231 | Vampires

There are legitimate medical conditions that may have given rise to the myth of vampires. We discuss the history of vampire lore, vampirism in other cultures, and the diseases that may have inspired the concept of vampires.

Links: 

https://medium.com/@TheJessicaBugg/common-types-of-vampires-fd3bcaec070f

https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA248333953&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=15354075&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E72303989#:~:text=Renfield's%20syndrome%2C%20also%20called%20clinical,being%20a%20vampire%2C%20fetishes%2C%20and

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vampire-book_b_1948981

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