| Literature DB >> 9748039 |
Abstract
In the 18th century, belief in vampires--allegedly dead persons who left their graves and killed people and animals--raised great concern in the Balkans and an extensive debate in Europe. This historic phenomenon still awaits a comprehensive explanation. This article proposes that rabies may have played a key role in the development of the vampire legend, given the coincident time of the phenomena and the striking similarities between them.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9748039 DOI： 10.1212/wnl.51.3.856
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN： 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910