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Even inThe Sims 4, health is wealth. As you settle into playing with your household, you might notice them starting to feel a little under the weather - especially if you have many Expansion or Game Packs.
Despite this, there isn’t a lot of medical help available for your Sims. Thankfully, there are a few different methods for curing your Sims’ illnesses. But to treat them right, you’ll first need to figure out what’s wrong.
Can Sims Get Sick?
Sims can come down with all kinds of bugs and sicknesses. The main way to keep track of your Sim’s health is by looking out for their moodlets.
If you have The Sims 4: Cats and Dogs, then your Sim’s furry friends can also get sick.
Sims will become Nauseated and throw upif they havemorning sicknesswhile pregnantor if theyeat something spoiled. Squeamish Sims can also get sick in response to many more things, including privacy invasions and catching frogs.
Sims can become Nauseated with just the Base Game, but DLC introduces your Sims to the horrors of even more health concerns.
If you have The Sims 4: Seasons, your Sims are more likely to get sick during wet and cold weather. Be extra careful to look out for winter colds.
Illnesses Introduced In The Sims 4: Get To Work
The Sims 4: Get To Work introduces most of the game’s illnesses. Your Sims symptoms will appear as moodlets for a few hours:
Stuffed Up
Uncomfortable
The Nauseous moodlet introduced in Get To Work isdifferent from the Nauseated moodletin Base Game. Look carefully for the icon and spelling to see whether your Sim needs medicine or not. The Nauseous moodlet is helpfully signposted with a medicine bottle.
These will always be either a +1 or +2 buff, depending on the intensity of their sickness, and tend to last three to four hours. If untreated, they can come back.
Another thing to keep an eye out for isstrange patterns on your Sim’s skin. If your Sim suddenly has pink tiger stripes all over them, it’s safe to assume they’re not doing so good.
Thankfully,none of these illnesses are fatal. Just highly inconvenient.
While diseases havespecific nameswhen playing in the Doctor career, the moodlets won’t appear with those names. You just need to look out for the symptoms.
Getting Food Poisoning While Dining Out
If a Sim goes out toeat at a restaurant using Dine Out, they might be unlucky enough to get food poisoning.
Food-poisoned Sims will be nauseous and may run to the toilet, so verify the bathroom is clear for them. A bush from Get Together, Jungle Adventure, and Werewolves all do the trick either.
Sims with the Food Poisoned moodlet can’t use a cureand just need to wait for it to pass.
As gross as it is, reporting food poisoning can be a neat way of making some quick cash. you may find the option on any Food-Poisoned Sim’s phone.
Being Poisoned In Selvadorada
If your Sim has taken a recent visit to the jungle, they might come back withmore than souvenirs.Jungle Adventure introduced a whole host of risksto look out for, including bee stings, spider bites, and curses.
Sims who fall seriously unwell in the jungle are likely to have been poisoned. Unlike some other illnesses in The Sims 4,this can be fatal, so try to treat it as quickly as possible.
A Sim who can’t resist the poison they’re affected by will have the following moodlets in this order:
+1
+6
+10
8 Hours
Before getting the Feeling Icky moodlet, your Sim might have other moodlets showing that they’ve been bitten by a spider or attacked by plasma bats. This can tip you off that you might need to have an antidote ready.
Rabid Rodent Fever
Long-time fans of the franchise might remember Guinea Pig Disease from The Sims: Livin’ Large.Rabid Rodent Fever is introduced as a slightly different (but just as deadly) disease inThe Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff.
If your Sim has a poor relationship with their rodent roommate, they might get bitten when interacting with them.If their enclosure is dirty, then they are at risk of catching fatal Rabid Rodent Fever.
On the road to full-blown Rabid Rodent Fever, they’ll experience the following moodlets:
+2
23 Hours
We’re not advising you to let your Sims die of rabid rodent fever, but if they do, their ghosts look pretty funny.
Catching Werebies
The Sims 4: Werewolves gives Sims the opportunity to become, befriend, or even fight werewolves, should they want to. It also unlocks a whole new kind of sickness.
Fighting with werewolves is even worse than it sounds, as it puts yourSim at a severe risk of contractingWerebies: A werewolf-specific strain of rabies.
Werebies can also be caught by exploring the sewer system found in Moonwood Mill or by receiving a werewolf bite.
You’ll know your Sim has Werebies if they have the following moodlets:
+3
4 Hours
Can Sims Go To The Doctor Or Hospital?
Althoughthere isa hospital on a hidden Lot in Willow Creekand doctors in Get To Work,Sims can’t go to either to cure sickness. They’ll need to rely on home remedies instead.
Sims can only go to the hospital if they are in labour orthe Doctor career. Thankfully, this means that sick Sims don’t need to go far from home to treat their ailments.
If you have The Sims 4: Cat and Dogs, you can go to the veterinarian with your animals where they can receive diagnosis and treatment. Buying treats from the clinic’s vending machines also helps to give their health a boost.
How To Cure Illness
Thetreatment your Sim needsto cure their sicknessdepends on what they’ve come down with:
What Happens After Curing Illnesses
For the most part,Sims who are cured of their illness will lose the negative moodlet associated with itand carry on with life.
When it comes to illnesses from Get To Work,Sims will have their symptoms replaced with one of two positive moodlets,depending on their course of treatment.
Sims who use medicine to treat their sickness will have the Medicated +1 Energised moodletfor a few hours.
Should your Sim accidentally use the Medicine when they don’t need it, they’ll get an Over-Medicated +1 Dazed moodlet.
If they take a more natural approach to their illness, they’ll get theCombating a Cold +1 Happy moodlet instead. There aren’t any negative side effects from natural remedies, so that might be preferable if you’re not sure what your Sim is dealing with.
