Chagas, Carlos J.R.


Chagas,

Carlos J.R., Brazilian physician and parasitologist, 1879-1934. Chagas disease - parasitic infection transmitted by certain species of reduviid (triatomine) bugs. Synonym(s): Chagas-Cruz disease; Chagas-Mazza disease; Cruz trypanosomiasis; South American trypanosomiasisChagas-Cruz disease - Synonym(s): Chagas diseaseChagas-Mazza disease - Synonym(s): Chagas disease