Getting sick, whether in Project Zomboid or in real life, is never fun. Make sure you take the right steps to get better ASAP, such as resting and drinking water!

While Project Zomboid doesn’t mirror real life as a one to one, there are some similarities. Rest and time are the number one ways to heal an illness in the game. This means you’ll need to stock up on necessities,board up your windows, and wait it out.

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How do you stop being sick in Project Zomboid?

To stop being Sick in Project Zomboid, you will need to take the right steps in a timely manner to begin healing quickly. Do the following:

It will take time to get rid ofsick moodles, and the best way to do it is by resting. I also recommend making sure you eat well until you get the greenwell-fed moodle. Keep eating until you get the well-fed moodle for a few days, and it will help you heal and get better faster. In addition to staying warm, rested, and well-fed,not being tired and getting plenty of sleepwill further add to your recovery from being sick.Antibiotics cannot treat sickness.

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What if sickness isn’t going away in Project Zomboid?

If your sickness has not gone away after a few days and has increased to nausea or fever, check your player’s health panel. If you spot an indicator saying you’rebitten, then you will become a zombie. There’s no cure for being bitten, unless you have zombification turned off in settings. If you just have lacerations or other minor injuries, tend to them bybandaging them and sanitizing the woundsif possible.

Related:Can you survive a bite in Project Zomboid?

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Are there different types of sick in Project Zomboid?

While you can catch sickness from multiple sources, they almost all funnel down into the same condition (simply called sickness).Most reasons for getting sick are logical, like eating raw meat. The only variable is sickness leading to zombification via bite transmission (can be other injuries like scratches if you have it tweaked in settings, but the default is only bites).

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