LP14287-4Trypanosoma cruziActive
Description
LP14287-4 Trypanosoma cruzi
The kinetoplastid protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the organism that causes Chagas disease. It was discovered in 1909 in Brazil by Carlos Chagas. T cruzi is transmitted to mammals, birds, and reptiles by many of the over 130 species of triatomine bugs. T cruzi can be found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The highest density of vector diversity of T cruzi is in the western United States where woodrats are its most common reservoir. Other animals that harbor T cruzi include raccoons, skunks, and coyotes. Infection with T cruzi may be mild or asymptomatic, or rarely can be acute with severe inflammation of the heart muscle, the brain, and the lining around the brain. Approximately 8 million people are infected with T cruzi in Mexico, Central America, and South America, of whom 20-30% will develop symptoms and possibly life-threatening disease. T cruzi is visible on thin or thick blood smears during the acute phase of infection. There are also serological tests used to diagnose past or present infection with T cruzi.[https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/treatment.html][PMID:21976603]
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Basic Part Properties
- Name
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- Type
- Component
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- T cruzi
LOINC FHIR® API Example - CodeSystem Request Get Info
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=LP14287-4
Language Variants Get Info
- zh-CNChinese (China)
- 克氏锥虫
Synonyms: 克式锥虫;克氏锥虫病; 夏格氏病; 库鲁兹锥虫; 美洲锥虫; 克鲁兹锥虫; 恰加斯病 - nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- et-EEEstonian (Estonia)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- fr-BEFrench (Belgium)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- fr-CAFrench (Canada)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- it-ITItalian (Italy)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- es-ESSpanish (Spain)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
Synonyms: Enfermedad de Chagas - tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)
- Trypanosoma cruzi
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