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Halloween season wouldn’t be what it is without the undead. This week on Reactions, we unpack the chemistry that may have inspired one of our favorites: the vampire. When you think “vampire” some of today’s most popular vampires might come to mind. Attractive bloodsuckers with pale, sometimes sparkling skin. But in the 18th and 19th centuries, when European vampire lore first really took off, they were a bit more...morose and, instead of that crystal-clear skin, they appeared kind of sickly with a reddish complexion. Vampires were often depicted as men from poor, rural areas, who, after dying--often from diseases like the plague--would emerge from their coffins to wreak havoc on a nearby town, sucking the blood of humans, turning them into vampires as well. So how did this folklore come about? Possibly...disease.
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Writer: Samantha Jones, Ph.D.
Scientific Consultants: Scott Norton, Ph.D. Rodney Willoughby, Ph.D. Kristin Omberg, Ph.D., Hans Plugge, Ph.D., Leila Duman, PhD Brianne Raccor, PhD
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Immunity of fleas
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145305X19300746?via%3Dihub
Fleas and plague
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8993858
Plague history
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194748
Fleas and potential for bioterrorism
eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esm.09.12.00501-en
Lyme borreliosis
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539539
Medicinal leeches
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206115
Clinical use of leeches
http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2011;volume=57;issue=1;spage=65;epage=71;aulast=Porshinsky#ref2
Bed bugs and pathogens
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27295087
Bed bug pheromones
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201409890
Vampire bats and rabies
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24784570
The vampire in medical perspective: myth or malady?
academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/107/11/945/2890493
Rabies and vampire lore
https://n.neurology.org/content/51/3/856
Tick saliva
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050043
Hydrophobia and rabies
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293146
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Check out Monstrum: youtube.com/channel/UCO6nDCimkF79NZRRb8YiDcA
Halloween season wouldn’t be what it is without the undead. This week on Reactions, we unpack the chemistry that may have inspired one of our favorites: the vampire. When you think “vampire” some of today’s most popular vampires might come to mind. Attractive bloodsuckers with pale, sometimes sparkling skin. But in the 18th and 19th centuries, when European vampire lore first really took off, they were a bit more...morose and, instead of that crystal-clear skin, they appeared kind of sickly with a reddish complexion. Vampires were often depicted as men from poor, rural areas, who, after dying--often from diseases like the plague--would emerge from their coffins to wreak havoc on a nearby town, sucking the blood of humans, turning them into vampires as well. So how did this folklore come about? Possibly...disease.
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Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions
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You might also like:
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youtu.be/SUEjmyisz7c
What Happens When You're About to Die?
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The Chemistry of Hollywood Fake Blood
youtu.be/8OC5rji1stI
How Much Candy Would Kill You?
youtu.be/RNOycTzN-fg
Credits:
Producer: Elaine Seward
Writer: Samantha Jones, Ph.D.
Scientific Consultants: Scott Norton, Ph.D. Rodney Willoughby, Ph.D. Kristin Omberg, Ph.D., Hans Plugge, Ph.D., Leila Duman, PhD Brianne Raccor, PhD
Executive Producer: George Zaidan
Production Manager: Hilary Hudson
Music:
Sources:
Immunity of fleas
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145305X19300746?via%3Dihub
Fleas and plague
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8993858
Plague history
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194748
Fleas and potential for bioterrorism
eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esm.09.12.00501-en
Lyme borreliosis
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539539
Medicinal leeches
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206115
Clinical use of leeches
http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2011;volume=57;issue=1;spage=65;epage=71;aulast=Porshinsky#ref2
Bed bugs and pathogens
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27295087
Bed bug pheromones
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201409890
Vampire bats and rabies
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24784570
The vampire in medical perspective: myth or malady?
academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/107/11/945/2890493
Rabies and vampire lore
https://n.neurology.org/content/51/3/856
Tick saliva
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050043
Hydrophobia and rabies
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293146
Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day.
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