| 单词 | chagas-disease |
| 释义 | Chagas' disease in British English (ˈʃɑːɡəs) noun a form of trypanosomiasis found in South America, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, characterized by fever and, often, inflammation of the heart muscles Also called: American trypanosomiasis, South American trypanosomiasis. Compare sleeping sicknessWord origin C20: named after Carlos Chagas (1879–1934), Brazilian physician who first described itChagas' disease in American English (ˈʃɑgəs) a type of trypanosomiasis, common in Central and South America, caused by a parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi) that is carried by reduviid insects, and characterized by the eventual invasion and deterioration of cardiac, gastrointestinal, and nervous tissue Word origin after Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician who identified it (1909)Word lists with Human diseases |
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