The rise of the vampire: How diseases may have led to Dracula

In many respects, the vampire of today is far removed from its roots in Eastern European folklore.

The Rhode Island Vampire Panic: How Fear and Disease Led to the Burning of Hearts - Davids Basement of the Bizarre

It sounds batty, but was Dracula really a bleeding vegetarian?

Count Dracula: A Vampire for the Ages – The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Vampire

Count Dracula: A Vampire for the Ages – The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Vampire

Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder

How 19th Century Disease Panic Created “Vampires” As We Know Them

How did 18th-century vampire hunters identify the undead? Blood and fingernails.

Dracula (Marvel), Villains Wiki

How did Dracula become the world's most famous vampire?, How a critical copyright battle catapulted Bram Stoker's Dracula into literary renown:, By TED-Ed

Rare disease in ancient times may have fuelled myth of vampires - Daily Record