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<includeonly>:''Main article: [[Disease]]''</includeonly>''{{About|treatable illnesses|physical damage|Injury|chronic health conditions|Ailments}}
 
<includeonly>:''Main article: [[Disease]]''</includeonly>''{{About|treatable illnesses|physical damage|Injury|chronic health conditions|Ailments}}
  
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<onlyinclude>[[Colonist]]s sometimes contract diseases. Diseases most often occur through random [[events]] that vary by [[Biomes|biome]] and [[AI_Storytellers#Difficulty|difficulty]]. [[Disease#Infection|Infections]] have a random chance of developing from an [[injury]] regardless of biome.</onlyinclude>
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'''Diseases''' are medical ailments that cause pawns to suffer medical symptoms.  
  
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* Note:  Infectious diseases are acquired from the world environment, not other "sick" pawns. In RimWorld, no disease is "contagious"; that is, just because a colonist becomes infected with a disease, they are not "carriers" who may make others sick. There are some diseases that are known to strike groups of colonists at the same time (e.g. [[gut worms]]), mimicking an outbreak, but pawns can be safely exposed to another pawn that has flu or plague or any ailment without fear of "catching the disease" from that source.
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==Contact==
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Most diseases are contacted as part of an [[event]]. Your colony's [[biome]] determines how common diseases are, as well as how common each disease is. However, some diseases happen situationally, regardless of biome:
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*[[Infection]] may occur after a bleeding [[injury]], burn, or frostbite is inflicted. Tending the injury in a clean room reduces the chance of infection.
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*[[Lung rot]] occurs randomly when inhaling enough [[rot stink]].
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*[[Blood rot]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} and [[paralytic abasia]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} are exclusively part of [[quest]]s, while [[infant illness]]{{BiotechIcon}} can only happen during [[Reproduction#Birth|birth]].
  
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==Effects==
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Note that diseases are '''not contagious''' in RimWorld. Disease does not ever spread between colonists, though disease events often simulate "outbreaks: by inflicting multiple colonists at the same time.
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Diseases cause infected colonists to suffer symptoms, which can vary from disease to disease. Diseases progress through stages of intensity until either the colonist develops immunity or the disease runs its course, usually leading to death. Diseases progression generally follows a pattern of minor -> major -> extreme. The more severe the disease, the more dramatic the symptoms. Diseases are not contagious and do not spread between pawns.
 
  
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==Treatment==
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The drug [[penoxycyline]] protects against [[Malaria]], [[Plague]], and [[Sleeping sickness]]. The disease event still happens, but colonists will not be affected.
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At regular intervals, a [[rest]]ing colonist can be treated by a [[Skills#Medicine|doctor]]. This slows the progression of symptoms and for most diseases it is critical to treat the colonist as often as possible.  You cannot give a new treatment until 3 hours before the expiry of the previous one, and you can see the remaining time by hovering over the disease in the colonist's '''Health''' tab. The treatment interval varies for each disease.
 
  
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'''Treatment Quality''' is determined by a variety of factors, including the doctor's [[skills|skill]] and the quality of [[Doctoring|medicine]] used. Progression of the disease is slowed depending on how good the treatment was.
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==Summary==
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Humans and animals can get diseases. Virtually every disease uses the ''severity'' mechanic. As a disease progresses, its symptoms progressively get worse. If a fatal disease's severity reaches 1.0 (100%), then [[death]] occurs. Most diseases go from minor -> major -> extreme. How fast a disease progresses depends on the disease itself.
  
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'''Immunity:''' Colonists will gradually develop immunity to potentially fatal diseases, such as wound infections or [[Disease#plague|plague]]. When immunity reaches 100%, the symptoms will not immediately disappear, but will instead tick backwards towards zero with the colonist no longer needing any treatment.  If the disease symptoms progress past 100% before immunity does, the colonist will [[Death|die]]. [[Immunity Gain Speed]] is affected by the colonist's food, rest, bed quality, age, and [[blood filtration]].
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===Treatment===
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All diseases (except [[paralytic abasia]]) can be tended to, just like an [[injury]]. Treatment Quality is determined by a variety of factors, including the doctor's [[skills|skill]] and the quality of [[Doctoring|medicine]] used. Progression of the disease is slowed depending on how good the treatment was. How often a disease can be tended depends on the disease itself.
  
