vampire legend
Vampire folklore is numerous throughout our history[phpbay] Some myths date back as far as the 12th century[phpbay] It is feasible that these original myths of vampires were spawned by genuine medical circumstances[phpbay]
Porphyria
There are several kinds of porphyria[phpbay] Four of the kinds have symptoms of light reactivity: Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT), Variegate Porphyria, Congenital Erythropoetic Porphyria (C[phpbay]E[phpbay]P[phpbay]), and Protoporphyria or Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP)[phpbay] Further symptoms entail brown teeth, red and sometimes bloody gums, and hypertrichosis (excessive hair growth)[phpbay] These maladies match many vampire legends[phpbay] Although, victims of porphyria do not crave or consume blood[phpbay]
Catalepsy
Catalepsy is a sensual condition classified by lessened susceptibility to pain combined with muscular rigidity[phpbay] Patients with catalepsy do not react to external stimuli[phpbay] Subjects comprehend their environment but they cannot move or speak[phpbay] Attacks of catalepsy may extend for a few minutes or for a few days[phpbay]
In severe cases, a person who is enduring a cataleptic episode will appear to be dead[phpbay] Signs of life can only be identified by way of scientific medical equipment[phpbay] Ancient sufferers of catalepsy could have been buried alive[phpbay] Some time later, when they regained muscular control they most definitely would've attempted to escape from their coffins[phpbay] Some vampire folklore describes noises coming from newly buried coffins[phpbay] Later, when local villagers dug up these graves and unlocked them, scoring marks were discovered on the interior, leading townspeople to ascertain that vampires were attempting to escape from their coffins[phpbay]
Anemia
Anemia is a condition characterized by blood that doesn't have adequate red blood cells[phpbay] Since red blood cells transfer oxygen all around the body, symptoms include fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, and vertigo[phpbay] These symptoms are a result of the body's organs not obtaining sufficient oxygen[phpbay] These symptoms also resemble the symptoms of vampire victims in early legends[phpbay] Anemia is a very common condition[phpbay]
Rabies
Bats and Wolves both are oftentimes connected with vampires[phpbay] They are common carriers of the disease rabies[phpbay] Rabies has symptoms that resemble vampirism[phpbay] Hyper-sensitivity, a characteristic of rabies, might result in light or garlic repulsion[phpbay] Other symptoms entail becoming nocturnal due to aberrant sleep patterns and hyper-sexuality[phpbay] Rabies is spread by biting, and patients with rabies are oftentimes observed frothing at the mouth with blood[phpbay]
Conclusion
Today's medical science may translate some of our medieval vampire stories[phpbay] Porphyria, anemia, rabies, and catalepsy are all explainable causes of early vampire tales[phpbay] Villagers of the period who were deficient in medical education wouldn't understand these diseases and their symptoms[phpbay] The result could be the vampire folklore that spread in Europe in the middle ages[phpbay]
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