A REAL disease after the myth of vampires and garlic

The vampire stories populate the collective imaginary of several generations since in 1897 the Irishman Bram Stocker published his novel "Dracula" .He relied to write it in his conversations with a Hungarian historian who told him about Vlad Drăculea. Stocker did not invent the legend of vampires , but from his novel it spread throughout the world and we all know as they are and what characteristics they have .Well, what seems to be the result of the imagination may not be and that there is a real disease after the myth of vampires and garlic.

A real disease after the myth of vampires and garlic

There are several characteristics that can make us think (figuratively speaking) that someone is a vampire. Paleness of the face and dark circles, the strange teeth , the panic in the light and the rejection of garlic .s movies we have seen how those who do not want to be bitten by vampires put a string of garlic around the neck or open a curtain so that the light falls on the vampire and ends with it.All these manifestations coincide with a terrible disease: porphyrias , and especially congenital erythropoietic porphyria.

Porphyrias are metabolic diseases that normally have genetic origin.They involve the enzymes that are responsible of metabolizing porphyrins.These occur in excess, which causes a series of disorders and among them some that bring the disease closer to the characteristics of «vampires» .

Garlic intolerance-Garlic consumption causes porphyrins to increase and group components to decrease mo, causing a much more serious and painful form of the disease in those affected. Hence those affected by porphyrias reject garlic.

A REAL disease after the myth of vampires and garlic

In addition to this characteristic there are others equally important:

Pale skin -Due to the absence of components of the heme group, patients suffer from anemia resulting in pale skin.

Photosensitivity -In many cases sunlight produces dermal lesions in the form of painful blisters that are usually infected.That is why they shy away from light and prefer to go outside when there is no sun, that is, at night.

A REAL disease after the myth of vampires and garlic

Dental alterations -It is another characteristic of the porphyrias, on the one hand the denture acquires a to reddish hue that looks like blood and on the other there is a gum retraction , which can make teeth look bigger, for example fangs.

According to some specialists, it is very possible that the first descriptions of vampires were taken from someone suffering from porphyria .In addition, they make one of the remedies that These people were given in times past, due to anemia, it was to consume blood-based foods since they were believed to relieve symptoms.What do you think? Could porphyries be at the base of the myth of vampires and garlic?

If you were interested in this article, you may want to read 6 historical vampires that you don't know.

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