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does anybody else belive in vampires?

2006-07-14 17:49:57 · 28 answers · asked by night_2006 2 in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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I think all things can be explained by science and a dose or reason and logic. Here are two scientific things:


Vampires:

A medical condition attributed to vampires publicly aired by Professor David Dolphin in 1982 is that they could be suffering from a congenital blood disorder known as iron-deficiency porphyria now dubbed "Dracula Disease". The metabolism of sufferers is very inefficient in combining iron with complex compounds called porphyrins to yield haem, an much needed component of the blood pigment haemoglobin. The disease results in their skin becoming increasingly impregnated with iron-free porphyrins, which are stimulated by daylight to incite a chain of reactions causing skin lesions and other disfigurements. To avoid this sufferers tend to only come out at night - they also suffer from gum tightening which causes the teeth to protrude - giving them vampire-like appearance and habits. Even more fascinating is that garlic activates a killer enzyme which destroys that which is most valuable to them - the precious haem which their bodies is lacking -hence they are pretty much allergic to it

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Werewolves:

At the Center of Biomedical Research in Guadalajara, Mexico geneticist Dr. Luis Figuera is studying a Mexican family with a rare genetic mutation that causes fur like hair to grow all over their bodies. This werewolf disorder has mysterious resurfaced for the first time since the middle ages. The gene that causes the mutation lay dormant for centuries. It can be passed through either parent in the "X" chromosone. This is known as the "Werewolf Disorder".

In the Aceves family...32 members...all have this disease. They live in a mountain town named Zacatecas in Mexico. The hair covers much of their body...even in females. Some members of the family have more hair than others. One of them performs as a wolfman in a traveling circus. They are discriminated against by the local people.

Dr. Figuera may not be able to cure their affliction but he is hoping to isolate the gene and help others. He is also hoping to help others with hair loss.

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Now going back to vampires. They also say that the classical vampire is undead, but this would be medically impossible without some magic or divine cause, However, think of this Possiblity (This is just a theory and more than likely I am wrong):
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Some cultures, such as Haiti, they have shaman that can make "Magical potions" To turn people into "ZOMBIES". We know that these magic potions are nothing more than complex poisions that affect the body of a person that ingests them into a death-like coma. They have almost no pulse and super shallow breathing. The shaman later comes back to these people who are now buried becuase people believe to be dead and gives them another potion to revive them but keep them in a zombie like mental state, thus, imagine other cultures using this same kind of process to people that suffer from the Dracula Disease to make others believe that they are walking undead.

2006-07-14 19:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3 2

Vampires are real, quite real, as are werewolves.

BUT, the classical mythological versions, are not.

There is a certain disease that causes a deficiency of iron in the blood, and can lead to bloodlust. It also causes people to look quite dead in their sleep. It's possible that the idea of decapitation or beheading came from the fact that the person might LOOK dead, but he's not.

Also, Werewolves do not become werewolves on the full moon. They're simply very hairy people suffering from a condition known as "Wolf Man Syndrome". It causes excessive hair growth on the face. Below is a website about the gene, recently localized.

2006-07-14 20:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ben 2 · 0 0

Of course they are not real but the legends are based on some truth. There is actually a disease that can be treated with the consumption of blood and stories from history of people who drank blood as a treatment and for rituals. The vampire in stories today really make a good scary tale, doesn't it?

2006-07-14 18:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0 0

Well, there are groups of people that are into vampires to the point that they have their teeth done and they actually drink blood from each other, but they aren't vampires in the form of undead or in the classical sense.

While it would be awesome if vampires and werewolves (and fairies and dragons and gnomes and trolls) were real, there is absolutely no evidence to indicate that they have ever existed in anything but our imaginations.

Love as always,

Sebastian

2006-07-14 17:54:57 · answer #4 · answered by octo_boi 3 · 0 0

I wouldnt say that theyre one hundred% actual because of the fact so a techniques we have not any complete evidence purely theories yet then on the comparable time i won't be able to declare thyre no longer actual purely a myth because of the fact we as people don't understand as much as we expect of we do. There could desire to be a threat that vampires and werewolves do exist yet they are only in comparison to what we expect of them to be or how we see them in video clips. of direction this could circulate the two techniques asserting its no longer actual because of the fact it CANT BE. For a actuality people don't sense comftable with some thing they can't comprehend or only they do no longer want to comprehend it or save an open suggestions because of the fact what we could desire to locate has extra potential than us or throws us off the appropriate of the nutrition chain. If vampires and werewolves have been actual i think of we'd attempt killing them off because of the fact they're a probability. So back to the question. i think of they could be actual and in hiding and positively it is extra secure for them to stay in hiding.

2016-11-02 02:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The original legend of vampires probably grew out of a rare blood disorder. The name escapes me now, it was long and Latin, but it was a form of anemia. In addition to the usual symptoms of anemia, it made a person very sensitive to sunlight and made there lips pull back giving them the appearance of fangs. The worst symptoms were the lack of certain blood cells which caused painful sores. Today it is treated with regular blood transfusions, but another method of treatment is almost as effective, the regular ingesting of human blood.

2006-07-14 18:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by strausseman 2 · 0 0

I've never been given solid proof so i am skeptical but open to the possibility. It is a common belief actually that is shared by many secret societies and forgotten cultures. I have heard about people who injest blood though for many reasons and consider themselves vampires. Your brother is not uncommon. Don't worry unless he or you start growing fur and fangs. lol

2006-07-14 17:55:46 · answer #7 · answered by charity2882 4 · 0 0

nobody knows what type of creatures were present in precatamaclymisc times. most tales are exaggerations of things that are simpler to explain.
in the jewish torah there are stories of giant creatures roaming the earth that perished in one of several cataclysms.that traces science can trace. so most f our monsters could be some type of memory of things that used to be. for the most part the rest are made up stories to keep the children from running off in the night and getting lost and dying especially in winter months and summer months when wild animals were at there most abundant.the more dangerous times are early spring when they are just waking up and are hungry also late Autumn when food is scarce.

2006-07-14 18:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well there are real vampires, I'm not sure about werewolves. I don't know if they call themselves vampires, but they actually kill people and drink their blood. That's why they call Bloody Mary that. She drank peoples blood, and she was crazy.

2006-07-14 18:31:21 · answer #9 · answered by Allyson B 3 · 0 0

Next time he wants you to do something, tell him that the vampires and werewolves are having a party and you are the guest of honor.

2006-07-14 18:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by Razzle Dazzle 1 · 0 0

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