Influenza, commonly called the flu, is an infectious disease in DayZ. It is the more advanced form of the Common Cold and preceeds the Pneumonia stage.
Cause[]
Survivors will become sick with the influenza if their Common Cold is left untreated and their temperature is cold. This will happen in 13-23 minutes after initially contracting the common cold. The time this take depends on the survivor's heat comfort (the temperature stat) level.
Symptoms[]
In addition to Sneezing from the Common Cold stage, the survivor will also cough and have fever. Coughing and sneezing can spread the infection to other Survivors. The coughing will become more frequent as the disease progresses. The fever causes blurry vision, increased water drain, and an increase in body temperature, which can be measured with the Medical Thermometer. The survivor will also occasionally wipe their forehead, similar to how they would if near a burning campfire or other hot areas.The frequency of sneezing and coughing can be reduced by half with the use of Codeine Pills or a Morphine Auto-Injector.
Prevention[]
Stop the Common Cold from progressing to Influenza by staying warm or by taking Multivitamin Pills or Tetracycline Pills.
Treatment[]
Raise the survivor's heat comfort (temperature) to neutral white or higher and maintain it for up to 40 minutes. After this, the disease will regress to the Common Cold stage, requiring an additional 15 minutes to fully recover.
Tetracycline Pills and Multivitamin Pills will kill off the infection. This may take one or more consecutive pills, which should be taken every time immediately after the previous one has worn off, otherwise the flu can start advancing again and eventually negate the curing progress. Both pills taken simultaneously will allow a faster and more efficient recovery than when used separately. Staying warm during the treatment will speed up the recovery process.
The survivor can also fight off the Influenza through their natural Immune System by raising their Energy, Water, Blood and Health stats high enough. Although the same immunity level can also be achieved by taking Multivitamin Pills, the natural immunity will take two times longer to cure the disease.
When the disease stage drops to the Common Cold stage, indicated by the absence of coughing and fever, they gain a temporary resistance to it for 5 minutes. During this, the disease can't worsen even if the survivor is cold and not under the influence of antibiotics or multivitamins.
Progression[]
An unhindered Influenza will advance to the potentially lethal Pneumonia stage within 13-23 minutes. The rate the disease progresses depends on the heat comfort level of the survivor, white (neutral) temperature preventing it completely.
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Survivor coughing. -
Survivor sneezing. -
Survivor sweating from fever.
