Abstract

CAMARGO-SANCHEZ, Andrés. CARING DEMONS, VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES AND ZOMBIES IN HISTORY BETWEEN REALITY AND FANTASY. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2016, vol.19, n.2, pp.285-295. ISSN 0123-4226.

Diseases are as old as human beings, every disease has a variety of signs and symptoms that are reflected in the physical and mental state, they also have sociological implications depending on their clinical manifestations and the explanations that science and religion gave to why these individuals were affected. The purpose throughout this paper it will be contrasted and reflected the mystical and scientific explanations of different diseases that have plagued humanity through history and the ignorance society have towards them. Concepts were stated by the authors based in mystical and medical explanations, guided methodology an exhaustive literature review using databases, this association generated an era of irrationality and superstition from ancient times to present times. Depression, anxiety, epilepsy, sleep paralysis, porphyria, hypertrichosis, clinical lycanthropy and rabies will be analyzed. Base on their clinical picture, which resulted in erroneous and mystical explanations that led society to isolate, reject and act violently towards patients suffering from these diseases. At the same time society created myths, tales and legends that were reinforced and transmitted from generation to generation by oral tradition, folklore, literature, art and now by films, television and internet.

Keywords : Disease; History; Magic; Belief; Health Sciences.

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