Throughout the day, these creatures lie in their coffins. But when night falls, they wake up and go hunting. It's about vampires. They still exist today. Only not those who have long fangs and lie in coffins, but those who live and breathe, like all people.
The legend says that these bloodthirsty creatures roam the streets of Transylvania and Romania at night, look into the windows of the houses of local residents. They do this with only one purpose - to lure the "prey" with their gentle sweet voices. These are the real demons who are attracted by the taste of blood. They are painfully greedy creatures. But these are all mythical legends. The scientific aspect of vampirism is also worth noting.
In the history of mankind, there has not yet been an evil spirits, which would have received as much attention from science as paid to vampires. An uncountable number of certain scientific works and treatises have already been devoted to these creatures. If you put all the materials and testimonies of vampires together, you could get a solid library. Even today, scientists never leave the problem of the so-called living "vampires" for a minute.
The most recognizable vampire in the world is Vlad III Tepes, best known as Count Dracula. It was this Romanian ruler and voivode who became the prototype of the screened novel of the same name by the writer Bram Stoker - "Dracula".
Do vampires exist?
American scientists from the National University of New York claim that vampires exist. However, experts make one caveat here: humanity needs to stop perceiving vampires as devilish creatures. Today's "vampires" are not Satan's offspring at all. Modern "vampirism", according to American scientists, is a consequence of the manifestation of the so-called porphyria - a gene disease.
What is this disease?
A person suffering from this disease shows signs of a real vampire, unless they drink blood. According to statistics, 1 out of 200 thousand people suffer from this rare form of gene pathology. The patient's body in this case does not have the slightest opportunity to produce red blood cells - erythrocytes. This in turn affects iron deficiency and blood oxygen levels.
It is curious that the effect of ultraviolet rays on the skin of such people is destructive: the destruction of pigment metabolism and the breakdown of hemoglobin occur in the tissues. The skin turns brown and bursts. Over time, in vampire patients, it becomes covered with ulcers and scars. Therefore, sunshine is categorically contraindicated for patients. Moreover, porphyria deforms the tendons. In the rarest of cases, this can lead to twisting of the fingers.
It is documented that in the culture of the Indians who once inhabited Central America, there were already concepts such as "vampirism" and "bloodsuckers". It is curious that the Indians called living people this way. They bowed before them.
Is vampirism cured?
Scientists say yes. They have already carried out a number of experiments with DNA, according to the results of which they made a statement that congenital porphyria can be corrected, and the acquired porphyria can be treated with the newest and most modern means. All this will block the disease in the early stages.
