DayZ Disease & Treatment Guide

Check the symptoms you're experiencing to identify your disease and find the cure. Don't ignore progression chains — Cold → Influenza → Pneumonia is nearly always fatal if left untreated.

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Select one or more symptoms above to see matching diseases.

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All Diseases — Quick Reference

Disease	Treatment	Cause	Progresses To
🤧 Cold	Tetracycline Pills, Multivitamin Pills	Contact with infected player or cold/wet environment	Influenza
🤒 Influenza	Tetracycline Pills, Multivitamin Pills	Progressed from untreated Cold, or contact with infected player	Pneumonia
🫁 Pneumonia	Multivitamin Pills	Progressed from untreated Influenza	—
🤢 Cholera	Tetracycline Pills, Multivitamin Pills	Drinking unsafe water (ponds, streams without purification)	—
🩹 Wound Infection	Tetracycline Pills	Bandaging a wound with a dirty rag or improvised bandage	—
🥩 Salmonella	Charcoal Tablets, Multivitamin Pills	Eating raw or undercooked meat	—
💀 Kuru	No cure	Cannibalism — eating human flesh	—
🦪 Hemolytic Reaction	No cure	Blood transfusion with incompatible blood type	—
🍴 Poisoning (Food)	Tetracycline Pills	Eating spoiled or poisonous food	—
☠️ Toxic Zone Poisoning	PO-X Antidote (Atropine)	Exposure to chemical contamination zones without NBC gear	—
❄️ Frostbite	No cure	Prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures without adequate clothing	—

Treatment Drugs

Tetracycline Pills

Treats most bacterial infections: Cold, Influenza, Cholera, Wound Infection, Poisoning. One of the most versatile medical items — carry them always.

Multivitamin Pills

Treats Cold, Influenza, Pneumonia, Cholera, and Salmonella. Also acts as a preventative — regularly taking vitamins reduces disease chance.

Charcoal Tablets

Specifically treats Salmonella (food poisoning from raw meat). Also useful for general vomiting. Not a substitute for Tetracycline on other diseases.

PO-X Antidote (Atropine)

Only treatment for toxic chemical zone poisoning. Very rare — prioritize finding it if you've been in a chemical contaminated zone. Does not treat other diseases.