Oblivion Remastered: All Diseases, Explained

Catching diseases is easily one of the most annoying disruptions in Oblivion Remastered, as you can be afflicted with any one of dozens of maladies. You'll need more than powerful Restoration spells to rid yourself of these nuisances, so prepare to chug potions and visit the nearest chapel if you're feeling the ill effects.

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Beyond curing yourself of these terrible illnesses, it's important to know where certain diseases come from, so that you can avoid contracting them in the first place. If you have to fight a disease carrier, preparation and caution during combat will be essential for maintaining your good health.

How Do Diseases Work?

Diseases are essentially debuffs that are applied to your character that reduce certain attributes or skills, depending on the disease.

Most diseases in Oblivion Remastered are contracted in combat, specifically when an enemy with a given disease hits you with a melee attack.

Diseases have a chance of being contracted each time a diseased enemy hits you.

Every disease can be cured by using a Potion of Cure Disease, which will rid you of the disease immediately.

Alternatively, you can also pray at a Shrine, Temple, or Wayshrine, which will cure you of any diseases and return any of your lowered attributes and skills to normal.

Porphyric Hemophilia, also known as the Vampirism disease, is a unique case that can semi-permanently affect your character if you do not cure it within three days. If you don't cure this disease within the three-day incubation period, you will contract Vampirism the next time you sleep.

Once Vampirism is fully incubated and contracted, it cannot be cured by normal means, and instead, you must follow the Vampire Cure quest to rid yourself of this bane.

What Does Each Disease Do, And Where Does It Come From?

If you need a comprehensive list of diseases, what they do, and what enemies carry them, then we've got you covered.

Disease Name

Effects

Sources

Astral Vapors

• Damage Magicka – 15 points
• Stunted Magicka
• Weakness to Magic – 25 percent

• Dread Zombies

Ataxia

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Agility – five points

• Zombies
• Bolwing

Black-Heart Blight

• Drain Strength – ten points
• Drain Endurance – ten points

• Headless Zombies

Blood Lung

• Drain Endurance – five points

• Rats

Bone Break Fever

• Drain Strength – five points

BrainRot

• Drain Strength – five points

Brown Rot

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Personality – five points

• Zombies

Cannibal's Prion

• Drain Agility – 20 points
• Drain Intelligence – 20 points

• Eating Msirae Faythung's Heart during the Mehrunes Razor quest.

Chanthrax Blight

• Drain Agility – ten points
• Drain Speed – ten points

• Boars
• Headless Zombies

Chills

• Drain Intelligence – ten points
• Drain Agility – ten points
• Drain Willpower – ten points

• Headless Zombies

Collywobbles

• Drain Strength – ten points
• Drain Endurance – ten points
• Drain Speed – ten points

Dampworm

• Drain Speed – five points

• Deer
• Zombies

Droops

• Drain Agility – five points

• Sheep
• Zombies

Feeble Limb

• Draing Strength – five points

• Rats

Greenspore

• Drain Personality – ten points

• Slaughterfish
• Zombies

Helljoint

• Drain Agility – five points
• Drain Speed – five points

• Wolves
• Zombies

Porphyric Hemophilia

• Drain Fatigue – five points
• Vampirism after three days and a sleep.

• Vampires

Rattles

• Drain Agility – ten points
• Drain Willpower – ten points

• Headless Zombies

Red Rage

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Willpower – five points

• Rats

Rockjoint

• Drain Agility – ten points

• Zombies

Rust Chancre

• Drain Personality – five points
• Drain Speed – five points

Scalon Blight

• Drain Endurance – three points
• Weakness to Fire – 25 points
• Weaness to Frost – 25 points

• Scalon Brutes (Shivering Isles)

Scalon Fever

• Drain Endurance – two points
• Weakness to Frost – 25 points

• Diseased Scalons (Shivering Isles)

Scalon Sunburn

• Drain Endurance – four points
• Weakness to Magic – 25 points

• Hulking Scalons (Shivering Isles)

Serpiginous Dementia

• Drain Intelligence – ten points
• Drain Personality – ten points
• Drain Willpower – five points

• Headless Zombies

Shakes

• Drain Agility – five points

• Rats

Swamp Fever

• Drain Strength – ten points
• Drain Endurance – ten points

• Baliwogs
• Mudcrabs
• Headless Zombies

Ticklebritch

• Drain Endurance – five points
• Drain Personality – 15 points

• A hoe during the Mehrunes Razor quest.

Tunnel Cough

Drain Sneak – 15 points

• Laborers during the Mehrunes Razor quest.

Witbane

• Drain Intelligence – five points

• Dogs
• Zombies

Wither

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Endurance – ten points

• Mountain Lions
• Headless Zombies

Witless Pox

• Drain Intelligence – five points

• Rats

Yellow Tick

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Speed – ten points

• Black Bears
• Brown Bears
• Headless Zombiess

Which Diseases Do Beggars Have?

If you're looking to contract a specific disease quickly, or you're just curious what's ailing everyone, here is every beggar and what disease they carry.

Disease Name

Effect

Beggar Name

Ataxia

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Agility – five points

• Fimmion
• Bhisha

Black-Heart Blight

• Drain Strength – ten points
• Drain Endurance – ten points

• Fralav The Faker

Blood Lung

• Drain Endurance – five points

• Rancid Ra'dirsha

Bone Break Fever

• Drain Strength – five points

• Foul Fagus

BrainRot

• Drain Strength – five points

• Penniless Olvus

Chills

• Drain Intelligence – ten points
• Drain Agility – ten points
• Drain Willpower – ten points

• Cosmus the Cheat

Collywobbles

• Drain Strength – ten points
• Drain Endurance – ten points
• Drain Speed – ten points

• Wretched Aia
• No-Coins Draninus

Helljoint

• Drain Agility – five points
• Drain Speed – five points

• Simplicia the Slow

Rattles

• Drain Agility – ten points
• Drain Willpower – ten points

• Fetid Jofnhild

Red Rage

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Willpower – five points

• Nigidius the Needy

Rockjoint

• Drain Agility – ten points

• Bruccius the Orphan

Rust Chancre

• Drain Personality – five points
• Drain Speed – five points

• Jorck the Outcast

Serpiginous Dementia

• Drain Intelligence – ten points
• Drain Personality – ten points
• Drain Willpower – five points

• Luckless Lucina

Shakes

• Drain Agility – five points

• Foul Fagus

Swamp Fever

• Drain Strength – ten points
• Drain Endurance – ten points

• Lazy Kaslowyn
• Ragbag Buntara

Wither

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Endurance – ten points

• Nermus the Mooch

Witless Pox

• Drain Intelligence – five points

• Rancid Ra'dirsha

Yellow Tick

• Drain Strength – five points
• Drain Speed – ten points

• Puny Ancus
• Deeh the Scalawag

While most of the beggars you find around Cyrodiil only carry one disease, you'll want to be particularly careful of both Rancid Ra'dirsha and Foul Fagus, as both of these people carry two diseases.

• Rancid Ra'dirsha – Blood Lung & Witless Pox
• Foul Fagus – Bone Break Fever & Shakes

It's generally a good idea not to get into a fight with or kill any beggars, especially if you plan on joining the Thieves Guild, given how integral their assistance is during various portions of this questline.

You will frequently be required to ask beggars for more information about your current task, and they frequently point you in the direction of good information.

Luckily, there are at least two beggars in every city, just in case something goes wrong.

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