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'''Blood Filtration''' is a major factor in getting better from diseases. Poor blood filtration may result in sicknesses developing faster than they would usually. Older colonists are more susceptible to sickness than younger ones. Colonists with only one [[kidney]] have their blood filtration reduced by 50%.
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There are 3 types of diseases to tend to:
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*The disease will progress over time, and treatment slows down progression. Immunity is gained over time, dependent on [[Immunity Gain Speed]]. Once immune, the disease will slowly fade. Applies to most fatal diseases, such as the [[flu]], [[infection]], and [[plague]].
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*The disease does not progress. Treatment must reach a ''total tend quality'' (300%) before the disease is cured. Applies to [[gut worms]] and [[muscle parasites]].
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*The disease progresses over time, and treatment slows and even prevents progression. The disease fades only after a certain time. Applies to [[lung rot]], [[fibrous mechanites]], [[sensory mechanites]], and [[blood rot]]{{RoyaltyIcon}}.
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In addition, certain diseases have specialized cures. [[Infection]] in a non-vital part can be cured by amputating or replacing a limb, [[blood rot]] can be instantly cured with [[glitterworld medicine]], and [[gut worms]] can be treated by replacing the stomach.
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===Gaining immunity gain speed===
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[[Immunity Gain Speed]] affects a wide variety of diseases, and is affected by the following:
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*[[Food]]: Pawns above 12.5% [[Saturation]] do not have any penalties to immunity.
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*[[Rest]]: Actively resting gives a bonus to speed. Resting in any [[bedroll]] or [[bed]] increases the stat, a [[hospital bed]] increases it further.
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*Age: As a pawn gets closer to and past their species' life expectancy, immunity speed decreases. Humans over 54 slowly lose immunity gain speed.
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*[[Blood Filtration]]: Mostly increased via [[luciferium]] and slightly increased by a [[detoxifier kidney]]{{BiotechIcon}}
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*Direct boosts: The [[Traits#Super-immune|Super-immune trait]], [[Immunoenhancer]]{{RoyaltyIcon}}, and [[gene]]s{{BiotechIcon}} can increase immunity speed.
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Only the first type of disease (in [[#Treatment]]) is affected by immunity. For example, you don't need to give a pawn with [[gut worms]] bedrest.
  
 
==Diseases==
 
==Diseases==
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Most diseases have the following:
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'''Note:''' Base values of severity and immunity gain speed used in the table.
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*General Symptoms - initial symptoms that develop in the first few days of being sick.
 
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*Advanced Symptoms - symptoms that set in when the disease progresses for any reason (e.g. being untreated or gets worse).
 
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*Treatment - some illnesses are treatable with medicine, but not all diseases are treatable, especially [[ailments|chronic diseases]].
 
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! Disease!! Fatality Potential !! Description !! Severity !! Symptoms !! Treatment  
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! Disease!! Fatal? !! Description !! Severity !! Treatment  
 
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| [[Infection]] || {{Check}} || generic infection of individual wounds, fast moving and dangerous, mild symptoms unless extreme ||
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| [[Infection]] || {{Check}} || Generic infection of individual wounds.
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* Per Day Tended: -0.53
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*Fast moving and dangerous.
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* Per Day Immune: -0.70
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** < 1.25 days to kill if untreated. <1.5 days for immunity.
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* Per Day Not Immune: 0.84
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*Mild symptoms until extreme, >0.87 severity. ({{++|5%}} to {{++|12%}} pain)
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* Per Day Sick: 0.6441
 
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* Per Day Not Sick: -0.40
 
 
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Severity: <0.33
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* Severity: +0.84 / day
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* [[Pain]]: +5%
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* Immunity: +0.644 / day
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Severity: >0.33
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* Treatment: -0.53 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
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* [[Pain]]: +8%
 
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Severity: >0.78
 
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* [[Pain]]: +12%
 
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|5%}}
 
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Severity: >0.87
 
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* [[Pain]]: +85%
 
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* [[Consciousness]]: '''Max 10%'''
 
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* [[Breathing]]: {{--|5%}}
 
 
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* Bed rest
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* Bed rest and medicine
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* Medicine
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* Amputation of infected body part
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* In extreme cases, amputation of the infected body part
 
 
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| [[Flu]] || {{Check}} ||  ''relatively'' mild, with vomiting, affects [[breathing]] and [[manipulation]] ||
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| [[Flu]] || {{Check}} ||  ''Relatively'' mild and common diseas.
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Non-elderly adults can survive without treatment, with just bedrest.
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Lowers [[consciousness]], [[manipulation]], [[breathing]] ({{--|5%}} to {{--|20%}}).
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* [[Breathing]]: {{--|?%}}
 
