ic ▁sym b ion ts ▁to ▁aer ob ic ▁par as ites , ▁rapidly ▁cons uming ▁their ▁hosts ▁when ▁exposed ▁to ▁air , ▁which ▁gives ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁v amp ires ▁instantly ▁li que f ying . ▁However , ▁the ▁b acter ia ▁also ▁produce ▁res il ient ▁" body ▁gl ue " ▁that ▁instantly ▁se als ▁bl unt ▁or ▁narrow ▁w ounds , ▁making ▁the ▁v amp ires ▁bullet proof . ▁With ▁his ▁new ▁knowledge , ▁Ne ville ▁is ▁killing ▁such ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁v amp ires ▁in ▁his ▁daily ▁for ays ▁that ▁his ▁night ly ▁visitors ▁have ▁dimin ished ▁significantly . ▁Ne ville ▁further ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁pan demic ▁was ▁spread ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁by ▁direct ▁v amp ire ▁bit es ▁as ▁by ▁b acter ia - b ear ing ▁mos qu itos ▁and ▁dust ▁storm s ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁following ▁a ▁recent ▁war . ▁The ▁incons ist ency ▁of ▁Ne ville ' s ▁results ▁in ▁handling ▁v amp ires ▁also ▁leads ▁him ▁to ▁realize ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁in ▁fact ▁two ▁differently - react ing ▁types ▁of ▁v amp ires : ▁those ▁conscious ▁and ▁living ▁with ▁a ▁w ors ening ▁in fection ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁died ▁but ▁been ▁re anim ated ▁by ▁the ▁b acter ia ▁( i . e . ▁und ead ). ▁ ▁After ▁three ▁years , ▁Ne ville ▁sees ▁a ▁ter r ified ▁woman ▁in ▁broad ▁day light . ▁Ne ville ▁is ▁immediately ▁susp icious ▁after ▁she ▁re co ils ▁viol ently ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of