Based on the data of Puskesmas Kelurahan Meruya Selatan II and Puskesmas Kecamatan Kembangan for the period of January –December 2008 there were 32 cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic feverv(DHF) in Kelurahan Meruya Selatan II with Free Index (LFI) 97.5%. The objective of the research was to determine the correlation between LFI and the prevalence of DHFwithin the working area of Puskesmas Meruya Sel…
process Dengue shock syndrome (DSS) is the most severe from of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and has a high mortality. There are two major pathological changes in DHF determine the severity of sisease, plasma leakage and bleeding. Cytokines release during the immune responase in dengue virus have been throught to be mediators of the. The study involed 50 children with DSS of whom 13 (26%) died…