TK23: Fungus Protozoa Rickettsia Chlamydia Test Kit
Code
Name
Medically recognised possible symptoms & effects
Classification
Comment
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
Aspergillus
Fumigatus
Coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis.
Fungus
Found in soil, dust and decaying vegetable matter. Also common in cellars/basements, kitchens and bathrooms. Causes more infections worldwide than any other mould.
FU3
Aspergillus Niger/
Black Bread Mould
Coughing and wheezy attacks, bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis
Fungus
Found in soil, dust and decaying vegetable matter and on bread. Used in the production of citric acid, E310, E311 and E312.
FU4
Balantidium
Coli
Asymptomatic, diarrhoea.
Protozoa
FU5
Candida
Albicans
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.
Fungus
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/
Chlamydophila psittaci
SymPsittacosis, pneumonia, hepatitis, possibly linked to heart disease. ptoms
Chlamydia
Inhalation of dust from faeces of contaminated birds.
FU7
Chlamydia
Trachomatis
Non-specific urethritis, fever, tonsillitis/ pharyngitis, otitis media, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, chronic salpingitis, possibly linked to heart disease
Chlamydia
FU8
Coxiella
Burnetii
Q fever, acute and chronic hepatitis.
Rickettsia
Transmitted by rickettsia.
FU9
Entamoeba
Histolytica
Liver abscess, fever, abdominal pain.
Protozoa
FU10
Epidermophyton
Floccosum
Tinea cruris (ringworm of crotch).
Fungus
FU11
Giardia
Lamblia
Acute diarrhoea, generalised weakness, abdominal distension, nausea. Chronically can cause malabsorption.
Protozoa
Also infects cattle, cats and dogs; most commonly reported protozoa worldwide
FU12
Leishmania
Donovani
Leishmaniasis (ulcerating skin lesions).
Protozoa
Reservoir of dogs and humans India and East Africa
FU13
Microsporum
Gypseum
Causes Tinea (Ringworm).
Fungus
FU14
Mixed Protozoa
Protozoa
FU15
Plasmodium
Falciparum
Malaria
Protozoa
Africa and New Guinea, South East Asia, South America and Oceania.
FU16
Plasmodium
Vivax
Malaria
Protozoa
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
Vaginitis in woman; occasionally in men, affecting urethra, but usually asymptomatic.
Protozoa
Usually sexually transmitted.
FU19
Trichophyton
Rubrum
Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), Tinea cruris (groin).
Fungus
FU20
Trichophyton
Terrestre
Tinea
Fungus
FU21
Trypanosoma Brucei
African Trypanosomiasis,
sleeping sickness.
Protozoa
Africa
FU22
Candida Glabrata/
Torulopsis Glabrata
Similar vaginal symptoms to Candida albicans.
Fungus
Appears to be on the increase.
FU23
Candida
Krusei
A form of Candida particularly present in men, and those who have a compromised immune system, such as in HIV
Fungus
Appears to be on the increase.
FU24
Chlamydia
Pneumoniae/
Chlamydophila
Pneumoniae
Pneumonia, bronchitis pharyngitis, laryngitis, and sinusitis.
Chlamydia
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.
FU25
Cryptosporidium
Diarrhoea, (usually watery), abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache and loss of appetite; some people are asymptomatic.
Protozoa
Serological surveys indicate that 80% of the US population has had cryptosporidiosis.
FU26
Entamoeba Coli,
Cysts
Liver abscess, fever, abdominal pain.
Protozoa
FU27
Iodamoeba Butschliii,
Trophozoites
Commensal in large intestine.
FU28
Iodamoeba Butschlii,
Cysts
Commensal in large intestine.
FU29
Leishmania
Tropica
Tropical sore, with infection usually localised to the site where the sandfly bite occurs.
Found in Ethiopia, India, European Mediterranean region, Middle East, Kenya, North Africa; some troops deployed in the Gulf have exhibited unusual symptoms (including fever, nausea, and fatigue).
FU30
Pneumocystis
Carnii in
Human lung
Pneumonia.
Fungus
The most common opportunistic infection in people with HIV infection.
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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.
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Protozoa:
The simplest, most primitive type of animal, consisting of a single cell.
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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 are bigger than viruses and smaller than 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.
socomial infection:
contracted in hospital -
Mycotoxins:
are produced by moulds.
One mould species may produce many different mycotoxins, and the same mycotoxin may be produced by several species.
Mycotoxins have the potential for both acute and chronic health effects via ingestion, skin contact, and inhalation.
These toxins can enter the blood stream and the lymphatic system.
They inhibit protein synthesis, damage macrophage systems, inhibit particle clearance of the lung, and increase sensitivity to bacterial endotoxin.
There is evidence that they can cause cancers, kidney damage, gastro-intestinal disturbances, reproductive disorders and suppression of the immune system.
We also sell a Mycotoxins Test Kit.
References for Fungus:
When
Doctor Fungus: http://www.doctorfungus.org
Mycology Online: http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Jungle/welcome.html
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Inc: http://www.emlab.com
Mold & Bacteria Consulting Laboratories: http://www.moldbacteria.com/mold-types.html
B. K. Mandal et al Infectious Diseases
G.O. Cowan & B.J. Heap Clinical Tropical Medicine
D J Weatherall et al Oxford Textbook of Medicine Volume 1
BMA Complete Family Health Encyclopaedia
P. Cox & P. Brusseau Secret Ingredients
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