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| PARASITES 1 & 2 TEST KITS | |||||
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PARASITES
1 TEST KIT
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Vials $113.00
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| Code | Component | Category | Common Name | Symptoms | Comments |
| PA1 | Ancylostoma Caninum | roundworm | hookworm | damage to intestinal walls, anemia, itchy skin, dizziness, pneumonitis, anorexia | tropical parasite; usual host is dogs |
| PA2 | Ancylostoma, Egg | roundworm | hookworm | tropical parasite; picked up from working barefoot amongst faeces or eating contaminated food | |
| PA3 | Ancylostoma, Female | roundworm | hookworm | tropical parasite; picked up from working barefoot amongst faeces or eating contaminated food | |
| PA4 | Ascaris, Female | roundworm | human roundworm commonly found in cats and dogs | sometimes asymptomatic; urticaria; mild to acute colicky pain with distension; reduced appetite; larvae in lungs can provoke pneumonia | the most common worm infection world wide, particularly in developing countries |
| PA5 | Ascaris, Male | roundworm | human roundworm commonly found in cats and dogs | sometimes asymptomatic; urticaria; mild to acute colicky pain with distension; reduced appetite; larvae in lungs can provoke pneumonia | the most common worm infection world wide, particularly in developing countries |
| PA6 | Cimex | bed bug | itchy, painful bites which can lead to bacterial infection | lives in plaster, walls, furniture, bed frames | |
| PA7 | Clonorchis Sinensis | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | human oriental liver fluke | chronic liver disease; death if left untreated | widespread in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam; via domestic dogs and cats |
| PA8 | Culex Imago, Female | gnat / mosquito | |||
| PA9 | Dipylidium, Scolex Mature & gravid proglottides | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | tapeworm (also called cestodes) | grows in segments; the end can be uterus packed with eggs | |
| PA10 | Echinococcus Granulosus | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | tapeworm (also called cestodes) | affects liver, lungs, brain and bones | from sheep and cattle |
| PA11 | Enterobius Vermicularis | roundworm | threadworm | often cause itching of the anus; may provoke appendicitis | the most common worm infection in U.K. ; lives in upper part of large intestine; children particularly affected |
| PA12 | Fasciola | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | liver fluke (also called trematodes) | ||
| PA13 | Fasciola, Cercaria | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | liver fluke (also called trematodes) | mainly lives in liver of sheep | |
| PA14 | Fasciola, Egg | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | liver fluke (also called trematodes) | mainly in liver of sheep | |
| PA15 | Fasiola, Redia | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | liver fluke (also called trematodes) | ||
| PA16 | Necator Americanus, Eggs | roundworm | hookworm | Symptoms can include coughing and wheezing, but may be asymptomatic | common infection in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Pacific |
| PA17 | Onchocerca Volvulus | filarial worm | Asymptomatic until worm dies when causes inflammation and itching | predominantly Africa, but also South America and Yemen | |
| PA18 | Paragonimus Westermani, Eggs | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | liver fluke (also called trematodes) | coughing, chest pains, fever, night sweats | most important lung fluke affecting humans, widespread in the Far East and SE Asia |
| PA19 | Pediculus Humanus Capitis | Lice | itching | can spread other diseases such as typhus and trench fever | |
| PA20 | Schistosoma Mansoni, Adult Female | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | blood fluke (also called trematodes) | common tropical fluke, responsible for bilharzia, found in Africa, parts of S. America, the Caribbean and Arabia | |
| PA21 | Schistosoma Mansoni, Cercariae | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | body fluke (also called trematodes) | common tropical fluke, responsible for bilharzia, found in Africa, parts of S. America, the Caribbean and Arabia | |
| PA22 | Schistosoma Mansoni, Egg | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | body fluke (also called trematodes) | common tropical fluke, responsible for bilharzia, found in Africa, parts of S. America, the Caribbean and Arabia | |
| PA23 | Schistosoma Mansoni, Miracidia | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | body fluke (also called trematodes) | common tropical fluke, responsible for bilharzia, found in Africa, parts of S. America, the Caribbean and Arabia | |
| PA24 | Taenia, Scolex | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | tapeworm (also called cestodes) | hunger, weakness, weight loss | from eating uncooked meat; common in tropical countries |
| PA25 | Taenia, Scolex, immature, mature & gravid proglottids | Flatworm (also called platyhelminths) | tapeworm (also called cestodes) | hunger, weakness, weight loss | from eating uncooked meat; common in tropical countries |
| PA26 | Trichinella Spiralis, Encysted Larvae | intestinal nematode; pork worm | abdominal pain and diarrhoea followed by muscle and joint pain and fever | found in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the Arctic, main sources are undercooked pork and wild meat | |
| PA27 | Trichinella Spiralis, Female | intestinal nematode; pork-worm | abdominal pain and diarrhoea followed by muscle and joint pain and fever | found in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the Arctic, main sources are undercooked pork and wild meat | |
| PA28 | Trichinella Spiralis, Male | intestinal nematode; pork-worm | abdominal pain and diarrhoea followed by muscle and joint pain and fever | found in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the Arctic, main sources are undercooked pork and wild meat | |
| PA29 | Trichuris Trichiura | whipworm | asymptomatic but can cause dysentery-like illness | world-wide distribution | |
