30 Morbid Minutes
30 Morbid Minutes
30 Morbid Minutes
Battling Vampires (and Tuberculosis) in the 19th Century
37 minutes Posted Feb 3, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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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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Elyse Willems

Jessica Vasami


Music by Casey Edwards - @ComposerCasey

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