Concept and Management of Dengue Fever (Humma Danaj) in Unani and Modern Perspective

Abstract

Dengue fever (Humma Danaj) is a global health problem which is the most rapidly spreading mosquito borne viral disease. In the last 50 years, incidence is increasing with geographical expansion to new countries and in the present decade, from urban to rural areas. It is an estimated that 50 million dengue infections occur annually and approximately 2.5 billion people live in dengue endemic countries. There is no specific treatment for dengue fever (Humma Danaj) in any system of medicine, besides, the dengue vaccine has a long way to go, but we can treat the symptoms of dengue fever and apply the measures to enhance the platelets count. For this purpose several measures are used to treat the symptoms of dengue fever and enhance the platelets count, in both modern and Unani system of medicine. Thus, in this article it has been discussed all the measures in Unani and modern perspective.