Medical Definition of Chagas-Cruz disease

1. Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma (or Schizotrypanum) cruzi and transmitted by certain species of reduviid (triatomine) bugs. In its acute form, it is seen most frequently in young children, with swelling of the skin at the site of entry, most often the face, and regional lymph node enlargement; in its chronic form it can assume several aspects, commonly cardiomyopathy, but megacolon and megaesophagus also occur; natural reservoirs include dogs, armadillos, rodents, and other domestic, domiciliated, and wild mammals. Synonym: Chagas' disease, Chagas-Cruz disease, Cruz trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chagas-Cruz Disease

Chaenactis
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles japonica
Chaenomeles speciosa
Chaenopsis
Chaenopsis ocellata
Chaeronea
Chaetodipterus
Chaetodipterus faber
Chaetodontidae
Chaetognatha
Chaga
Chagall
Chagallian
Chagas' disease
Chagas-Cruz disease (current term)
Chagas disease
Chagatai
Chagga
Chagres virus
Chahta
Chaidari
Chaidario
Chaidarion
Chaim
Chaim Azriel Weizmann
Chaim Soutine
Chaim Weizmann
Chairboy
Chait

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