Medical Definition of 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 American Trypanosomiasis

American smooth dogfish
american speech-language-hearing association
American spicebush
American spikenard
American Staffordshire terrier
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Standard Version
American star grass
American state
American Stock Exchange
American sweet chestnut
American sweet gum
American sycamore
American tarantula
American toad
American trypanosomiasis (current term)
American turkey oak
American twinflower
American Type Culture Collection
American Virgin Islands
American wall fern
American War of Independence
American watercress
American water ouzel
American water shrew
American water spaniel
American white birch
American white oak
American white pine
American widgeon

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