Vampirism

... BCG vaccine, antibiotic resistance). I seriously doubt that enough person believed in (or even knew anything about) vampires to mistake TB for vampirism. And remember that it was a disaese of the poor, then of the illiterates, so Bram Stoker wasn't exactly that well known. I'd like to know ...

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... may occur due to persons with active TB coughing, sneezing, speaking, or spitting. During the Industrial Revolution, TB was often mistaken for vampirism. When a member of a family died from TB, the other members would become infected and lose their health slowly. The original vampire was believed ...

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