Field manual · Survive
The Sickness Icon
corroborated
Short answer
The sickness icon tells you that something is wrong, not what disease you have.
Also: bacteria icon · sick icon · germ icon
What to do
List symptoms. Recall recent food/water/wound/cold/gas exposure. Use the symptom router. Only then choose treatment.
How it works
This is a core UX rule for the Field Manual: never diagnose from the generic bacteria icon alone.
Evidence
Status: corroborated. Baseline from 1.29. Sources: DayZ Wiki - Character Status; DayZ official Stable Update 1.29 thread. Unofficial field-manual pack (v24). Not Bohemia. Empty boxes stay empty.
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