Infection

Basic Info
A Wound infection is the result of harmful germs and bacteria entering a wound. The infected wound will be filled with yellow-green pus and the skin around the wound will become red and swollen.

When a wound becomes infected the player will develop a fever and inspect icon will be displayed. If the Wound infection is left untreated it may result in the player's death.

Causes
Wound infection occurs when open wounds such as lacerations, scratches, worms and abrasions have been left untreated. Treating wounds while dirty will also cause infection.

There is a small chance for a wound that has been treated with a normal leaf bandage to turn into an infection.

Treatment
The player will need to inspect their body to find the location of the wound infection. When the infected wound has been located, maggots will need to placed on to the infected wound.

The maggots will then eat any infected and dead flesh from the wound. This will cause a small amount of sanity loss while the dead tissue is being removed.

Once the wound has been cleaned of infection, it will need to be healed by placing an antibiotic bandage such as the ash dressing or leaf bandage on to the wound to prevent any further infection.