Good evening, darklings! Tonight, we discuss the many diseases that may or may not have inspired vampire folklore or tales of the undead, and how those illnesses are used in modern vampire media, and some historical stories of the "undead." 
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Links and Sources:
Rabies' horrifying symptoms inspired folktales of humans turned into werewolves, vampires and other monsters | The Conversation
Were Vampires Rabid? | Science
Porphyria - Symptoms and causes | Mayo Clinic
Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder | The Conversation
Tuberculosis | Wikipedia
The Last American Vampire | History.com
New England vampire panic | Wikipedia
Mercy Brown vampire incident | Wikipedia
Vampires: The Real History | Live Science
How a 19th Century Disease Panic Created "Vampires" (video)
Vampires Through the Ages: Lore & Legends of the World's Most Notorious Blood Drinkers by Brian Righi | Amazon.com
"3" | Season 2, Episode 7 | I Want To Rewatch: An X-Files Podcast
Our music is edited and mixed by Vic-Ra the Neverliving, and includes:

“Dark Halloween Night” by Chase Alan Willis
“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Kevin MacLeod

Thank you for listening! 

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