Chagas' disease

See also: Chagas disease

English

Etymology

Named after Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas (1879-1934), who first described it in 1909.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chagas' disease (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) 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

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.