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A Disease is a sickness that can be contracted by a Neopet. When sick, Neopets continuously to lose hit points and happiness, and they are unable to fight in the Battledome. Diseases are often caused by Random Events or by ingesting certain harmful food items. A few weapons have the ability to inflict diseases in the Battledome, and specific chance-based games, such as the Wheel of Excitement and the Qasalan Expellibox, can also make a Neopet sick.

There are currently 36 known diseases. Each disease has a specific set of associated curative items, and in order to cure a disease, the user must use an appropriate item on the affected Neopet. Curative items can be purchased at the Neopian Pharmacy in Neopia Central, Remarkable Restoratives in Shenkuu, and Lost Desert Medicine in the Lost Desert. Cures bought at the Neopian Pharmacy are always guaranteed to work, while cures bought at Remarkable Restoratives and Lost Desert Medicine have a chance of being ineffective. The Healing Springs can also sometimes heal sick Neopets.

All Diseases and Cures[edit]

Disease and Symptoms Neopian Pharmacy's Cure Lost Desert Medicine's Cure Remarkable Restoratives' Cure Other Cures
Achy Head

Your pet will have a nasty headache and feel very under the weather.
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Magic Goop
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Aching Lotion
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Black Cherry Tea
Bloaty Belly

This is what happens when your pet eats too much. Your pet will complain of being bloated and will refuse to eat anything.
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Flat-u-less Tablets
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Boiled Bagguss
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Selket Elixir
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White Squid Root
Bloaty Feet

Your pet's feet will swell and grow in size until you give it the necessary antidote.
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Magic Smelly Socks
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Brilliant Draik Flower
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Finger Splint
Blurred Vision

Your pet will see spots and may bump into things all the time.
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Extra Thick Goggles
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Minor Healing Ointment
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Finely Ground Bean Powder
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Negg Cream Potion
Bubbles

Your poor pet will constantly hiccup bubbles.
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Bubbles Herbal Drink
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Scamander Syrup
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Lotus Leaves
Chickaroo

Your pet will think it is a chicken, pecking the ground for food and crowing at dawn.
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Herbal Scrambled Eggs
Cricky Neck

Ouch - your pet's neck is very stiff and it can't move its head at all.
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Neck Brace
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Scamander Slime
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Cut and Dried Stalks
D'achoo

Your pet will go into a massive sneezing fit, and its eyes will become very sore.
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Neopkins
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Cobrall Root
Doldrums

Your pet will start hiding in cold, dark, damp corners and won't come out into the light.
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Mushroom Ointment
Floppy Tongue

Your pet's tongue has become all swollen and floppy. Your pet will not be able to close its mouth and will drool a lot.
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Tongue Shrinker
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Soothing Bandages
Fuzzitus

This is an allergy to fluff that all pets get now and again, especially bad for JubJubs!!
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Fluff Be Gone
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Weak Fuzzitus Cream
Fuzzy Fungus

In the most severe cases your Neopets fur can turn purple as it begins to turn into a Fungus Ball.
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Honey Blossom Extract
Grumbles

Your pet's stomach will begin to make the loudest of noises and it may be from its food.
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Grumble Be Gone Tablets
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Crumble Fungus
Hoochie Coochies

Your poor pet will break out in blue and green spots.
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Hoochie Coochie Tablets
Itchy Scratchies

A nasty disease where your pet is covered in amazingly itchy red lumps.
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Itchy Scratchy Cream
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Dried Prampet Leaves
Jitters

If you notice that your pet runs around constantly and just can't seem to sit still to sleep, eat or do anything it might have this disease.
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Potion of Containment
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Fuzzy Pink Blanket
Kikoughela

Your pet will have a sore throat and coughing fits.
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Kikoughela Drops
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Kikoughela Syrup
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Techo Fanatic Throat Drops
Lumps

Your pet will be covered in large, yellow, itchy lumps.
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Medicinal Mud Bath
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Sandy Creme
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Talon Root
Neezles

Your pet will break out in red spots if it's suffering from Neezles.
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Neezles Jab
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Dried Prampet Leaves
Neggitus

One too many Neggs can cause an allergic reaction, swelling of the ears and dizziness.
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Neggitus Injection
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Lemon Lozenge
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Unguberry Elixir
NeoBlues

Your pet is feeling very down in the dumps, it shows little or no interest in playing or eating anything.
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Tasty Pie
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Steaming Green Tea
Neo Flu

Your pet will refuse to eat, appear flushed and be very sleepy.
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NeoFlu Jelly Pills
Neogitus

Your pet's gums become sore and swollen. It has difficulty eating or drinking.
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Medicinal Toothbrush
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Cherry Lozenge
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Slimy Tree Bark
NeoMites

Your beloved pet's coat is covered with lurgees that hop around and make your pet scratch.
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NeoMites Injection
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Warm Neomites Wrap
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Soothing Stones
NeoMonia

This is a nasty illness that needs urgent medical attention. Your pet will feel sick, tired, and grumpy until you give it the cure.
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Medicinal Soap
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Warm Green Blanket
NeoPhobia

