July 1, 2007 (AP / New York) -- A peacock that roamed into the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant was attacked by a man who vilified the bird as a vampire, animal-control authorities said.

March 31, 2007 (Kevin Meade / Sunday Tasmanian) - Tracey Wigginton, a lesbian "vampire" serving life for murder, is fighting a decision by Queensland Corrective Services to move her from a prison farm to the higher-security Brisbane women's prison.

January 22, 2008 (Mirror.co.uk / Jeremy Armstrong) -- A crazed son who stabbed his parents and then drank his stepfather's blood was locked up in a secure hospital yesterday. Thomas Owen, 28, thought he had to kill Joe and Sheena Foster to prevent the murder of a little girl, a court heard.

The modern culture is abundant with stories about vampires. Film producers make many movies about vampire hunters every year, lots of books about vampirism and vampires appear regularly. Feeding on blood has become one of the top issues discussed at a variety of forums, especially of Gothic teenagers. What is the official medicinal opinion about vampires today?

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