• @BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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    41 year ago

    4th hypothesis: Vampires are actually people infected with rabies.

    People with rabies avoid mirrors or it causes a strong reaction to them. It was even used as a diagnosis tool, if a person can watch herself in a mirror this person does not have rabies.

    Other similarities between vampires and rabies:

    • Biting, the infected wants to bite other people and the bite can turn the other person into a vampire/rabies infected. People with rabies can also end up with bloody saliva that drips from their mouth.
    • Vampires can transform into bats/dogs/wolves according to the culture. These animals are all a vector of rabies. Also infected animals and infected people behave similarly.
    • Garlic and Sun, people infected rabies get hypersensitivity to strong light or smells.
    • Hydrophobic, the infected are becoming completely hydrophobic, they can’t drink or get close to water.
    • Night activity due to insomnia
    • hypersexuality …
      • @BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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        1 year ago

        Me neither, I discovered that while I was digging in the rabbit hole for my previous comment.

        What I find fascinating with this theory is that it would means that vampires actually “existed” for real. People had tangible proofs that someone was a vampire.

        With the help modern medicine we now know what is the cause of rabies, however without modern medicine knowledge “Vampire” could be a very viable diagnosis.

    • liv
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      11 year ago

      I’m absolutely convinced!!!