When New England Blamed Tuberculosis on Vampires

Описание: In nineteenth-century New England, tuberculosis could tear through an entire family. Before people understood the disease, some blamed a dead relative—believing a vampire was stealing life from the living.

Source: Library of Congress Folklife Today
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/1...

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