 
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
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* Severity: +0.84 / day
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* [[Pain]]: ?%
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* Immunity: +0.644 / day
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* Treatment: -0.53 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
 
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* Medicine
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* Bed rest and medicine
 
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| [[Malaria]] || {{Check}} || painful, attacks [[blood filtration]] and [[consciousness]]; more common in jungle [[biomes]] ||
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| [[Malaria]] || {{Check}} || Common in tropical [[biomes]].
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Attacks [[blood filtration]], slowing immunity speed.
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Later stages cause [[pain]] and reduces [[consciousness]].
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* [[Blood Filtration]]: {{--|?%}}
 
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
 
 
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Severity: +0.249 / day
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* [[Pain]]: ?%
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* Immunity: +0.238 / day
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
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* Treatment: -0.077 severity / day<br>(at 100% quality)
 
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* Medicine
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* Bed rest and medicine
 
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| [[Plague]] || {{Check}} || fast moving and ''extremely'' painful ||
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| [[Plague]] || {{Check}} || Fast moving and ''extremely'' painful.
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* [[Pain]]: ?%
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* ~1.5 days to kill if untreated.
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Constant [[pain]] ({{++|20%}} to {{++|85%}}).
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Also reduces [[consciousness]] and [[manipulation]] (up to {{--|30%}}).
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* [[Pain]]: ?%
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* Severity: +0.666 / day
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Immunity: +0.522 / day
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* [[Breathing]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Treatment: -0.362 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
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* Medicine
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* Bed rest and medicine
 
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| [[Sleeping sickness]] || {{Check}} || slow-moving infection that mainly affects [[consciousness]]; native only to [[biome|rainforests and swamps]] ||
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| [[Sleeping sickness]] || {{Check}} || Very slow-moving infection. Native only to [[biome|rainforests and swamps]].
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* [[Pain]]: 2%
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*Relatively easy to treat if rested.
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|2%}}
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* Threat is the amount of rest / medicine required.
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{--|2%}}
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*Mainly lowers [[consciousness]] & [[manipulation]] ({{--|2%}} to {{--|20%}}).
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
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* Severity: +0.12 / day
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* Immunity: +0.11 / day
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* Treatment: -0.07 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
 
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* [[Consciousness]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Bed rest and medicine
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
 
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* [[Pain]]: ?%
 
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* Medicine
 
 
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| [[Blood rot]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} || {{Check}} || blood affliction, easily treated but ''very'' long lasting without [[glitterworld medicine]] ||
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| [[Scaria]] || {{Check}} || Drives [[animal]]s to become [[manhunter]]s.
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* [[Blood Filtration]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Exclusive to animals in [[manhunter pack]]s.
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* [[Blood Pumping]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Humans and colony animals immune.
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
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*100% fatal within 5 days, without cure
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* [[Blood Filtration]]: {{--|?%}}
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* No progression
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* [[Blood Pumping]]: {{--|?%}}
 
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
 
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* Medicine
 
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* Surgery; {{icon small|Glitterworld medicine}} 10 [[glitterworld medicine]]; [[Skills#Medical |Medical Skill]] 5+
 
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| [[Scaria]] || {{Check}} || only affects [[animal]]s, drives them to become [[manhunter]]s, 100% fatal within 5 days if not operated on successfully||
 
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* Initial: 0.001
 
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* Berserk ([[Human]]s): MtB 1 Day
 
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* Manhunting (Other [[Animals]]): MtB 1 Day
 
 
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* Surgery
 
* Surgery
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**[[Skills#Medical |Medical Skill]] 8+
 
**[[Skills#Medical |Medical Skill]] 8+
 
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| [[Lung rot]] || {{Check}} || can be treated with medicine or [[glitterworld medicine]], leaving untreated can be fatal; or just avoid the rot cloud all together ||
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| [[Lung rot]] || {{Check}} ||  
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* [[Blood Filtration]]: {{--|?%}}
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Occurs in contact with [[rot stink]]. Avoid rot stink to avoid.
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* [[Blood Pumping]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Resisted by sources of [[Toxic Environment Resistance]].
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
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* Easily treatable overall. Can drain medicine.
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* Impairs [[breathing]] slightly. Minimal symptoms overall.
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* [[Blood Filtration]]: {{--|?%}}
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* [[Blood Pumping]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Severity: +0.300 / day
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} ?
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* Treatment: -0.700 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
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* Medicine
 
