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Descriptor
English
:
Chagas Disease
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enfermedad de Chagas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Doença de Chagas
Synonyms
English
:
Trypanosomiasis, South American
Tree Number:
C03.752.300.900.200
SP4.001.012.148.149
Definition
English
:
Infection
with the protozoan parasite
TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
, a form of
TRYPANOSOMIASIS
endemic in Central and
South America
. It is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the parasite.
Infection
by the parasite (positive serologic result only) is distinguished from the clinical manifestations that develop years later, such as destruction of PARASYMPATHETIC
GANGLIA
;
CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY
; and dysfunction of the
ESOPHAGUS
or
COLON.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with
NEGLECTED DISEASES
if pertinent;
CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY
is also available.
History Note
English
:
92; was TRYPANOSOMIASIS, SOUTH AMERICAN 1966-91; CHAGAS DISEASE was see TRYPANOSOMIASIS, SOUTH AMERICAN 1981-91
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
30425
Unique Identifier:
D014355
Occurrence in VHL
:
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