Chagas' disease

See also: Chagas disease

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Chagas' disease (uncountable)

1. (pathology) 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

• chagasic
• chagoma

Translations

form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America

• Czech: Chagasova choroba f
• Portuguese: doença de Chagas (pt) f
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• Russian: боле́знь Ша́гаса f (boléznʹ Šágasa), америка́нский трипаносомо́з m (amerikánskij tripanosomóz)
• Spanish: enfermedad de Chagas f, tripanosomiasis americana f