Muscle parasites

A parasitic disease hampering the muscles. The disease does not kill the patient.

General Symptoms:

• Pain (+20%)
• Impaired manipulation (-30%)
• Impaired movement speed (-30%)
• Tiredness (x200%)

Advanced Symptoms:

• None

Treatment:

• Treated with medicine
• Treatment duration: 120,000 ticks (33.33 mins)
• Total treatment quality required: 300%
  • For example, the disease can be treated with 3 treatments at 100% quality, or 5 at 60%.

Trivia

In real life, humans can become infected by eating infected pork, or wild carnivores such as fox, cat, or bear.

Unlike in-game, muscle parasites can kill in real life.

Version history

Prior to Beta 19, muscle parasites always required 5 treatments regardless of quality.

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Disease

Deadly diseases

Flu • Infection • Lung rot • Malaria • Plague • Sleeping sickness •
Blood rot • Infant illness

Non-fatal diseases

Fibrous mechanites • Gut worms • Muscle parasites • Sensory mechanites • Paralytic abasia

Animal diseases

Scaria