How do you survive colds/fevers?

[TheRandomHobo]

Honestly, having the fever implemented is such a game breaker. Because if you get a fever, you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥. I've seen some threads around saying eating well helps but I've always gotten worse. Is there any help to let me know how to sort this out'?

[John Galt]

Try taking antibiotics. I find it helps when you have a fever not caused by zombie bite.

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by John Galt:

Try taking antibiotics. I find it helps when you have a fever not caused by zombie bite.

Yeah to my experience it is the only thing helping nothing else.
Also in order to be able to sleep off the fever and eat it out, you need a damn lot of sleeping pills, because even if your guy is having a high fever losing hp rapidly....HE DOES NOT FEEL TIRED:D (or she)

[Lucifer]

Depends on the source of the fever. If it’s from a zombie wound (even a scratch), you’re dead. There’s no recovery.

If you have a fever from bad food or being near corpses or infected wounds (or if you have infection mortality disabled), just resting or staying still or reading will pass it fine. Sleep helps you heal faster but you still heal from being idle.

I get fevers frequently and only die to them if I have to remain active.

Colds take longer to fade for me but are similar in treatment (low activity and staying well fed).

[Dallas]

sleeping didnt make it heal anything:(

[Dallas]

it just made me take more damage

[Dallas]

i died trying to eat:(

[Riqcrow]

and this is how you died.

[Quill]

Originally posted by Dallas:

sleeping didnt make it heal anything:(

This thread is 2 years old

Also were you sick with a cold or get a fever?

[hardy_conrad]

None of the possible causes of a fever, zombification virus, corpse sickness or food poisoning, are cured by sleeping as far as I know.

[Lucifer]

No, they're cured by time spent resting and being well fed. Sleeping just helps time pass faster.

[hardy_conrad]

Food poisoning will be cured by the passage of time (and lemongrass) provided it doesn't kill you. For corpse sickness resting in the same area is, not a great idea... For zombification virus the only cure is bleach.

[Kamama Hairless]

antibiotics (optional), warm place to sleep, full stomach (important), hydrated