Senin, 01 April 2013
Porphyria the Vampire Disease
This is a horrible mystery illness, and not allowed to come out during sunlight.Porphyria is a disorder in the heme biosynthetic process, part of hemoglobin, the component of red blood cells that binds oxygen function and running it through the body. In patients with increased excretion of porphyrin tjd porphyria, an enzyme that plays within the synthesis of heme. Porphyrin buildup within the body tissues causing purplish red urine, skin extremely sensitive to sunlight and within a couple of cases of patients experiencing severe anemia.The similarity of some symptoms of porphyria above with characteristics traits that vampires and vampire legends in the community suggests that porphyria is an illness behind the myths page. Severe anemia and purplish red urine was allegedly born vampire legends as root blood drinkers. Allegation was first raised by a biochemist David Dolphin within the American Associate for the Advancement of Science in 1985. Porphyria porphura derived from a Greek word which means the color purple. This name refers to the color change some fluid one become purple urine.Porphyria is composed of several types with symptoms. Not all types of porphyria exhibit vampire-like symptoms. In general porphyria is divided into two : Acute Cutaneous porphyria and porphyria.Acute porphyria attacks the nervous system dng symptoms, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, muscle weakness, fever and hallucinations. Cutaneous porphyria attacks the skin nerve neuron, causing the sufferer extremely sensitive skin and mudh blister if exposed to UV light. It is this type of porphyria often didentikan dng'' vampire traits.
Porphyria cutaneatarda the most frequent type of porphyria encountered, including the type of nerve attacking the skin. Within kaitanya dng porphyrin stacking location, porphyria into two is also divided Hepatic porphyria (accumulation in liver / heart) and erythropaetic porphyria (accumulation in the bone marrow red blood cell manufacturers).Porphyria is a rare disorder that is not a contagious disease. 20% of patients get porphyria by genetic inheritance, while 80% are caused by the use of drugs and alcohol.There are some famous people who allegedly suffered from porphyria, among others-George William III (King of England from 1760 to 1820)-Mary Stuart (cousin of George III, Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567)-Vincent Van Gogh (impressionist painter)-Nebuchadnezzar II (King of Babylon 605-562 BC)
