Trypanosoma cruzi, that occurs in South America and southern North America and is manifested by swelling of the skin at the site of entry and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.' name='description'> Chagas' disease - definition and meaning
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Chagas' disease

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A form of trypanosomiasis caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, that occurs in South America and southern North America and is manifested by swelling of the skin at the site of entry and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a form of trypanosomiasis caused by infection with Trypamosoma cruzi, found principally in South America. It is transmitted by certain species of reduviid bugs, and has natural reservoirs in dogs, armadillos, rodents and other domestic and wild mammals.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun pathology A form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America, caused by a parasitic trypanosome. It is transmitted to mammals such as humans through an insect bite. Symptoms include fever, oedema, cardiomyopathy, and enlargement of the spleen and lymph nodes; and can be fatal.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Carlos Chagas, (1879–1934), Brazilian physician.]

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

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