Chagas, Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro

Pronunciation
/SHA-guhs, KAR-los JUS-ti-ni-AH-no RI-bei-ro/
Category
Biography

Definition

Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas (1879–1934) was a Brazilian parasitologist and physician who discovered Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by triatomine bugs (commonly known as 'kissing bugs').

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