Infection

What it is

Wounds with poor skin health can get infected; untreated infection spreads and leads to sepsis.

Causes

• wounds left below ~80 skin health

Symptoms and stages

The in-game status names, in the order the game lists them:

1. 1 Infection
2. 2 Painful infection
3. 3 Severe infection
4. 4 Life-threatening infection

• Shows on the health panel at 25% progress; rose lights reveal it earlier

How to treat or prevent it

• Treat: sterilized dressing, relief cream or antiseptic (spray bottle), glowplant fruit as makeshift antiseptic, antibiotics for immunity
• Last resort: amputate the limb (amputation minigame)