CHAGAS' DISEASE


Meaning of CHAGAS' DISEASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshä-gəs-, -gə-səz- ]

noun

Etymology: Carlos Chagas died 1934 Brazilian physician

Date: 1912

: a tropical American disease that is caused by a trypanosome ( Trypanosoma cruzi ) and is marked by prolonged high fever, edema, and enlargement of the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes

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