Diseases in DayZ: Symptoms, Causes, and Cures
Complete health guide for DayZ. Learn how to identify and cure Cholera, Salmonella, Kuru, Influenza, Gas Poisoning, and more.
Quick Answer
To prevent diseases in DayZ: never drink water from rivers or ponds without chlorine tablets, cook all meat, wash your hands when bloody, and disinfect bandages. If sick, take tetracycline, charcoal, or multivitamins according to symptoms.
Cholera
Cause: Drinking from ponds, rivers or stagnant water
Symptom: Fever/Sweating (high temperature)
Salmonella
Cause: Eating or drinking with bloody hands
Symptom: Energy and water loss due to vomiting
Common Cold
Cause: Being wet or cold for a long time
Symptom: Coughing
Wound Infection
Cause: Allowing bleeding wounds to heal naturally without bandaging
Symptom: Mild groans of pain
Gas Poisoning (POX)
Cause: Being inside a toxic gas zone (dynamic or static) without full NBC protection
Symptom: Vomiting blood
Hypothermia
Cause: Prolonged exposure to extreme cold temperatures
Symptom: Frequent severe shivering
Kuru
Cause: Consuming human meat, fat, or viscera (whether raw, cooked, or rotten)
Symptom: Uncontrollable hysterical laughter and crying
Fracture
Cause: Fall damage from high altitudes
Symptom: Severe shock damage when trying to jog/run
Food Poisoning
Cause: Eating large amounts of unknown canned food
Symptom: Constant vomiting
Hemolytic Reaction
Cause: Receiving an incompatible blood type during a blood transfusion
Symptom: Instant unconsciousness upon blood transfusion
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