TEMPERATURE Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is certainly not something new to the ears of the Indonesian people. This too is still a serious threat in a number of regions of Indonesia. The reason is that this disease also impacts the social and economic sectors of society.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever or DHF is a disease caused by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that dengue fever has now become an epidemic in many countries, both developing and developed.
Dengue fever continues to rise during the rainy season. Cited by the Ministry of Health, the cumulative number of dengue cases in Indonesia up to week 22 was reported as 45,387 cases. While the number of deaths from DHF has reached 432 cases.
There are several characteristics of the horse’s saddle cycles in DHF sufferers. This fever occurs in three stages resembling a horse’s saddle cycle. This is a stage of DHF disease which indicates that the body is struggling to fight off the dengue virus which is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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1. High fever phase 40°C
– Day 1-3 high fever phase
– Sudden high fever, accompanied by various symptoms appearing
