Bone Break Fever is a disease that one can catch from fighting monsters. The disease is contracted from skeevers, bears, and a few other creatures.
This disease can have a large effect on low level characters as they are low on Strength (Oblivion) and Stamina (Skyrim). But in higher levels in either games, one won't have to worry about this disease as higher level characters usually have higher Strength and Stamina levels. It is easy to get rid of it via a shrine or cure disease potion, so curing it is recommended.
Oblivion
Effects
- Drain Attribute: Strength by 5
Cures
Bone Break Fever can be cured by:
- Visiting any of the Altars of the Nine
- Casting the Restoration spell Cure Disease on oneself
- Using any potion that has the Cure Disease effect
- Activating a shrine
Skyrim
Effects
- Drains 25 points from Stamina.
Cures
Bone Break Fever can be cured by:
- Activating the altar at Temples, such as the Temple of Akatosh
- Using any potion that has the Cure Disease effect
- Talk to a Vigilant of Stendarr and ask them to cure diseases
- Joining the Companions and contracting lycanthropy will also cure this disease
Bugs
- Sometimes catching the disease will make it impossible for one to sneak. Reloading the game from a previous save will fix it.
- Sometimes it is possible to contract this disease even with disease immunities.
- 360 If untreated for a few in-game days, one may start to "ragdoll" about the map/game as opposed to walking.
- Rarely, even after the disease is cured, people may still comment that you look sickly.
- 360 Unsure if happens at lower levels, but at level 81 the disease may have absolutely no negative effects.
Trivia
- While having this disease and approaching someone with it, they will comment and say that you look sickly.