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Chagas disease

rare

A parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is transmitted by insect bites. It is characterized by an acute and chronic phase; in the acute phase patients may have fever, malaise, and swelling at the site of the insect bite. In the chronic phase patients develop hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias.

Identifiers
MONDO:0001444 Orphanet:3386
Part of
TrypanosomiasisVector-borne disease
Also known as
Chagas' disease · infection by trypanosoma cruzi · Trypanosoma cruzi caused disease or disorder · Trypanosoma cruzi disease or disorder · Trypanosoma cruzi infectious disease

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