| PA30 | Trichuris Trichiura, Egg | whipworm | asymptomatic but can cause dysentery-like illness | world-wide distribution | |
| PA31 | Xenopsylla Cheopsis | rat flea | transmits plague, typhus and two tape worms | ||
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PARASITES
2 TEST KIT
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Vials $134
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| Latin Name | Common Names | Symptoms | Comments | |
| PA2 32 | Amblyomma Americanum | lone star tick | a major carrier of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease | |
| PA2 33 | Ancylostoma Braziliense | human hookworm | severe skin itching | |
| PA2 34 | Ancylostoma Duodenale, Male | human hookworm | itching, gastrointestinal bleeding, iron deficiency | common in north Africa, northern India, northern parts of the Far East and the Andean region of South America |
| PA2 35 | Ascaris Lumbricoides, Eggs | human roundworm | sometimes asymptomatic; urticaria; mild to acute colicky pain with distension; reduced appetite; larvae in lungs can provoke pneumonia | commonly found in cats and dogs |
| PA2 36 | Blastocystis Hominis | watery or loose stools, diarrhea, abdominal pain, anal itching, weight loss, and excess gas | common microscopic parasitic organism found throughout the world | |
| PA2 37 | Chilomastix Mesnili, Cysts | an amoeba found in intestine | viewed as harmless by the medical profession | |
| PA2 38 | Chilomastix Mesnili, Trophozoites | an amoeba found in intestine | viewed as harmless by the medical profession | |
| PA2 39 | Clonorchis Sinensis, Eggs | human oriental liver fluke | chronic liver disease; death if left untreated | widespread in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam; via domestic dogs and cats |
| PA2 40 | Ctenocephalides Felis, Adult | cat flea | ||
| PA2 41 | Dermacentor Andersoni, Nymph | tick which carries Rocky Mountain fever | ||
| PA2 42 | Dermacentor Variabilis, Male | American dog tick | transmits spotted fever; carries Lyme disease bacteria, but unclear if can transmit it to humans | |
| PA2 43 | Dientamoeba Fragilis | found in large intestine; abdominal pain, gas and mild diarrhoea | ||
| PA2 44 | Diphyllobothrium, Eggs | broadfish tapeworm | found in small intestine from eating raw or undercooked fish | prevalent in Scandanavia and around American Great Lakes |
| PA2 45 | Dirofilaria Immitis | dog heartworm | in dogs & cats, rarely in humans | |
| PA2 46 | Endolimax Nana, Cyst | an amoeba found in intestine | viewed as harmless by the medical profession | |
| PA2 47 | Enterobius Vermicularis, Eggs | threadworm | often cause itching of the anus; may provoke appendicitis; lives in upper part of large intestine | the most common worm infection in U.K. ; children particularly affected |
| PA2 48 | Fasciolopsis Buski, Eggs | chronic infections may lead to inflammation, ulceration, hemorrhage, and abscesses of the small intestine | found in S E Asia | |
| PA2 49 | Hymenolepis Nana / Vampirolepis Nana, Eggs | dwarf tapeworm | often no symptoms; headaches, dizziness, anorexia, abdominal pain, diarrhea | a particular problem in humans in areas of high population density and close contact, and where sanitary conditions are poor; most common tapeworm worldwide |
| PA2 50 | Isospora, Oocysts | infection causes acute, non bloody diarrhea with crampy abdominal pain, which can last for weeks and result in malabsorption and weight loss | ||
| PA2 51 | Necator Americanus, Adult | new world hookworm | symptoms can include coughing and wheezing, but may be asymptomatic | common infection in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Pacific |
| PA2 52 | Necator Americanus, Infective Larvae | new world hookworm | symptoms can include coughing and wheezing, but may be asymptomatic | common infection in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Pacific |
| PA2 53 | Paragonimus Westermanii, Adult | oriental lung fluke | coughing, chest pains, fever, night sweats | most important lung fluke affecting humans, widespread in the Far East and SE Asia |
| PA2 54 | Paragonimus Westermanii, Cercaria | oriental lung fluke | coughing, chest pains, fever, night sweats | most important lung fluke affecting humans, widespread in the Far East and SE Asia |
| PA2 55 | Paragonimus Westermanii, Metacercaria | oriental lung fluke | coughing, chest pains, fever, night sweats | most important lung fluke affecting humans, widespread in the Far East and SE Asia |
| PA2 56 | Paragonimus Westermanii, Redia | oriental lung fluke | coughing, chest pains, fever, night sweats | most important lung fluke affecting humans, widespread in the Far East and SE Asia |
| PA2 57 | Pulex Irritans, Adult | human flea | common flea | |
| PA2 58 | Sarcoptes Scabiel | itch mite, mange mite | scabies | |
| PA2 59 | Schistosoma Haematobium, Eggs | blood fluke | urinary tract infection, bilharzia | found in Africa and Middle East |
| PA2 60 | Schistosoma Haematobium, Female | blood fluke | urinary tract infection, bilharzia | found in Africa and Middle East |
| PA2 61 | Schistosoma Japonicum, Eggs | blood fluke | fever, bloody diarrhoea, bilharzia | found in Far East, but eradicated in Japan |
| PA2 62 | Schistosoma Japonicum, Male | blood fluke | fever, bloody diarrhoea, bilharzia | found in Far East, but eradicated in Japan |
| PA2 63 | Schistisoma Mansoni, Male | blood fluke | bilharzia | found in Africa, parts of S. America, the Caribbean and Arabia |
| PA2 64 | Strongyloides Parasitic, Female | often asymptomatic, but heavy infestation leads to bloody diarrhoea, anaemia and abdominal pain | tropical and subtropical countries, particularly South East Asia, Brazil and Columbia | |
| PA2 65 | Strongyloides, Larvae | often asymptomatic, but heavy infestation leads to bloody diarrhoea, anaemia and abdominal pain | tropical and subtropical countries, particularly South East Asia, Brazil and Columbia | |
| PA2 66 | Toxocara, Eggs | cat and dog roundworm | permanent partial loss of vision; heavier, or repeated can lead to fever, coughing, asthma, or pneumonia | spread from dogs and cats |
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