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* ''Bram Stoker's Van Helsing'': The film follows Van Helsing trying his best to keep Lucy from turning. However after Dracula's third bite, he's uncertain if he can despite his treatments. And indeed when Arthur is looking over Lucy, she suddenly seems rather perky and flirty, asking him to kiss her. When he tries to tell her that Helsing ordered her to rest, her voice suddenly deepens in an inhuman tone, now "demanding" he kiss her. Van Helsing and Seward walk in just as Lucy suddenly grows fangs and tries to bite Arthur before Van Helsing manages to pull him away.

* '''GlamourFailure:''' Reflections fade, hair grows in strange places (or falls out), larger [[FangsAreEvil sinister fangs]], etc.

* '''NotHimself:''' Behavior changes, either becoming more aggressive, randy, [[CreepyMonotone emotionless]] or even [[EmptyShell listless]].

When a character becomes infected with TheVirus or a ViralTransformation, typically thanks to a run-in with a vampire, werewolf, space alien, [[NanoMachines nano machine]] [[HollywoodCyborg cyborg]] or weirder fare, the victim will take a while to change into his new form. During that time, he will start exhibiting a lot of the strange behavior and physical changes as a symptom of the transformation. Either he or an observant loved one will have a dawning "OhCrap" reaction as he notices the change into a non-human critter.

* '''New friends:''' Typically, the one who infected the character is now their new BFF, who they will follow around like a puppy. He or she will encourage the infectee [[ZombieInfectee to believe nothing is wrong]].

If MoreThanMindControl is involved, it's up to a loved one to notice the change and save their friend... or [[IDidWhatIHadToDo put him]] out [[MercyKill of his misery]]. Alternately, if the character isn't under mental thrall, now's a good time to become a VampireRefugee with HeroicWillpower. Who knows? Maybe a cure ''is'' possible, or at least redemption via AscendedDemon-hood.

* Making friends can be difficult, which is why we should always try to make new ones! However, if one of your friends leaves your group and joins a new, ''strange'' person, he or she may be '''dangerous!'''

** Megumi is one of the earlier examples. When the new residents of the village move in, she get curious and goes to their manor to see what their like. The owners invite her to come in... and suddenly grows deathly ill the following day, getting weaker and weaker before ultimately dying.

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* Symptoms of [[spoiler: Xehanort posession]] in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series include yellow eyes, pointed ears, and eventually [[WhiteHairBlackHeart silver hair]] and acting more like a ColdHam.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Top row: 1) Subject: Erica, regular and perky human. 2) Encounter with a vampire. 2nd row: 3) Bitten, loss of blood, marks on neck, now despondent and stoic. 4) Vampirism sets in and a hunger for blood. Final row: 5) Complete undeath.]]

''Webcomic/DraculaRulerOfTheNight'':

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** Likewise Mina shows vampiric traits after Dracula bites her and forces her to drink his blood. A wafer Helsing tries to bless her with burns her skin and leaves an imprint on her, her canines start getting longer and sharper and the heroes find she has a telepathic connection with Dracula and use it to track him down though over time the hypnosis to activate the connection starts to fail. What's more, as the trip to the castle goes on, Mina loses her appetite for regular food and falls into a sleep during the day she can't be woken from. Yet creepily enough when night falls, she's much more active and exuberant until dawn. So much so that Helsing can't go to sleep at one point during a camp stop due to her just blankly ''staring'' at him all night, fearful that she could pounce on him at any moment.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Bill suffers from a mild version after being attacked by [[{{Werewolf}} Fenrir Greyback.]]

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* Kei Kurono's brother, in ''{{Manga/Gantz}}'', starts turning into a "vampire". Symptoms are apathy, lack of sympathy for other humans and loss of appetite (for regular food).

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* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'',

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[[caption-width-right:350: Top row: 1) Ericia, regular and perky human. 2) Encounter with a vampire. 2nd row: 3) Bitten, loss of blood, marks on neck, now despondent and stoic. 4) Vampirism sets in and a hunger for blood. Final row: 5) Complete undeath.]]

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in ''TheOffice'', after an encounter with a bat trapped in the building, Jim starts faking symptoms of vampirism (getting burned on garlic bread, for instance) to fool with Dwight.

