Chagas' disease

短语

[医] 恰加斯氏病, 南美洲锥虫病

发音

/ˈʃɑɡəs/
/ˈtʃɑɡ-/
/-ɑs/

别名

Chagas disease

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    恰加斯病

    不可数 医学

词源

Named after Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who first described it in 1909.

来源：wiktionary