Breakdown - Getting Sick

[Someone]

I was just wondering if anyone had any information on characters getting sick in Breakdown. I've heard that no character that is your friend can die from sickness, is this true? If it is then it seriously reduces the difficulty and makes 'The Killer' challenge impossible since everyone is your friend. Seems to me that that's something that should be changed.

[chon]

If you have an infirmary and a medical expert there is little to no chance for your survivors to die cause of sickness. The best way to trigger that mission is to leave your base without a medical area.

[Someone]

So it is possible for characters lables as 'friends' to die of illness if not looked after properly?

[kopiC]

My Mercy shot mission is started by survivor who is a friend. (Not sure if its due to glitch)
No medical area seems like a must. Not sure with medical supplies, I have zero for records.
I have a big enclave of 10 survivors, 8 of them ill or injured. I tried with small enclave of 6 many times, never got the Mercy shot mission.
Seriously injured survivors do contribute to this, the general idea is to overwhelm the medical facility.

[Someone]

I've had people stuck on 'gravely ill' for days, and people with pretty serious injuries, but I usually have a medical facility and meds. I'd rather it happen naturally rather me actually tying to get someone killed but if that's the only way...

[Øhjens]

Best way is to avoid building any medical facilities, avoid looting any medical rescources.

[Gnarl]

Bloater diving helps get the infection going too.