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Chagas disease noun[ U ] medicaluk /ˈtʃæɡ.əs dɪˌziːz/ us /ˈtʃɑːɡəs dɪˌziːz/ an infection that is common in Central and South America, caused by a parasite (= a small creature that lives in the body of other creatures) and spread by insects: 南美锥虫病,恰加斯氏病 Chagas disease kills 50,000 people yearly in Central and South America.在中南美洲,南美锥虫病每年导致50,000人死亡。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Disease & illness - general words advanced aggressiveness autoimmune disease bilharzia bilharziasis complication gestational hyperendemic hypochondriac iatrogenic ill health industrial disease life-threatening second degree secretory seizure serial interval snail fever subvariant untreated |