| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:12140 |
| Name | Chagas disease |
| Definition | A trypanosomiasis that is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking assassin bugs of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae), most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera. The symptoms include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, swelling of the eyelids and myocarditis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagas_disease |
| Xrefs |
KEGG:05142 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:77506005 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:0050016 DOID:0050019 DOID:0050020 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim zoonotic_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
American trypanosomiasis [RELATED] Chagas' disease [EXACT] chagas' disease with digestive system involvement [EXACT] chagas' disease with nervous system involvement [EXACT] chagas' disease with other organ involvement [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a trypanosomiasis |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has material basis in some Trypanosoma cruzi has symptom some rash has symptom some myocarditis has symptom some loss of appetite has symptom some diarrhea has symptom some body ache has symptom some headache has symptom some fever has symptom some vomiting has symptom some fatigue |