conditions include Xeroderma Pigmentossum and Porphyria. These diseases are very severe. The skin develops no melanin so that there is no protection from UV light and its aggressive rays. "he person suffering from these diseases easily get burned in the sun up to 3rd degree or produce skin cancer after spending only minutes in the day/sunlight. You could imagine a person suffering from one of those diseases going out side, and actually begin to be burned alive, by the sun. There are also diseases that may have been linked to vampire attack victims. Anemia is a good example of this. Anemia is a blood disease in which the red-cell count is unusually low. A major symptom of anemia is a pale complexion, fatigue, and digestive disorders. This may have brought people in the 18th century to think that a person with anemia was a vampire seeing as he had with a pale complexion and he had trouble eating food. The Old Ways To Kill Or Disarm A Vampire Scatter seeds around the Vampires coffin, or around your house. Carry a cross, holy water, Place iron around your bed, or house. Place a mirror by the door to your home. Turn your shoes around. Place a broom behind the door. Decorate your home with items with illumination or smell. Fire We do know that they used Garlic, because it was thought to be a sort of spiritual talisman; allegedly the vampire cannot stand its smell. Crosses and holy symbols would be used because the Vampire has forever been linked with the devil. Famous Vampires Dracula Yes, we all know about this famous count. But, did you know old Dracula was actually based on a Wallachian Prince, it was Bram Stoker, who wrote the first novel, Dracula in 1897 who created the Transylvanian Count part. Actually called Dracula in his lifetime, but he is more commonly known as Vlad the Impaler, and the number dead at his hand is conservatively placed around 40,000. Vlad became quite known for his brutal punishment techniques; he often ordered p...
