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| Cha·gas' dis·ease [ shgəss di zz ] or Cha·gas's dis·ease [ shgəss di zz ] |
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parasitic disease: an often fatal disease, occurring in South and Central America, that affects the heart and nervous system and is caused by a protozoan parasite transmitted by blood-sucking insects
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| [Early 20th century. After Carlos Chagas (1879-1934), Brazilian physician] |
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