In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh open their 12th season with the much looked forward to Halloween special! Along the way, they cover Young Frankenstein, the disease risks of dead bodies, the morticians guide to the recently deceased, vampire tuberculosis and the mercy brown incident, how decomposition can make the dead appear alive, vampire medical weakness to water, possible medical origins of shapeshifting myths, rabies, porphyria and historical blood drinking, medical phlebotomy and vampire cures, the celtic curse

Further Reading

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/primate-diaries/a-natural-history-of-vampires/ 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3814375

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC139048/

https://www.livescience.com/health/fungus-that-may-have-caused-king-tuts-curse-shows-promise-in-treating-cancer

https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/does-cellular-senescence-hold-secrets-healthier-aging#:~:text=Senescent%20cells%20are%20unique%20in,and%20related%20dementias%2C%20and%20osteoarthritis.

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