To turn a human to a vampire you need to drain almost all of the humans blood as the white blood cells defend against the invading symbiote [stem cells] in the vampire blood (which the vampire gives to their new 'child' to drink).
- The circulating symbiote in the blood is sensitive to UV light which causes the release of toxins/intracelular enzymes, as they are damageddamaged; and the loss of the vampires replacement immune system. Which leads to bad rapid sun burn, sloughing the of skin and in severe cases, necrotizing fasciitisnecrotizing fasciitis.
- UV light doesn't directly harm vampires. They are pale and get sun burnt easily and have photophobia photophobia (bright light hurts their eyes), but those are just inconveniences; which modern sunscreen and fashionable glasses can deal with. However it does inactivate their vampiric abilities. So they lose their rapid healing and anti-ageing. This would mean going in the sun makes you get older, lose your youth and get one step further to dying of 'old age'. The more 'immortality' you have, the more you fear it being taken away from you.
- The symbiote almost always causes infertility (the circulating symbiont can cross testes|placenta[testes|placenta]/blood barrier and fights off other 'invading parasites') So vampires can only reproduce symbiotically
- Hypnosis is not a thing, but they can produce pheromones which induce fear, relaxation, lust etc, in those near to them. (This is totally plausible, I know of people who get turned on, (and unconsciously sometimes start following the trail), if someone walking past them are wearing Fahrenheit by Christian Dior)
- A vampires bite, like wise, is venomous, injecting anti coagulants, pheromones, and healing accelerant factors. (From an evolutionary biology point of view, this means they can get close to their prey, get what they need, and get away without people (with pitch forks) noticing. This could even be beneficial to the victims; they have anemia and feel a bit woosie for a couple of days but get a temporary shot of healing and antiaginganti-aging serum! Sounds a good trade!