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chagas' disease
A parasitic disease found only on the American continent, caused by a trypanosome and carried by insects. In the acute form, there is swelling around the eye, fever, malaise, enlargement of lymph nodes, liver, and spleen, and edema. Most cases recover fully. The chronic form causes disease of the heart and gastrointestinal tract.
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