DayZ field wiki · Medical
Bloody hands
Wash, then eat
Short answer
You skinned it. Your hands remember. Eating with that on them is how salmonella gets a sequel.
Also: wash hands · dirty hands
How it works
Butchering leaves a mess. Bloody hands can poison the next thing you eat. This is not kuru.
What to do
Skin, wash, then eat. Don't snack in the guts.
Don't
Don't invent a wash timer.