ASTHMA AND RESPIRATORY ALLERGY PACKAGE
Allergens are one of the most common factors responsible for both acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Most people are allergic to something but may be unaware of it. This leads to frequent episodes and poor management of the respiratory condition.
Asthma and respiratory allergy package help to determine the allergens that may cause or trigger your respiratory condition such as common cold, cough, sinusitis, asthma, nasal polyps, etc. It contains a pack of tests for more than 70 allergens, including food and environmental allergens. Many people are allergic to something. It could either be dust, pollen, certain foods or animal fur. This pack will provide an understanding of the allergens responsible for your respiratory condition so that you can manage your condition better by avoiding exposure to that particular antigen.
Also, knowing your allergen may help you prevent the disease frequency and severity.
Allergens tested for :
Insects (6)
- Apis mellifera (honey bee)
- Vespula germanica (common wasp - yellow jacket)
- Blatella germanica (cockroach)
- Heterocera mix (moth)
- Housefly musca domestica
- Aedes comunis (common mosquito)
Grasses (9)
- Festuca elatior (meadow fescue)
- Phragmites communis (common reed)
- Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot)
- Phleum pratense (timothy)
- Cynodon dactylon /(bermuda grass)
- Lolium perenne (rye-grass)
- Agrostis stolonifera (bentgrass)
- Sorghum halepense (johnson grass)
- Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal grass)
Dusts (4)
- Tobacco dust
- Books dust
- House dust, ifci 1
- Hay dust
Dust mites (9)
- Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (house dust mite)
- Dermatophagoides farinae (house dust mite)
- Dermatophagoides microceras (house dust mite)
- Euroglyphus maynei (house mite)
- Blomia tropicalis (house mite)
- Acarus siro (flour mite)
- Lepidoglyphus destructor (hay mite)
- Tyrophagus putresentiae (cheese mite)
- Glycyphagus domesticus (store mite)
Moulds & yeast (11)
- Penicillium notatum
- Cladosporium herbarum
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Mucor racemosus
- Candida albicans
- Alternaria alternata
- Curvularia lunata
- Phoma betae
- Trichoderma viride
- Rhizopus nigricans
- Helminthosporium halodes
Trees (6)
- Eucalyptus spp (gum-tree)
- Morus alba (red mulberry)
- Prosopis juliflora (mesquite)
- Acacia spp (acacia)
- Oak wood
- Salix caprea (willow)
Animals (21)
- Cat epithelium
- Dog epithelium
- Cow dander
- Dog dander
- Pigeon droppings
- Goose feathers
- Budgerigar dropping
- Budgerigar feathers
- Budgerigar serum proteins
- Goat epithelium
- Sheep epithelium
- Pig epithelium
- Rabbit epithelium
- Chicken feathers
- Duck feathers
- Mouse (epithelium, serum, urine, protein)
- Turkey feathers
- Cat dander
- Canarian feathers
- Pigeon feathers
- Chicken droppings
Weed (5)
- Chenopodium album (goosefoot)
- Brassica napus (rape)
- Amaranthus retroflexus (common pigweed)
- Xanthium commune (cocklebur)
- Nart v1 artemisia vulgaris (mugwort)