Medical Definition of South American trypanosomiasis

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 South American Trypanosomiasis

South African English
South African Sign Language
South African monetary unit
South African tick-bite fever
South African type porphyria
South Africans
South America
South American
South American Indian
South American bullfrog
South American country
South American nation
South American poison toad
South American sea lion
South American staghorn
South American trypanosomiasis (current term)
South Americans
South Asia
South Atlantic
South Australia
South Azerbaijan
South Bend
South Britain
South Briton
South Britons
South Canara
South Carolina
South Carolinian
South Carolinians
South Caucasus

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