Medical Definition of Chagas disease

1. A parasitic disease caused by the American strain, Trypanosoma cruzi. Chagas disease is usually transmitted by the bite of the kissing bug, but may also follow breast feeding (to infants) and blood transfusion. Although much more common in South America, it does, on rare occasions, occur in the U.S.A. A nodular swelling (chagoma) appears at the site of inoculation following a bite. The acute phase of the disease can last 2 to 3 months and patients present with fever, headache, anorexia, conjunctivitis and myocarditis. Infants can develop meningitis and heart involvement. Trypanosomiasis can cause congestive heart failure and ventricular aneurysms. Treatment is with nifurtimox. (21 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chagas Disease

chaffweed
chaffy
chafing
chafing dish
chafing gear
chaft
chafts
Chaga
Chagall
chagan
chagans
Chagas' disease
Chagas-Cruz disease
chagasic myocardiopathy
chagas cardiomyopathy
Chagas disease (current term)
Chagatai
Chagga
chagoma
Chagres virus
chagrin
chagrined
chagrining
chagrinned
chagrinning
chagrins
Chahta
chai
Chaim Azriel Weizmann
Chaim Soutine

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