Diseases

[Space Milk 195]

Cold: Cough periodically; if you don't wipe your nose, you will freeze faster (when temps are added)

Symptons last a few hours, since it is caused by a virus antibiotics don't work.

Pertussis:

Alot of coughing, vomiting, and fainting.

Can be cured with antibiotics.

Scarlett fever:

Fever, which can be fatal, causes disorientation which affects weapon sway, vision.

Easily cured by antibiotics.

Tetanus:

Results in muscle spasms and spikes of pain. Spasms can cause you to fall and double over, or cause you to randomly use your weapon.

Sweating results in needing FAR more water as it is used up quickly.

If still not treated fever can come in and may be fatal.

Can be cured with antibiotics but requires a bunch of it.

Cholera:

Causes ALOT of puking, which results in RAPID dehydration, faster than how fast tetanus can dry you up.

A moderate amount of antibiotics can cure it.

Flu:

Fever, cough, and fatigue.

Cannot be cured with antibiotics.

Lasts a day.

Symptoms and effects:

Cough: you just cough, can give away position

Fever: Can be fatal, results in blurry vision.

Headache: disorientation, weapon sway increased, longer to adjust to light, to zoom in and out.

Puking: other than giving away position and making you vulnerable, quickly drains water faster than sweating.

Sweating: drains water

Muscle spasms: trigger weapons, doubles over character or makes them fall, screams in pain, uncontrollable actions

Fainting: fall unconscious

Runny nose: can make you freeze faster

Diseases should vary in how they are transmitted and how contagious they are.

Feel free to expand on suggestions or add some of your own.

Remember that viruses cannot be cured by antibiotics.

I personally think this would add to dayz and it would be cool about hearing your friend tell you "We cannot go to Elektro, there has been a cholera outbreak there."

Edited January 19, 2014 by Space Milk

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

I believe when more diseases are added in they'll have separate cures other than just 'antibiotics'.  IE Scurvy can be cured with Vitamin C or eating fresh oranges.  Common cold with cough syrup, ect.  I looked up what the one injection bottle was online once just to see what it treats (forget what it was exactly, bi-sodium carbonate I think), so they've got the ideas in, just need to be patient.