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Infection
A vampire bite can cause death by anaphylactic reaction; repeated bites can cause death from haemorrhagic shock, occasionally from subacute anaemia. A small minority of bites can lead to a metamorphosis from 'normal human being' to vampire; vampirification. One study suggests fewer than 1% of attacks lead to vampirification.2
There is no record - or rumour - of vampire reproduction in any other way, supporting theories of a parasitic factor; vampirification as a means of increasing the vampire population.
The favoured age of victims is early twenties; almost equal numbers of male and female victims, with a marked predominace of healthy, educated and intelligent people.2 Indeed, one mark of a threatened and declining vampire group may be a deviation from this careful preselection of victims.
A vampire bite can cause death by anaphylactic reaction
Human haemoglobin uses iron as its core; the vampire equivalent uses magnesium.
Respiration in the vampire does not involve the lungs at all.
Originally posted by Seiju
I didnt say that these were facts but merely ideas that i got while i was doing some research.
[edit on 21-12-2007 by Seiju]
Originally posted by Seiju
Its the first post on this page... How could you miss it?
Originally posted by wigit
Are there really REAL vampires? It's a subject I've never really looked into. I mean, I've read Dracula and all the Anne Rice novels but I thought they were just stories.Something rings a bell though. I read a few years back about some village in Mexico? where there were crosses outside every house and signs everywhere too about "los Vampiros" and I think they were having a lot of alien (entity) sightings and cattle mutilations too.
Originally posted by Akane
reply to post by UnforgiveableSin
Really sound like my cup of tea, however I want to meet one alone in a field, a full moon high in the sky. The light reflecting off his long dark hair, his penetrating eyes only on me and he will be dressed like a Victorian gentalman.(It happened in a very nice dream once upon a time.)
Oh there are many people who have, they are just perhaps to afraid to come out or think I wont take them seriously. Take for example that reporter that went missing in 1998, she went looking for vampires got in to deep and vanished. Which brings a whole new meaning to the saying "If you hunt for vampires, vampires will hunt for you" so perhaps I may get to meet one one day.
Ive heard about that, does it really work?
Originally posted by jackinthebox
I am a believer and hunter, but alas I have no first-hand account that I can share with you.
Originally posted by Dewm0nster
Originally posted by jackinthebox
I am a believer and hunter, but alas I have no first-hand account that I can share with you.
So let me get this straight- You're a vampire hunter, but have never even encountered one?
I'm a nascar racer. But, legally I can't drive.
Originally posted by Osiris1953
Originally posted by Akane
reply to post by Osiris1953
As for the person on the roof, was there and addic or window that would allow them access to a two story high roof?
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond, just been very busy and rather jaded with ATS as of late. Anyhow, I really didn't notice if there was easy roof access, the whole situation was strange enough. There were windows relatively close to the roof, so I suppose it wouldn't be impossible to get up there, but it would seem to be rather difficult.