Chagas' disease en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ɑs/
- /ˈʃɑɡəs/
- /ˈtʃɑɡ-/
Etymology
Named after Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who first described it in 1909.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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.
Deriveds
Translations (7)
cs Chagasova choroba (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) · es tripanosomiasis americana (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) · pt doença de Chagas (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) · es enfermedad de Chagas (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) · ru боле́знь Ша́гаса (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) · cmn 恰加斯病 (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America) · ru америка́нский трипаносомо́з (form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America)