* Medicine
 
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| [[Infant illness]]{{BiotechIcon}} || {{Check}} || start off as major on recent birth of a sick child, can be halted with medicine or [[glitterworld medicine]] and a good doctor. Once immune, will slowly drop the effect until 0%, unlike other illness ||
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| [[Gut worms]] || {{cross}} || Doubles hunger rate.
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* [[Pain]]: {{--|?%}}
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*Also painful ({{++|20%}} pain).
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* [[Rest fall rate]]: {{--|?%}}
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* No progression
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* [[Pain]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Cured at 300% total Tend Quality
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* [[Rest fall rate]]: {{--|?%}}
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* Medicine (48hr per tend)
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* Stomach replacement
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| [[Muscle parasites]] || {{cross}} || Painful, impairs working.
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*Significant tiredness.
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*Lowered [[manipulation]] and [[movement speed]] ({{--|30%}}).
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* No progression
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* Cured at 300% total Tend Quality
 
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* Medicine with decent doctor
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* Medicine (48hr per tend)
 
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| [[Gut worms]] || {{cross}} || non-fatal but painful ailment which doubles hunger rate ||
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| [[Fibrous mechanites]] || {{cross}} || Very long-lasting, but ''improves'' working.
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* Initial: 0.001
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*Painful, significant tiredness.
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*Significantly increases ({{+|50%}}) [[manipulation]], [[movement speed|moving]] and [[blood pumping]].
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* [[Pain]]: +20%
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* Vomiting: {{H:title|link=no| The mean, or average, time between occurrences|MtB}} 1 [[time|day]]
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* Severity: +0.25 / day
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* Hunger Rate: +100%
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* Treatment: -1.00 severity / day
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(at 100% quality)
 
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* Medicine
 
* Medicine
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**48hr Tend
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**Prevents severity increase only
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**Cured at 300% Tend Quality.
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Resolves from:
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* Stomach replacement
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*Min {{ticks/gametime|900000}}
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**[[Bionic stomach]]
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*Max {{ticks/gametime/days|1800000}}
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**[[Reprocessor stomach]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}
 
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**[[Nuclear stomach]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}
 
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**[[Sterilizing stomach]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}
 
 
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| [[Muscle parasites]] || {{cross}} || non-fatal, impaired [[manipulation]] and [[movement speed]], significant tiredness ||
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| [[Sensory mechanites]] || {{cross}} || Very long-lasting, but ''improves'' many stats.
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* Initial: 0.001
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*Painful, significant tiredness.
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*Significantly increases ({{+|50%}}) [[sight]], [[hearing]], and [[talking]], significantly
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* [[Pain]]: +20%
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*Increases ({{+|30%}}) [[manipulation]].
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{--|30%}}
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* [[Moving]]: {{--|30%}}
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* Severity: +0.25 / day
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* Treatment: -1.00 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
 
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* Medicine
 
* Medicine
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**48hr Tend
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**Prevents severity increase only
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**Cured at 300% Tend Quality.
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Resolves from:
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*Min {{ticks/gametime|900000}}
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*Max {{ticks/gametime/days|1800000}}
 
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| [[Fibrous mechanites]] || {{cross}} || non-fatal, ''very'' long-lasting, potentially ''very'' painful, significant Tiredness but ''improves'' [[manipulation]], [[movement speed|moving]] and [[blood pumping]]||
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| [[Blood rot]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} || {{Check}} || ''Extremely'' long lasting blood affliction.
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* Initial: 0.001
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*[[Quest]] only.
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* Per Day Tended: -1.0
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*Easily treated, but a drain on medicine.
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* Per Day Not Immune: +0.25
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* Severity: +0.40 / day
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* Treatment: -1.00 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
 
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* [[Pain]]: +20%
 
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* Rest Fall Factor: +70%
 
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{+|50%}}
 
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* [[Moving]]: {{+|50%}}
 
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* [[Blood Pumping]]: {{+|50%}}
 
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Severity: >=0.5
 
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* [[Pain]]: +60%
 
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* Rest Fall Factor: +100%
 
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{+|50%}}
 
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* [[Moving]]: {{+|50%}}
 
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* [[Blood Pumping]]: {{+|50%}}
 
