Disease

WARNING! Pilgrims who are at MAX Disease will begin taking Blood damage, if this causes you to become Knocked Out you will Permanently Die!

Human Infectious Diseases

Diseases

There are four main Diseases in the New World, Big Pox, Frontier Flux, Land Legs, Maroon Fever. Untreated Disease will progressively get worse, filling up your Disease bar, until at max Disease you will begin taking .1 Blood damage roughly every 90 seconds. If your Blood gets to 0 and you are Knocked Out, you will permanently die.

Pilgrims are NOT allowed to enter the Providence Church if they are infected.

Transmission

Humans are believed to acquire Disease by inhalation of bad air. Standing close to another infected pilgrim, or even next to the corpse of a pilgrim who has died of Disease, and opening an infected Plague Chest are believed to be ways to contract Disease. It is also rumored that the item Cozy Blanket, a gift from the Developers, can transmit Disease when opened.

Zoonotic Transmission

Some animals and insects can pass their Diseases on to humans. Zoonotic Diseases CANNOT be Prevented.

Rats

Rats are an aggressive Darkness Creature which will frequently attack on sight. If a Rat attacks you other Rats nearby will join in and attack you as well. If you are bit by a Rat you will become Diseased, with the particular Disease being random. Each subsequent bite will increase the Disease's severity. Pilgrims who spread Disease to others gain a good bit of Insanity.

Deer Ticks

Deer Ticks are obtained by chance when skinning a Deer. A Deer Tick can be used to transmit Disease to Criminals in the Stocks, or hidden in most Clothing by a pilgrim who has learned the Plague Handling Skill, wearing Any Clothing with a Deer Tick hidden inside will cause you to become Diseased.

Domesticated Animals

Diseased Cows, Goats, Sheeps, and Pigs do NOT normally transmit Disease to humans, however Domesticated Animals which die of Disease can be loaded into Long Range Mortars by pilgrims who have learned the Plague Handling Skill. Being hit by Diseased Animal fired from a Long Range Mortar will cause you to become Diseased.

Signs and Symptoms

With the four Diseases there are four symptoms, but all four diseases will exhibit all four symptoms randomly, but one symptom will be more common than the others. Early in the Disease's progression it may be difficult to tell which Disease has actually been contracted. As time passes, the Disease will become more and more serious, the symptoms occurring more frequently. The worse the Disease gets, though, the easier it is to figure out which symptom is the most common and therefore find the correct cure. [1] This video can help in identifying your symptoms.

Disease	Imbalance	Symptom	Description
Big Pox	Yellow Bile	Coughing	Flinch and distinct coughing sound when symptom strikes.
Frontier Flux	Phlegm	Vomiting	Flinch, puking sound leaves Vomit on the ground when symptom strikes.
Land Legs	Black Bile	Dizziness	Flinch without making a sound when symptom strikes.
Maroon Fever	Blood	Headache	Flinch, hold head, and distinct moaning sound when symptom strikes.

While you are experiencing the symptoms of any Disease you will be Stunned for a time relative to the severity of your Disease.

Disease Treatment

Once a Disease is Diagnosed, it can be treated with the appropriate medication. It may take more than one dose of the medication to cure the Disease, especially if the Disease has progressed particular far, or the wrong cure has been taken. CAUTION: Taking any cure will do .2 damage to the corresponding Humour. While small it is possible to become Knocked Out in this way.

Disease	Main Symptom	Cure	How to Apply	Humour Damaged
Big Pox	Coughing	Willowbark Tonic	Sip.	Phlegm
Frontier Flux	Vomiting	Columbine Paste	Right-click and select "Eat".	Yellow Bile
Land Legs	Dizziness	Smelling Salts	Right-click and select "Sniff".	Black Bile
Maroon Fever	Headache	Leech	Equip to Torso slot and let it drain Blood.	Blood

Disease Prevention

In most cases the it is possible to avoid infection simply by not inhaling the bad air, however, Zoonotic Diseases can NOT be prevented against.

Method	How to Apply	Notes
Plague Doctor's Masque	Equip to Face slot.		Dark Plague Masque	Equip to Face slot.	Store bought.
Golden Plague Masque	Equip to Face slot.	Loyalty Appreciation item.	Miasma Masque	Equip to Face slot.	Store bought.
X-Mas Plague Doctor's Masque	Equip to Face slot.	Developers Item	Disease Immunity buff.	Drinking certain Liquids.	Lasts 8 hours.
Silk Hanky	Equip to left Hand slot.	Prevents the spread of your infection to others.

Disease Immunity

Certain Liquids when poured into a Drinking Vessel and equipped to the left Hand slot can be Sipped for a chance to gain a Disease Immunity buff which lasts for 8 hours and protects you from all airborne Disease. This Sip adds 10 to your Quaffed & Quenched debuff. This buff can NOT be refreshed with additional Sips.

Liquid	Chance
Berry Juice	100% chance.
Red Grape Juice	10% chance.
White Grape Juice	10% chance.

Animal Infectious Diseases

Animal Sickness

Domesticated Animals can become Diseased from hunger or randomly by chance. This chance can lowered by raising your animal's Immunity Stat. A Diseased Animal will sit down and shake its head back and forth, and if not treated in a timely fashion, will die. Making sure your animal is well-fed and brought will dramatically lower the chance of your Animal becoming sick. Domesticated Animals which eventually succumb to disease will NOT yield any Resources when Butchered. Sick animals cannot mate and cannot be Milked.

A Diseased Animal.

Animal Disease Treatment

To cure a Diseased Domesticated Animal craft a the proper Suppository, then Lubricate it by selecting a Star Jelly and right-clicking it onto the Suppository and selecting "Lubricate". You may now select the Lubricated Suppository and right-click it onto the Diseased animal. An Un-Lubricated Suppository can also be used to treat Animal Sickness but will increase that Animal's Temperament by a large amount.

Animal	Suppository
Cow	Madcow Suppository
Goat	Hoof & Mouth Suppository
Pig	Swine Flu Suppository
Sheep	Scrapie Suppository