Chagas disease
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.
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trypanosomiasis
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vector-borne disease
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Chagas disease
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Chagas' disease
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Trypanosoma cruzi caused disease or disorder
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Trypanosoma cruzi disease or disorder
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Trypanosoma cruzi infectious disease
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infection by trypanosoma cruzi
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