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Back to EpisodesBattling Vampires (and Tuberculosis) in the 19th Century
Season 10
Episode 94
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
Did a deadly disease spark the legend of vampires? Or were bloodthirsty creatures really lurking in the shadows? We learn how the rampant spread of the "wasting disease" (tuberculosis) contributed to mass panic and vampire hysteria in the nineteenth century.
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