Ill-Fated Diagnosis

Many victims of dengue fever go untreated due to doctors misdiagnosis.

February 24, 2004

Nova and her son, Bima, seemed to be living the good life. Their home is located in a well-kept and affluent residential complex on Jalan Radio Dalam, South Jakarta. Her six-year-old sons school was first-rate as well: High/Scope Indonesia, on Jalan T.B. Simatupang in South Jakarta.

The dengue fever virus, however, is not selective. On Thursday, January 29, after coming home from school, Bimas body suddenly felt feverish. His temperature kept going

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