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* Medicine
 
* Medicine
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**48hr Tend
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* Surgery for immediate cure
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**Prevents severity increase only
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**{{icon small|Glitterworld medicine}} 10 [[glitterworld medicine]]
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*Disappears after {{ticks|900000}} and {{ticks|1800000}}
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**[[Skills#Medical |Medical Skill]] 5+
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Resolves from:
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* Min {{ticks/gametime/days|60000*30}}
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* Max {{ticks/gametime/days|60000*40}}
 
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| [[Sensory mechanites]] || {{cross}} || non-fatal, ''very'' long-lasting, potentially ''very'' painful, significant Tiredness but ''improves'' [[sight]], [[hearing]], and [[talking]], with some improved [[manipulation]] ||
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| [[Paralytic abasia]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} || {{Cross}} || ''Extremely'' long lasting. Complete immobility.
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* Initial: 0.001
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*[[Quest]] or [[Events#Transport pod crash|transport pod crash]] only.
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* Per Day Tended: -1.0
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* Per Day Not Immune: +0.25
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* No progression
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* 1% per day to instantly cure
 
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* [[Pain]]: +20%
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* Waiting
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* Rest Fall Factor: +70%
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* Surgery for immediate cure
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{+|30%}}
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**{{icon small|Glitterworld medicine}} 10 [[glitterworld medicine]]
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* [[Sight]]: {{+|50%}}
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**[[Skills#Medical |Medical Skill]] 5+
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* [[Hearing]]: {{+|50%}}
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Always resolves from:
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* [[Talking]]: {{+|50%}}
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* Min {{ticks/gametime/days|60000*30}}
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Severity: >=0.5
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* Max {{ticks/gametime/days|60000*40}}
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* [[Pain]]: +60%
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* Rest Fall Factor: +100%
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| [[Infant illness]]{{BiotechIcon}} || {{Check}} || Inflicted after a sick [[Reproduction#Birth|birth]] of a [[baby]].
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* [[Manipulation]]: {{+|30%}}
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*4 different types of illness, from mild to grave. Switches every 1-3 days.
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* [[Sight]]: {{+|50%}}
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*Uniquely, reducing severity to 0 cures the disease.
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* [[Hearing]]: {{+|50%}}
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* [[Talking]]: {{+|50%}}
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* Starts as Major severity (0.33 - 0.77)
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* Severity gain depends on the type
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** From -0.25 to +0.5 severity / day
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* Treatment: -0.35 severity / day <br>(at 100% quality)
 
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* Medicine
 
* Medicine
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**48hr Tend
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Resolves from:
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**Prevents severity increase only
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* Min {{ticks/gametime/days|60000*8}}
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*Disappears after {{ticks|900000}} and {{ticks|1800000}}
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* Max {{ticks/gametime/days|60000*10}}
 
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==Fatal diseases==
 
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<!-- This is not strictly "alphabetical"; Infection is first, as it is the most common and not technically a "disease" per se; Scaria is last, as it only affects animals.-->
 
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Though not all are technically "diseases", the ailments below all have the potential to kill if not treated adequately.
 
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===Infection===
 
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{{Main|Infection}}
 
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Not to be confused with "infectious diseases", in RimWorld an "infection" is a specific ailment which can occur in open wounds, frostbite, and burns which have either been left untreated or were treated in unsanitary environments. Progresses and kills rapidly if poorly treated.
 
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General Symptoms:
 
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*Mild pain
 
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*Reduced Consciousness
 
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Advanced Symptoms:
 
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*Loss of Consciousness
 
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*Excruciating Pain
 
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*Breathing difficulties
 
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Treatment:
 
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*Medicine
 
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*Amputating the affected part
 
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===Blood rot===
 
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{{Main|Blood rot}}
 
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A bacterial disease that has little effect on host at first, but kills quickly if left untreated. Reduces blood filtration.
 
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General Symptoms:
 
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*Reduced Blood Filtration
 
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*Reduced Blood Pumping
 
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*Occasional Vomiting
 
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Advanced Symptoms:
 
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*Greatly Reduced Blood Filtration
 
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*Greatly Reduced Blood Pumping
 
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*Frequent Vomiting
 
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Treatment:
 
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*Medicine
 
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*Surgery; requiring 10 glitterworld medicine and a doctor of medical skill 5 or above
 
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===Flu===
 
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{{Main|Flu}}
 
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Trivial disease that can be caught anywhere. Generally not fatal to healthy colonists.
 
