Source Word
Chagas' disease
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
uncountable
(medicine)
A
form
of
trypanosomiasis
prevalent
in
South
America,
caused
by
the
parasitic
trypanosome
T.
cruzi.
It
is
transmitted
to
many
mammals
such
as
humans
through
insect
bites,
mainly
by
kissing
bugs.
Symptoms
include
fever,
oedema,
cardiomyopathy,
and
enlargement
of
the
spleen
and
lymph
nodes.
It
can
be
fatal.
Japanese Meaning
チャガス病：南米に多くみられるトリパノソーマ症の一種で、寄生虫 T. cruzi によって引き起こされる病気。主にキスバグの吸血によって人を含む多くの哺乳類に感染し、発熱、浮腫、心筋症、脾臓およびリンパ節の腫大といった症状を呈し、重症化すると致死的となる。
Sense（1）
(medicine)
A
form
of
trypanosomiasis
prevalent
in
South
America,
caused
by
the
parasitic
trypanosome
T.
cruzi.
It
is
transmitted
to
many
mammals
such
as
humans
through
insect
bites,
mainly
by
kissing
bugs.
Symptoms
include
fever,
oedema,
cardiomyopathy,
and
enlargement
of
the
spleen
and
lymph
nodes.
It
can
be
fatal.
