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B57 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parasitoses
- Animal Diseases
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chagas disease
1, record 1, English, Chagas%20disease
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American trypanosomiasis 1, record 1, English, American%20trypanosomiasis
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. ... T. cruzi is found mostly in blood-sucking triatomine insects (kissing bugs) and small mammals in a sylvatic cycle that is enzootic from the southern and southwestern United States to central Argentina and Chile. 2, record 1, English, - Chagas%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
B57: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 3, record 1, English, - Chagas%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parasitoses
- Maladies des animaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie de Chagas
1, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Chagas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trypanosomiase américaine 1, record 1, French, trypanosomiase%20am%C3%A9ricaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maladie de Chagas, ou trypanosomiase américaine, est une zoonose endémique en Amérique Latine. [...] La maladie de Chagas est une parasitose causée par le protozoaire flagellé Trypanosoma cruzi [...] 2, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Chagas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
B57 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 3, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Chagas
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Parasitosis
- Enfermedades de los animales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mal de Chagas
1, record 1, Spanish, mal%20de%20Chagas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- enfermedad de Chagas 2, record 1, Spanish, enfermedad%20de%20Chagas
correct, feminine noun
- tripanosomiasis americana 2, record 1, Spanish, tripanosomiasis%20americana
correct, masculine noun
- tripanosomiasis sudamericana 2, record 1, Spanish, tripanosomiasis%20sudamericana
correct, masculine noun
- tripanosomiasis suramericana 2, record 1, Spanish, tripanosomiasis%20suramericana
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad infecciosa febril ocasionada por el Tripanosoma cruzi y transmitida por la vinchuca. 3, record 1, Spanish, - mal%20de%20Chagas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mal de Chagas; enfermedad de Chagas; tripanosomiasis americana; tripanosomiasis sudamericana; tripanosomiasis suramericana: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario de la lengua española, el "mal de Chagas" es una enfermedad infecciosa producida por un parásito. Recibe también otros nombres como "tripanosomiasis americana" ("sudamericana" o "suramericana") o "enfermedad de Chagas"[,] tal como señala el Diccionario panhispánico de términos médicos. [...] Chagas es el apellido del médico brasileño Carlos Ribeiro Chagas [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - mal%20de%20Chagas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
El "mal de Chagas" es una de las 20 enfermedades que la Organización Mundial de la Salud considera desatendidas. [...] El mal de Chagas puede ser transmitido por varias especies de chinches, que reciben diversos nombres según el país: chipo, vinchuca, chinche negra, chinche besucona, chirimacha, etc. Todos ellos van en minúscula y no necesitan ni comillas ni cursiva [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - mal%20de%20Chagas
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