Poisoning is a type of illness in DayZ.
Causes[]
Poisoning is caused by consumption of Gasoline, burned/rotten food, raw fish, or Unknown Food Cans. Eating food or drinking from a water source with bloody hands, while not wearing gloves, can also cause Poisoning. The chances of catching Poisoning instead of Salmonellosis from bloody hands varies depending on the type of animal skinned. There is always a 100% chance of contracting either, or both, illnesses.
Symptoms[]
The sickness icon will appear on the screen immediately after the infection, but very early on, the survivor will experience no adverse symptoms.
After the poisoning has progressed above a certain threshold, the survivor will begin to vomit intermittently, become exhausted and have slow stamina regeneration.
Each vomit causes a loss of 70 mL of Water, 55 kcal of Energy, and all stamina.
Treatment[]
The illness can be cured either by taking Charcoal Tablets or by simply waiting it out. Vomiting gradually reduces poison levels, so recovery time and medication needs vary. Manually inducing vomiting - by overeating or using the vomit gesture - does not reduce poisoning levels.
Prevention[]
Avoid consuming Gasoline, raw fish, burned/rotten food or Unknown Food Cans.
Although all rotten and burned fruits, vegetables and mushrooms are poisonous, small portions can be consumed safely if you wait for the sickness icon to disappear before eating more. (Eating any unsafe foods even in small portions is no longer safe after 1.27)
Avoid eating food or drinking by hand from any water source with bloody hands that are not covered with gloves.
Trivia[]
- In the 1.27 update, Charcoal Tablets became an effective cure for the illness, after being useless against it for multiple years.
- Before the 1.27 update, Tetracycline Pills reduced recovery time and increased poison tolerance before the illness set in.