Chagas' disease

Chagas' disease

美 　英

• un.恰加斯病

英漢解釋

n.	1. an often fatal disease, occurring in South and Central America, that affects the heart and nervous system and is caused by a protozoan parasite transmitted by blood-sucking insects

例句

For instance, in South America and Central America, the parasitic infection Chagas disease can disrupt connections in the heart.

例如，在南美和中美國家，寄生感染的錐蟲病可以擾亂心臟內部的連接。

had a major impact on the control of malaria, Chagas disease, visceral leishmaniasis and other tropical diseases.

對控制瘧疾、南美錐蟲病、內臟利什曼病和其它熱帶疾病產生了重大、積極的影響。

In 2001, the institute took over a World Health Organization (WHO) project investigating the use of paromomycin for Chagas disease.

在2001年，該研究所接手了世界衛生組織的調查治療南美錐蟲病的巴龍霉素（paromomycin）的項目。

For decades, Chagas disease largely affected people living in rural areas of Latin America.

數十年來，恰加斯病主要影響生活在拉丁美洲農村地區的人們。

Chagas disease presents itself in two phases.

恰加斯病為兩個階段。

Chagas disease is named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, a Brazilian doctor who first discovered the disease in 1909.

恰加斯病以1909年第一個發現該病的巴西醫生CarlosRibeiroJustinianoChagas的名字命名。

Chagas disease is curable if treatment is initiated soon after infection.

如果在感染后很快開始治療，恰加斯病是可治愈的。

Vector control is the most effective method of preventing Chagas disease in Latin America.

在拉丁美洲預防恰加斯病的最有效方法是病媒控制。

An estimated 10 million people are infected worldwide, mostly in Latin America where Chagas disease is endemic.

全世界估計有1000萬人感染，主要在流行恰加斯病的拉丁美洲。

Bayer has started discussions with WHO on how to evolve their current commitment to fight sleeping sickness and Chagas disease.

拜耳已就如何擴大現有的承諾，控制昏睡病和恰加斯病，與世衛組織開始了討論。

Once a person has contracted Chagas disease, the infection may remain dormant for decades.

一個人一旦染上恰加斯病，這種感染可能潛伏數十年。

An estimated 9 million people, mostly children, are still affected by Chagas disease.

估計有900萬人，主要是兒童仍然遭受恰加斯病的影響。

Chagas disease occurs mainly in Latin America.

恰加斯病主要發生于拉丁美洲。

Vector control is the most useful method to prevent Chagas disease in Latin America.

在拉丁美洲預防恰加斯病的最有用方法是病媒控制。

There is no vaccine for Chagas disease.

沒有用于恰加斯病的疫苗。

It is estimated that in 2008 Chagas disease killed more than 10 000 people.

據估計，恰加斯病在2008年造成1萬多人死亡。