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General Symptoms:
 
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*Reduced Consciousness
 
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*Impaired Manipulation
 
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*Hindered Breathing
 
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Advanced Symptoms:
 
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*Vomiting
 
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*Mild Pain
 
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===Lung rot===
 
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{{Main|Lung rot}}
 
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Disease that can be caught after prolonged exposure of [rot stink]. Usually caught in both lungs.
 
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*Reduced breathing
 
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*Loss of consciousness
 
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===Malaria===
 
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{{Main|Malaria}}
 
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Disease that can be especially caught in jungles. Reduces blood filtration.
 
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*Reduced Blood Filtration
 
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*Slightly reduced Consciousness
 
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*Slightly hindered Manipulation
 
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*Vomiting
 
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*Loss of Consciousness
 
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*Moderate Pain
 
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*Frequent Vomiting
 
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===Plague===
 
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{{Main|Plague}}
 
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Somewhat deadly disease that can be caught anywhere.
 
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*Moderate Pain
 
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*Somewhat Reduced Consciousness
 
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*Somewhat Reduced Manipulation
 
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*Excruciating Pain
 
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*Loss of Consciousness
 
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*Difficulty in Breathing
 
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===Sleeping sickness===
 
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{{Main|Sleeping sickness}}
 
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Slow-progressing disease exclusive to the jungles of the RimWorlds.
 
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*Trivial Pain
 
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*Moderately reduced Consciousness
 
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*Slightly reduced Manipulation
 
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*Occasional Vomiting
 
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*Loss of Consciousness
 
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*Frequent Vomiting
 
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*Moderate Pain
 
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===Scaria===
 
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{{Main|Scaria}}
 
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Found in animals only, this disease presents with similar symptoms to [[luciferium]] withdrawal, driving the victim mad, and lethal in 5 days from contraction.
 
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These diseases cannot kill the colonist but can hamper effectiveness.
 
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This article is about treatable illnesses. For physical damage, see Injury. For chronic health conditions, see Ailments.

Diseases are medical ailments that cause pawns to suffer medical symptoms.

Contact

Most diseases are contacted as part of an event. Your colony's biome determines how common diseases are, as well as how common each disease is. However, some diseases happen situationally, regardless of biome:

Note that diseases are not contagious in RimWorld. Disease does not ever spread between colonists, though disease events often simulate "outbreaks: by inflicting multiple colonists at the same time.

The drug penoxycyline protects against Malaria, Plague, and Sleeping sickness. The disease event still happens, but colonists will not be affected.

Summary

Humans and animals can get diseases. Virtually every disease uses the severity mechanic. As a disease progresses, its symptoms progressively get worse. If a fatal disease's severity reaches 1.0 (100%), then death occurs. Most diseases go from minor -> major -> extreme. How fast a disease progresses depends on the disease itself.

Treatment

All diseases (except paralytic abasia) can be tended to, just like an injury. Treatment Quality is determined by a variety of factors, including the doctor's skill and the quality of medicine used. Progression of the disease is slowed depending on how good the treatment was. How often a disease can be tended depends on the disease itself.

There are 3 types of diseases to tend to:

  • The disease will progress over time, and treatment slows down progression. Immunity is gained over time, dependent on Immunity Gain Speed. Once immune, the disease will slowly fade. Applies to most fatal diseases, such as the flu, infection, and plague.
  • The disease does not progress. Treatment must reach a total tend quality (300%) before the disease is cured. Applies to gut worms and muscle parasites.
  • The disease progresses over time, and treatment slows and even prevents progression. The disease fades only after a certain time. Applies to lung rot, fibrous mechanites, sensory mechanites, and blood rotContent added by the Royalty DLC.

In addition, certain diseases have specialized cures. Infection in a non-vital part can be cured by amputating or replacing a limb, blood rot can be instantly cured with glitterworld medicine, and gut worms can be treated by replacing the stomach.

Gaining immunity gain speed

Immunity Gain Speed affects a wide variety of diseases, and is affected by the following:

Only the first type of disease (in #Treatment) is affected by immunity. For example, you don't need to give a pawn with gut worms bedrest.

Diseases

Note: Base values of severity and immunity gain speed used in the table.

