Chagas diseasenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtʃæɡ.əs dɪˌziːz//ˈtʃɑːɡəs dɪˌziːz/an infection that is common in Central and South America, caused by a parasite (= a small creature that lives in the body of other creatures) and spread by insects:
Chagas disease kills 50,000 people yearly in Central and South America.
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Disease & illness - general words
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- bout
- CFS
- CGD
- complaint
- dose
- dreaded lurgy
- endemic
- industrial disease
- lay
- life-threatening
- lurgy
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
- syndrome
- upset
- wasting disease
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