, white discharge), but also affects other mucous membranes, such as inside the mouth (sore, raised patches), or moist skin.( itchy red rash with flaky white patches); may also affect the intestinal tract	diabetes and the hormonal changes in pregnancy or when taking oral contraceptives may encourage it; some women with vaginal candida have no symptoms
FU6	Chlamydia Psittaci	chlamydia	psittacosis, pneumonia, hepatitis, possibly linked to heart disease	inhalation of dust from faeces of contaminated birds
FU7	Chlamydia Trachomatis	chlamydia	non-specific urethritis, fever, tonsillitis/ pharyngitis, otitis media, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, chronic salpingitis, possibly linked to heart disease
FU8	Coxiella Burnettii	rickettsia	Q fever, acute and chronic hepatitis
FU9	Entamoeba Histolytica	protozoa	liver abscess, fever, abdominal pain
FU10	Epidermophyton Floccosum	fungus	tinea cruris (ringworm of crotch)
FU11	Giardia Lamblia	protozoa	acute diarrhoea, generalised weakness, abdominal distension, nausea. Chronically can cause malabsorption	also infects cattle, cats and dogs; most commonly reported protozoa world wide
FU12	Leishmania Donovani	protozoa	Leishmaniasis (ulcerating skin lesions)	reservoir of dogs and humans; India and E Africa
FU13	Microsporum Glypsium	fungus	tinea capitis	prevalent in South Africa
FU14	Mixed Protozoa	protozoa
FU15	Plasmodium Falciparum	protozoa	malaria	Africa and New Guinea, South East Asia, South America and Oceania
FU16	Plasmodium Vivax	protozoa	malaria	India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, SE Asia, Central and South America, Oceania
FU17	Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever	rickettsia		from rabbits and other small mammals by tick bites; North and South America
FU18	Trichomonas Vaginalis	protozoa	vaginitis in woman; occasionally in men, affecting urethra, but usually asymptomatic	usually sexually transmitted
FU19	Trichophyton Rubrum	fungus	tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), tinea cruris (groin)
FU20	Trichophyton Terrestre	fungus	tinea (ringworm)
FU21	Trypanosoma Brucei	protozoa	African Trypanosomiasis, sleeping sickness	Africa
FU22	Candida Glabrata / Torulopsis Glabrata	fungus	similar vaginal symptoms to candida albicans	appears to be on the increase
FU23	Candida Krusei	fungus	a form of candida particularly present in men, and those who have a compromised immune system, such as in HIV	appears to be on the increase
FU24	Chlamydia Pneumoniae	chlamydia	pneumonia, bronchitis pharyngitis, laryngitis, and sinusitis	by age 20 years, 50% of population have evidence of past infection. Re-infection throughout life appears to be common.Studies have shown that people infected by this chlamydia are 4.5 times more likely to have a stroke than matched controls who show no sign of having encountered it. Links have also been proposed with Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, and some forms of arthritis

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