* In ''Film/BramStokerDracula'' .after Lucy is bitten a first time. Arthur comes to visit while she's trying on a wedding dress. As they talk, Lucy notes that her hearing is getting surprisingly good to the point she can hear servants on the other side of the house and mice crawling around in the walls but keeps having nightmares. After the second bite, she's bedridden and suddenly acts much more aggressive when she gets a whiff of garlic put by her bedside. When Quincy tries to calm her down, she suddenly sprouts fangs and nearly bites him if Van Helsing hadn't pulled him away. When they sedate her, they see that her fangs have receded but are quite noticable on her gums in front of her regular teeth.

** Likewise when Mina is bitten the first time, not only do mini-fangs appear in her mouth but her hair likewise begins to grow out more. Even trying to style it and cut doesn't seem to stop it. [[spoiler: By the time the confrontation with Dracula, it's grown down her back, giving out PeekABangs as she grows closer toward becoming a vampire.]]

** Likewise when Mina is bitten the first time, not only do mini-fangs appear in her mouth but her hair likewise begins to grow out more. [[spoiler: By the time the confrontation with Dracula, it's grown down her back, giving out PeekABangs as she grows closer toward becoming a vampire.]]

''Webcomic/DraculaRulerOfTheNight'': Along with the usual sharpened canines, Lucy cites her senses becoming more sharper then normal. Like she can see speck of dust from across the room and hear several rooms beyond her bedroom wall. The protagonists also notice Lucy's ears are likewise becoming more oddly misshapen the paler she gets after each bite. Indeed, after the third bite, it turns completely [[PointyEars pointed]] for a moment when she tries to "kiss" Arthur before Helsing stops her. When they see her again as a vampire, the ear is permanently pointed.

a character becomes infected with TheVirus or a ViralTransformation, typically thanks to a run-in with a vampire, werewolf, space alien, [[NanoMachines nano machine]] [[HollywoodCyborg cyborg]] or weirder fare, the victim will take a while to change into his new form. During that time, he will start exhibiting a lot of the strange behavior and physical changes as a symptom of the transformation. Either he or an observant loved one will have a dawning "OhCrap" reaction as he notices the change into a non-human critter.

[[caption-width-right:350: Top row: 1) Ericia, regular and perky human. 2) Encounter with a vampire. 2nd row: 3) Bitten, loss of blood now despondent and stotic. 4) Vampirism sets in and a hunger for blood. Final row: 5) Complete undeath.]]

When a character becomes infected with TheVirus or a ViralTransformation, typically thanks to a run-in with a vampire, werewolf, space alien, [[NanoMachines nano machine]] [[HollywoodCyborg cyborg]] or weirder fare, the victim will take a while to change into his new form. During that time, he will start exhibiting a lot of the strange behavior and physical changes as a symptom of the transformation. Either he or an observant loved one will have a dawning "OhCrap" reaction as he notices the change into a non-human critter.

''Webcomic/DraculaRulerOfTheNight'': Along with the usual sharpened canines, Lucy cites her senses becoming more sharper then normal. Like she can see speck of dust from across the room and hear several rooms beyond her bedroom wall. The protagonists also notice Lucy's ears are likewise becoming more oddly misshappen the paler she gets after each bite. Indeed, after the third bite, it turns completely [[PointyEars pointed]] for a moment when she tries to "kiss" Arthur before Helsing stops her. When they see her again as a vampire, the ear is permanently pointed.

** Lucy shows symptoms as Dracula takes more of her blood becoming more weak and susceptible to his power. After being bitten a third time, her condition worsens quickly, she rips up a letter at one point and continues the motion even when it's taken from her, it noted that she looks odd when she sleeps as if she's much stronger herself. Eventually the protagonists realize her bite marks are completely gone and her canines are noticeable sharper. When she sees Arthur, her demeanor turns completely seductive though she has a glazed, dull look in her eyes before she tries to "kiss" him. Helsing realizes it's the vampire in her talking and keeps Arthur from her and indeed for a moment she goes into rage before coming to her senses and eventually dying. Helsing bitterly notes that the Lucy they know is dead and has now been corrupted into a vampire.