stackyFACTSFar less romantic than the movies, and heavily frowned upon by public health officials. Clinical vampirism, sometimes called Renfield's syndrome, involves a pathological urge to consume blood. It usually starts with drinking their own blood before awkwardly escalating to seeking out donors.
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