Directory 1. What is vampire disease? Second, the first person to study vampire disease Third, the relationship between vampires and vampire disease First of all, what is vampire disease? Vampire legends come from folklore in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It is a legendary supernatural creature that can live forever after biting people's blood. With the continuous adaptation of novels and movies in 100 years, the image of vampires has gradually taken shape, which generally has the following characteristics: like drinking blood, afraid of the sun, pale face, hate garlic, sharp teeth and immortality. But in reality, there is a prototype disease of "vampire disease"-porphyria. This disease, also known as hemochromatosis, is a group of porphyrin metabolic disorders caused by the lack of an enzyme or the decrease of enzyme activity. The disease is generally caused by gene mutation, and has three clinical features: skin damage, abdominal pain and neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Second, the first person to study vampire diseases The first person to study this problem was British doctor Lee Elis, who believed that the so-called vampire was actually a patient with severe porphyria. 1963, the doctor submitted a paper entitled "On Porphyria and the Pathogen of Vampires" to the British Royal Medical Association. At first, few people believed him. Until the mid-1980s, some people began to support his view, and gradually believed that the European legend about vampires and changeable people still had its realistic foundation.
Third, the relationship between vampires and vampire patients in reality The following are my personal thoughts, which have no scientific basis and are limited to watching and playing!
(1) Love to drink blood: Blood transfusion can alleviate the symptoms of most patients with porphyria, and it is still the mainstream treatment. But in ancient times, medical technology was not so developed, so porphyria patients drank blood to relieve discomfort, which may be the source of vampire stories.
(2) Pale face: Many vampires we see in movies are pale, but in reality, we will find that most patients are accompanied by severe anemia, and pallor is a major feature of porphyria patients.
(3) Hate garlic: In western movies, vampires are generally afraid of garlic. My guess is that garlic in food will have a certain impact on porphyria patients, which may lead to a sudden aggravation of the disease. Therefore, porphyria patients don't like to eat garlic.
(3) Sharp teeth: All vampires in movies have sharp teeth. In fact, after exposure to sunlight, porphyria patients will turn into toxins that devour muscles and arrange, corrode lips and gums, and expose teeth as sharp as wolves.
(4) Immortal body: vampires in movies generally have a long life span, even immortal bodies. In fact, the life span of porphyria patients is generally short, but because they are afraid of the sun and don't go out often, they generally have clan inheritance, so it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish clan members, and the saying of "immortality" comes from the words of ear food.
Well, this is my understanding and thinking about vampire diseases. In fact, as a very rare disease, people often have many misunderstandings about vampire patients. But in fact, everyone wants to have a healthy body, and we should also give vampire patients more understanding.