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Influenza

Fever, coughing and sneezing that leave you genuinely weakened.

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The serious version of a cold. The fever separates it from the common cold, and unlike a cold it will steadily drain your health if you stay cold, wet and hungry.

Symptoms

symptom
Key symptoms
CoughingSneezingFever
May also occur
Rapid stamina lossShakingBlurred vision

Progression

Common Cold→Influenza→Pneumonia

Left untreated, these illnesses worsen along this path.

Common causes

cause
  • Prolonged exposure to cold and wet weather
  • Being run down — low food, low water, low health
  • Contact with an infected survivor

Recommended treatment

treatment
  1. 1Get warm and dry immediately: fire, shelter, dry clothes
  2. 2Take Multivitamin Pills to raise your immune system
  3. 3Stay at full food and water so your health can regenerate
  4. 4Rest near a fire and wait it out

What to avoid

warning
  • Do not take antibiotics — a virus does not respond to them
  • Do not keep travelling in the rain; you will not recover while cold
  • Do not let food or water drop, or the fever will outlast your health

Recommended medicine

Medicine

Multivitamin Pills

Boosts your immune system so your body fights the virus itself.

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DayZ 1.29