  • Disease Fatal? Description Severity Treatment
    Infection Check.png Generic infection of individual wounds.
    • Fast moving and dangerous.
      • < 1.25 days to kill if untreated. <1.5 days for immunity.
    • Mild symptoms until extreme, >0.87 severity. (+5% to +12% pain)
    • Severity: +0.84 / day
    • Immunity: +0.644 / day
    • Treatment: -0.53 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Bed rest and medicine
    • Amputation of infected body part
    Flu Check.png Relatively mild and common diseas.
    • Severity: +0.84 / day
    • Immunity: +0.644 / day
    • Treatment: -0.53 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Bed rest and medicine
    Malaria Check.png Common in tropical biomes.
    • Severity: +0.249 / day
    • Immunity: +0.238 / day
    • Treatment: -0.077 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Bed rest and medicine
    Plague Check.png Fast moving and extremely painful.
    • Severity: +0.666 / day
    • Immunity: +0.522 / day
    • Treatment: -0.362 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Bed rest and medicine
    Sleeping sickness Check.png Very slow-moving infection. Native only to rainforests and swamps.
    • Relatively easy to treat if rested.
    • Threat is the amount of rest / medicine required.
    • Mainly lowers consciousness & manipulation (−2% to −20%).
    • Severity: +0.12 / day
    • Immunity: +0.11 / day
    • Treatment: -0.07 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Bed rest and medicine
    Scaria Check.png Drives animals to become manhunters.
    • Exclusive to animals in manhunter packs.
    • Humans and colony animals immune.
    • 100% fatal within 5 days, without cure
    • No progression
    Lung rot Check.png

    Occurs in contact with rot stink. Avoid rot stink to avoid.

    • Severity: +0.300 / day
    • Treatment: -0.700 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Medicine
    Gut worms Ex.png Doubles hunger rate.
    • Also painful (+20% pain).
    • No progression
    • Cured at 300% total Tend Quality
    • Medicine (48hr per tend)
    • Stomach replacement
    Muscle parasites Ex.png Painful, impairs working.
    • No progression
    • Cured at 300% total Tend Quality
    • Medicine (48hr per tend)
    Fibrous mechanites Ex.png Very long-lasting, but improves working.
    • Severity: +0.25 / day
    • Treatment: -1.00 severity / day

    (at 100% quality)

    • Medicine
      • Prevents severity increase only

    Resolves from:

    • Min 900,000 ticks (15 in-game days)
    • Max 1,800,000 ticks (30 in-game days)
    Sensory mechanites Ex.png Very long-lasting, but improves many stats.
    • Severity: +0.25 / day
    • Treatment: -1.00 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Medicine
      • Prevents severity increase only

    Resolves from:

    • Min 900,000 ticks (15 in-game days)
    • Max 1,800,000 ticks (30 in-game days)
    Blood rotContent added by the Royalty DLC Check.png Extremely long lasting blood affliction.
    • Quest only.
    • Easily treated, but a drain on medicine.
    • Severity: +0.40 / day
    • Treatment: -1.00 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)

    Resolves from:

    • Min 1,800,000 ticks (30 in-game days)
    • Max 2,400,000 ticks (40 in-game days)
    Paralytic abasiaContent added by the Royalty DLC Ex.png Extremely long lasting. Complete immobility.
    • No progression
    • 1% per day to instantly cure

    Always resolves from:

    • Min 1,800,000 ticks (30 in-game days)
    • Max 2,400,000 ticks (40 in-game days)
    Infant illnessContent added by the Biotech DLC Check.png Inflicted after a sick birth of a baby.
    • 4 different types of illness, from mild to grave. Switches every 1-3 days.
    • Uniquely, reducing severity to 0 cures the disease.
    • Starts as Major severity (0.33 - 0.77)
    • Severity gain depends on the type
      • From -0.25 to +0.5 severity / day
    • Treatment: -0.35 severity / day
      (at 100% quality)
    • Medicine

    Resolves from:

    • Min 480,000 ticks (8 in-game days)
    • Max 600,000 ticks (10 in-game days)

    • Disease frequency

    Disease frequency by difficulty

    Difficulty Disease interval multiplier
    Peaceful 3
    Community builder 2.5
    Adventure story 1.3
    Strive to survive 1.0
    Blood and dust 0.95
    Losing is fun 0.9

    Disease frequency by biomes

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    Version history

    • 0.7.581 - Added with flu, plague, malaria, sleeping sickness.
    • 0.9.722 - Diseases can now cause vomiting.
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