Originally Posted by burkhartdesu (Post 735791)

If you think you're a vampire-- you may have some mental issues.


What causes someone to be a vampire?

Are vampires real? No.

Is it an alluring idea to naive, impressionable young adults? Yes.

Is there a scientific explanation?


One of the most interesting "vampire diseases" is porphyria. Porphyria is a rare disease characterized by irregularities in production of heme, an iron-rich pigment in blood. People with the more severe forms of porphyria are highly sensitive to sunlight, experience severe abdominal pain and may suffer from acute delirium. One possible treatment for porphyria in the past might have been to drink blood, to correct the imbalance in the body (though there's no clear evidence of this). Some porphyria sufferers do have reddish mouths and teeth, due to irregular production of the heme pigment.

A more likely physical root of vampirism is catalepsy, a peculiar physical condition associated with epilepsy, schizophrenia and other disorders that affect the central nervous system. During a cataleptic episode, a person essentially freezes up: The muscles become rigid, so that the body is very stiff, and the heart rate and respiration slow down. Someone suffering from acute catalepsy could very well be mistaken for a corpse.



SOURCE: science.howstuffworks.com/vampire5.htm

Originally Posted by shoana (Post 735780)

:D
vampires dont sparle in the sun they burn in the sun
its another sure way to kill them

Originally Posted by shoana (Post 735804)

oh wow he has tenicallity so what u shouldnt sun ppls belifes its like saying religon is bullshit but to ppl its a way of life so dissaper

Originally Posted by tohruchan7 (Post 735883)

vampires were interviewed on the tyra banks show lol it was kinda bizzare.

Originally Posted by Tenchu (Post 735886)

If that were true, the police would have shown up to arrest them for confessing murder...