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Chagas Disease |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Chagas_Disease |
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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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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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Chagas Disease |
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Thesaurus:Chagas_Disease |
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Chagas Disease |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Parasitic_Infection |