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Chagas' disease

/ˈʃɑɡəs/

Chagas' disease noun: 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.

Noun

Chagas' disease (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of Chagas' disease

Named after Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who first described it in 1909.

Words formed from Chagas' disease

Questions about Chagas' disease

What does Chagas' disease mean?
Chagas' disease means 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.
What part of speech is Chagas' disease?
Chagas' disease is a noun.
How do you pronounce Chagas' disease?
Chagas' disease is pronounced /ˈʃɑɡəs/.

Words near Chagas' disease in the dictionary

  1. chagan
  2. Chagang
  3. chagans
  4. Chagas
  5. Chagas disease
  6. Chagas' disease
  7. chagasic
  8. chagasin
  9. chagasins
  10. Chagatai
  11. Chagatai Tajiks

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