This week we continue our feature of strange illnesses
THE VAMPIRE DISEASE Porphyria
This is a set of genetic disorders characterized by the malfunction of the hemoglobin productioin. This is a rare disease and is said to originate from imtermarriages of European nobility. It is not contagious but not curable.
Some symptoms are:
*Skin sensitive to sunlight.
*Redddish or purple urine
*Shrunken gums-making the teeth look more prominent and canine-like
*Averse reaction to garlic.
*Constant abdominal pain.
*Increases hair growth.
-*Bouts of vomiting and tightened skin.
The symptoms exhibited by sufferers of porphyria is believed to be responsibile for the vampire myth. One example is the redness of the urine was believed by some to be because the sufferers drank blood.
THE VAMPIRE DISEASE Porphyria
This is a set of genetic disorders characterized by the malfunction of the hemoglobin productioin. This is a rare disease and is said to originate from imtermarriages of European nobility. It is not contagious but not curable.
Some symptoms are:
*Skin sensitive to sunlight.
*Redddish or purple urine
*Shrunken gums-making the teeth look more prominent and canine-like
*Averse reaction to garlic.
*Constant abdominal pain.
*Increases hair growth.
-*Bouts of vomiting and tightened skin.
The symptoms exhibited by sufferers of porphyria is believed to be responsibile for the vampire myth. One example is the redness of the urine was believed by some to be because the sufferers drank blood.