New York : Don’t you know vampires in fictional stories? Evil spirits that drink human blood and live ‘undead’ even after death. Bramstoker’s Dracula belongs to the group of vampires. Really. Superstitions that existed centuries ago created the vampires that later became the basis of movies and works.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the belief that vampires were real existed in European countries and elsewhere. Those who were affected by diseases including tuberculosis were considered vampires. When such people die Strange funeral rites also existed in the name of not coming back.
Now researchers have recreated the face of a vampire who lived in the 18th century after 200 years with the help of DNA. He is known as the ‘Connecticut Vampire’ because he was found in Connecticut, USA. He was actually a farmer. He died of tuberculosis and his skin turned yellow and his eyes were red. .
The researchers recreated his face through facial reconstruction through DNA analysis. DNA was extracted from the skull. Through the DNA study conducted in 2019, the researchers identified the cause of his death as tuberculosis. His bones were found in 1994. He died at the age of 55.