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Diseases

Yes disease exists as it should in the post-apocalyptic Mojave/Capital Wasteland. All diseases will eventually fade away, but the player may take Immuno-boosters to rid themselves quicker.

Current Disease List

Disease Symptom(s) Cause(s)
Scratch Fever Reduced Carry Weight, Max AP, & Max Health Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Trail Tremors Reduced Accuracy and Lockpick skill Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Rad-Fleas Reduced Luck, Radiation Resistance, and Barter skill Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Fog Eyes Reduced Perception and Critical Hit Chance Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Slobber Mouth Reduced Charisma Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Viral Atrophy Reduced Strength Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Tick Itch Reduced Agility Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Infortunatus Reduced Luck Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Flesh Eating Fungus Reduced Endurance Contracted creatures marked as “animals”. (i.e. Coyotes, Brahmin. Not Deathclaws or Robots)
Ghoul Rot Reduced Intelligence & Strength and Increased Limb Damage Contracted from Feral Ghouls
Troglodyte Degeneration Contagion (TDC) Reduced Max Health, Intelligence, and Radiation Resistance Contracted from Trogs (Only Encountered if you travel to the Pitt)
Roach Rash Reduced Agility, Endurance, and Carry Weight Contracted from Radroaches
Joint Rust Reduced Reload Speed and Movement Speed Contracted creatures marked as “animals” (If you have bRobots set to 1 in the config, you can catch this from Robots)
Lockjaw Reduced barter and speech Contracted from robots
Pipboy Malware Reduced Science and Action Points Contracted from robots
The Runs Reduced Charisma, Survival, and Sneak Contracted from drinking untreated water