DayZ: Every Sickness Explained – Cause, Symptoms & Cure

When it comes to Dayz, the game is highly realistic when it comes to illnesses and diseases. If you aren't careful, you can contract a variety of viruses, illnesses, and diseases in the game. Your character's immune system can be weakened by low health or body temperature. Taking multivitamins can help boost your immune system, but some viruses can be very strong and infect other survivors if you frequently interact with them.

To help you navigate through sickness in Dayz, it's important to understand the different illnesses and their symptoms. You will also have a sick icon on your HUD to alert you when you're sick. However, it's important to remember that symptoms alone are not enough to determine your illness; you will need to backtrack and recall what you have consumed, touched, or come into contact with.

It's also important to note that the treatment for each illness in Dayz may differ. Charcoal Tablets are commonly used, so it's a good idea to keep some on hand. Below is a list of Dayz sicknesses, their symptoms, prevention methods, and treatments. Let's dive into how to cure sickness in Dayz.

Wound Infection

• Causes:

  • Bandaging with non-disinfected rags
  • Letting your wounds heal on their own
  • Suturing with a non-disinfected sewing kit
  • Bandaging with non-disinfected bandages.
• Symptoms:
  • Light screen blur (Stage 1)
  • Light pain sounds (Stage 1)
  • Slow stam. regen (Stage 1)
  • Heavy screen blur (Stage 2)
  • Heavy pain sounds (Stage 2)
  • Fever (Stage 2)
  • Shaking hands (Stage 2)
  • x10 Water loss (Stage 2)
  • HP loss (Stage 2)
• Prevention:
  • Sterilize bandages, rags and sewing kits
  • Don't let your wounds close on their own
  • Clean your wounds with disinfectants
• Treatment: 
  • Disinfectants (Effective for Stage 1)
  • Tetracycline (+4 Pills consecutively)

Cholera

• Causes:

  • Drinking from ponds, rivers or stagnant water
  • Drinking unknown liquids inside containers
  • Drinking from an infected container
• Symptoms: 
  • Fever (High temperature)
  • Vomiting after drinking / eating
  • Progressive dehydration
• Prevention: 
  • Achieve and keep a High Immune System
  • Avoid non-purified water sources
  • Sanitizes any shared water containers
  • Sterilize liquids by Boiling / Chlorine Tabs
• Treatment: 
  • Small bits/sips (To avoid vomiting)
  • Tetracycline
  • Vitamins

Salmonella

• Causes: 
  • Eating with bloody hands (Any source)
  • Drinking with bloody hands (Any source)
  • Eating raw animal meat, fat or guts
• Symptoms:
  • Vomiting after drinking / eating
  • Energy and Water loss due vomits
  • Light Pain sounds
• Prevention:
  • Avoid eating any raw food
  • Cook the meat/fat before eating
  • Wash your hands if they are bloody
  • Wear gloves when skinning and quartering
• Treatment:
  • Small bits/sips (To avoid vomiting)
  • Charcoal Tabs
  • Vitamins

Common Cold

• Causes:

  • Being Wet/Cold for an extended time
  • Weakened immune system (Low Stats)
  • Direct transmission from a sick survivor
• Symptoms:
  • Frequent Sneezing
  • Frequent Shivers
• Prevention:
  • Achieve and keep a High Immune System
  • Stay away from other sick players
  • Do not share water/food with sick players
  • Use masks and helmets to prevent spread
• Treatment: 
  • Social distancing
  • Tetracycline
  • Vitamins

Influenza (Flu)

• Causes:

  • Being Wet/Cold for very long time
  • Weakened immune system (Low Stats)
  • Direct transmission from a a sick survivor
• Symptoms:
  • Frequent Sneezing
  • Frequent Shivers
  • Fever
• Prevention:
  • Achieve and keep a High Immune System
  • Stay away from other sick players
  • Do not share water/food with sick players
  • Use masks and helmets to prevent spread
• Treatment: 
  • Social distancing
  • Tetracycline
  • Vitamins

Chemical Poisoning

• Causes:

  • Eating big amounts of Unknown Food Cans
  • Eating Rotten and / or Burned Food
  • Drinking Gasoline
• Symptoms:
  • Constant Vomiting
  • Food and Water lose due vomits
  • Fatigue (Slower stamina regeneration)
• Prevention:
  • Avoid Rotten/Burned food
  • Do not drink Gasoline
• Treatment:
  • Charcoal
  • Vitamins

Kuru

• Causes:
  • Eating Human Steaks, Fat or Guts (Cooked, raw or rotten)
• Symptoms:
  • Uncontrollable laughter
  • Violents Hand Shakes while aiming
• Prevention:
  • Never eat human Meat, Fat or Guts
  • Always save a bullet in your pocket
  • Do not eat unknown source Fat
• Treatment:
  • KILL YOURSELF

Hemolytic Reaction

• Causes:

  • Receiving an Incompatible Blood Type into your system from a blood transfusion.
• Symptoms: 
  • Instant Unconsciousness
  • Fast Blood loss for 3 minutes
  • Around 1200 Blood Units loss total
• Prevention:
  • Know your blood type by using a test kit
  • Always ensure blood compatibility
• Treatment:
  • The reaction will end after 3 minutes

Toxic Zone

• Causes:

  • Being within a Toxic Zone (Static or Dynamic)
  • No protection (NBC Suit, Mask, Filters)
  • Depleted Filters on Gas Mask
• Symptoms:
  • One Cut every 15 seconds
  • Coughing and vomiting blood
  • Gas Poisoning disease (+ effects)
  • Unconsciousness, HP loss, certain death
• Prevention:
  • Do not enter Toxic Zones unprepared
  • Escape if you hear an airstrike close
  • Wear a full NBC Suit + Gas Mask with Filters
• Treatment:
  • NBC Suit
  • Gas Masks
  • Mask Filters (Only to prevent, you won't survive without protection)

Fracture

• Causes:

  • Fall damage (High falls or by accumulation)
  • Stepping into a Bear Trap / Land Mine
  • Melee hits or Shots to the leg
  Symptoms:
  • Shock Damage from fast movements
  • Limp according to fracture severity
  • Chance of Unconsciousness due to shock
  Prevention:
  • Avoid high ground falls
  • Avoid repetitive falls
  • Watch your step
  Treatment:
  • Apply a Splint
  • Wait 15 minutes

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