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
South African Dutch
South African monetary unit
South African tick-bite fever
South African type porphyria
South America
South American
south american blastomycosis
South American bullfrog
South American country
South American Indian
South American nation
South American poison toad
South American sea lion
South American staghorn
South American trypanosomiasis
South Atlantic
south Australia
South Australia
South Bend
south by east
south by west
South Carolina
South Carolinian
south celestial pole
South China Sea
South Dakota
South Dakotan
South Dravidian
South Equatorial Current

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