== Description ==
''Status effect''Diseases can be caught by animals being poorly treated and then they may pass to other animals or players.
== Animals ==Animals may rarely catch a disease. Diseases arise mainly from two factors: large amounts of animals standing together in pens small spaces (three or more on one tile) or by catching it from another animal or player that is diseased. Diseases cause animals to lose [[fat]] faster and player characters can also catch eventually die if left untreated. To remove a diseasefrom an animal put it in isolation, keep it well fed, and [[groom]] it.
== Animals ==Animals will likely catch Diseases can be prevented by [[grooming]] an animal regularly. You can tell when a disease if they are penned up and not treated properlycreature needs grooming by examining it. Animal usually require grooming about every two days.
To cure this status feed the animal and use a [[grooming brush]] on it, see also [[Animal husbandry]]