Chagas' disease

American  

[shah-guhs] / ˈʃɑ gəs /

noun

Pathology.

1. an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, occurring chiefly in tropical America and characterized by irregular fever, palpable lymph nodes, and often heart damage.

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Chagas' disease British  

/ ˈʃɑːɡəs /

noun

1. Also called: American trypanosomiasis.   South American trypanosomiasis.  a form of trypanosomiasis found in South America, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, characterized by fever and, often, inflammation of the heart muscles Compare sleeping sickness

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Etymology

Origin of Chagas' disease

1910–15; named after C. Chagas (1879–1934), Brazilian physician, its describer

Example Sentences

Other critical research uncovered the mirror-image DNA among the parasite that causes Chagas’ disease, which can cause irreversible damage to the heart and digestive organs if left untreated.

From Washington Post

This is the first experimental evidence that this gene is involved with Chagas disease, Hünemeier says.

From Science Magazine

But three genes stood out: PPP3CA and DYNC1I1, which are associated with an immune response against Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease; and NOS1AP, which is a gene that affects how the body reacts to mosquito bites.

From Science Magazine

That suggests, the researchers report today in Science Advances, that these gene variants likely evolved to protect Amazonian populations against Chagas disease.

From Science Magazine

Now, a new study of Indigenous peoples from the Amazon rainforest reveals one more such adaptation: a genetic resistance to the endemic parasite responsible for deadly Chagas disease.

From Science Magazine