Book cover made by human skin!

The Dhaka Times Desk A book cover made of human skin was stored in a library at Harvard University in the United States for 90 years! Now that book has been removed from that library.

According to media reports, human skin was used to bind the 19th century book 'Destinies of the Soul, a Meditation on the Life After Death'. In 2014, Harvard University authorities found out that it was a woman's skin!

The university said that "consultations are currently underway with the French authorities for a dignified disposal of this human body part."

In a blog post in 2014, Harvard University stated that at one time books were bound with human skin and considered normal.

At that time, the university authorities also said that the first owner of this book was a doctor named Ludovic Boland. He bound the book with the skin of a mentally ill woman. The woman later died of a heart attack. Ludovic Boland worked in the same hospital. From there he collected the woman's skin.

It is known that this book was written by the French writer Arsene Hone. The physician Ludovic Boland said in a letter to the author that since the book is written about the human soul. That's why it deserves to be treated with human skin.

Note that Harvard published a report in 2022. They said that they have preserved 20,000 parts of the human body. These include skulls, teeth, hair and bones.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org