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Cholera

Violent vomiting and water loss after drinking dirty water.

high
bacterialwatercurable

A bacterial gut infection caught from unpurified water or contaminated food. The vomiting is unpleasant, but the water loss is what actually kills you — you will dehydrate faster than you can drink.

Symptoms

symptom
Key symptoms
VomitingDehydration
May also occur
Rapid stamina lossFood drains quicklyPain sounds

Common causes

cause
  • Drinking unpurified water from ponds, wells or puddles
  • Eating with dirty hands after looting or skinning
  • Eating spoiled or rotten food

Recommended treatment

treatment
  1. 1Take Tetracycline Pills — a full course over several minutes, not one pill
  2. 2Keep drinking clean water throughout; you lose it far faster than normal
  3. 3Keep eating so your body has resources to fight the infection
  4. 4Wash your hands with a disinfectant before you eat again

What to avoid

warning
  • Do not drink more untreated pond water — you will simply reinfect yourself
  • Do not ignore the thirst indicator; dehydration kills before the disease does
  • Do not rely on a single Tetracycline pill and assume you are cured

Recommended medicine

Medicine

Tetracycline Pills

Broad antibiotic. The fix for cholera and infected wounds.

Disinfection

Chlorine Tablets

Makes pond water safe. The cheapest cholera insurance there is.

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DayZ 1.29