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Chagas' disease
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Chagas disease
English
Etymology
en Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas =, who first described it in 1909.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɑɡəs/ /ˈtʃɑɡ-/ /-ɑs/ 1
Noun
Chagas' disease -
en disease A form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America, caused by the parasitic trypanosome T. cruzi. It is transmitted to many mammals such as humans through insect bites, mainly by kissing bugs. Symptoms include fever, oedema, cardiomyopathy, and enlargement of the spleen and lymph nodes. It can be fatal.
Derived terms
en chagasic
en chagoma
Translations
form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 恰加斯病
Czech: cs Chagasova choroba f
Esperanto: eo
Portuguese: pt doença de Chagas f
Quechua: qu
Russian: ru боле́знь Ша́гаса f, ru америка́нский трипаносомо́з m
Spanish: es enfermedad de Chagas f, es tripanosomiasis americana f
en Trypanosomal diseases Insect-borne diseases