Fallout 76 diseases

Diseases are a type of condition in Fallout 76.

Causes and effects
When the player character consumes unclean food and liquid, there is a chance of acquiring a disease. Being attacked by diseased creatures and sleeping on floor mattresses can also cause disease. Eating uncooked meat and drinking dirty water has the highest risks for disease.

Diseases cause a variety of effects including increased damage and needs, such as hunger.

Avoiding
Diseases can be avoided by cooking food, eating pre-War packaged food and drinking boiled or purified water. Sleeping on raised mattresses and avoiding physical contact with diseased creatures will also avoid disease.

Maintaining a character's food and water needs increases resistance of disease by 25%, even more with the perk Rejuvenated. Taking RadAway or antibiotics also temporarily increases disease resistance. The perks Iron Stomach and Thirst Quencher greatly reduce the chance of disease from consumed food and liquid, respectively, while the perk Vaccinated protects against diseased creatures.

Curing
Diseases are time-limited and will expire. They can be cured with disease cures or antibiotics. Alternatively, drinking from a sulfur water fountain (one is located at a white gazebo near The Whitespring Resort) will cure a disease.

Intentional diseases
Intentionally catching diseases will be useful with the Plague Walker mutation, in which case the player should reference the consumables and regions lists to become familiar with the best methods of quickly accumulating diseases.

List of diseases
A character can get infected by these diseases: