Chagas-Cruz disease


South A·mer·i·can try·pan·o·so·mi·a·sis

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(s): Chagas disease, Chagas-Cruz disease, Cruz trypanosomiasis

Cruz,

G. Oswaldo, Brazilian physician, 1872-1917. Chagas-Cruz disease - Synonym(s): Chagas diseaseCruz phenomenon - Synonym(s): Kernohan-Woltman syndromeCruz trypanosomiasis - Synonym(s): Chagas diseaseOswaldocruzia - genus of parasite which reside in the intestines and lungs of amphibians and reptiles.

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
Chagas diseaseSouth American trypanosomiasis, , Chagas-Cruz disease (shah'găs di-zēz', krūz) Synonym(s): South American trypanosomiasis.