Chagas' disease

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːgəs/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a disease caused by a trypanosome transmitted by bloodsucking bugs, endemic in South and Central America and causing damage to the heart and central nervous system.

Origin:

early 20th century: named after Carlos Chagas (1879–1934), the Brazilian physician who first described it