CHAGAS' DISEASE


Meaning of CHAGAS' DISEASE in English

[ 'tʃα:gəsɪz ]

■ noun a disease caused by a trypanosome transmitted by bloodsucking bugs, endemic in Central and South America and causing damage to the heart and central nervous system.

Origin

early 20th cent.: named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas .

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