A chronic fear of leaving the house.
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Step Out Shoes
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Heated Blanket
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Dried Mushrooms
NeoPox

If your pet has NeoPox it will be covered in very itchy, contagious red blotches.
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NeoPox Pizza
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Spotted Blanket
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Dried Prampet Leaves
NeoWarts

Your pet will have big cauliflower like lumps growing on its body.
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Neowart Fungus
Pollenitus

Caused by the change of seasons and the blooming of plants. If your Neopet is sneezing horribly and has watery, itchy, eyes and nose they probably are suffering from Pollenitus.
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Crater Fruit Elixir
Reptillioritus

Caused by a bite from a venomous Reptillior, the skin becomes very red and itchy. Your Neopet will refuse to eat and feel very tired all the time.
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Cactopus Cream
Shaky Flakys

Your pet will start trembling uncontrollably and its skin will be dry. In extreme cases, the skin may even start to flake off.
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Shaky Flaky Cream
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Clay and Leaf Paste
Shock -A- Lots

Your pet's fur will be full of static and anything it touches will give off electric sparks.
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Ultra Rubber Gloves
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Khamette Concoction
Sneezles

Your pet will have a runny nose and sneeze constantly.
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Magic Cookie
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Sneezle Powder
Spyder Bite

Caused by a bite from a wild Spyder, your pet will appear very afraid of the Spider Grundo and Spyders.
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Spyder Juice Elixir
Ugga-Ugga

Possibly the worst Tyrannian disease, your Neopet's throat becomes so sore that all they can do is make Ugga noises.
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Sporkle Syrup
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Gwontek Syrup
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Shrimp Powder
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Peppermint Stomach Medicine
Watery Eyes

Your pet will look like it is constantly crying even though it may well be quite happy.
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Onion Balm
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Healing Gauze Pads
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Dried Orange Peels

Causes of disease[edit]

Random Events[edit]

The following two random events can cause diseases. The first one gives one of your Neopets Pollenitus, while the second gives one of your Neopets a randomly selected disease:

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Aaa-choo! <NEOPET NAME> starts sneezing like crazy! Looks like someone's got a little Pollenitus problem...
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A stray wraith appears and <NEOPET NAME> stoops down to pet it. <NEOPET NAME> now has <DISEASE>. What else did you expect?
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Items[edit]

There are many items that can cause diseases. Many of these items contain the word "poison" or "poisonous" in their name.

Foods[edit]

The below listed foods can cause diseases when fed to a Neopet. Some of these foods will always result in a sick Neopet, while others only have a small chance at causing a disease:


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Ferocious Negg
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Glowing Jelly
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Half Eaten Glowing Jelly
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Half Eaten Poisonous Jelly
Causes:
A Random Disease
May cause:
Blurred Vision
May cause:
Blurred Vision
Causes:
Neomonia


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Poisonous Jelly
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Poisonous Lollypop
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Poisonous Mushroom
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Rotten Omelette
Causes:
Neomonia
May cause:
Floppy Tongue
Causes:
Neopox
Causes:
Ugga-Ugga


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Vortex Negg
May cause:
Neggitus
Species-Specific Food Allergies[edit]

Some Neopets species are allergic to specific kinds of foods. If a Neopet eats a food that it is allergic too, it will come down with a specific disease. There are four known species-specific food allergies:

  • Kyrii get the Itchy Scratchies after eating any item that contains the word "Apple".
  • Quiggles get the Neezles after eating any item that contains the word "Cream".
  • Tonus get the Neezles after eating any item that contains the word "Negg".
  • Skeiths get the Neezles after eating any item that contains the word "Cheese".

Battledome Equipment[edit]

The following weapons have the ability to inflict diseases on opponents when they are used in the Battledome.


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Buzz Poison Blaster
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Caw Of Despair
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Coral Cutlass
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Darkness Scarab
Inflicts:
Blurry Vision
Inflicts:
NeoBlues
Inflicts:
Fuzzy Fungus
Itchy Scratchies
Inflicts:
Itchy Scratchies


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Mistletoe Potion
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Mysterious Hemlock Dart
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Poison Dart
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Poison Muffin
Inflicts:
Hoochie Coochies
Inflicts:
Bloaty Belly
Inflicts:
Cricky Neck
Inflicts:
Any Random Disease


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Poison Snowball
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Poison Tipped Dagger
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Poisonous Flower
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Poisonous Snowflake
Inflicts:
Hoochie Coochies
Inflicts:
Neowarts
Inflicts:
Itchy Scratchies
Inflicts:
Hoochie Coochies


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Portable Cloud
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Super Hemlock Dart
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Super Poison Dart
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Vile Swamp Water
Inflicts:
Watery Eyes
Inflicts:
Bloaty Belly
Inflicts:
Cricky Neck
Inflicts:
Watery Eyes

Other Items[edit]

The following potions can sometimes cause a disease when used on a Neopet:


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Fizzy Ummagine Potion
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Malice Potion
May cause:
Bloaty Belly
May cause:
Blurred Vision

Additionally, the following scrolls may cause a disease when they are read:

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Curse of Foul Odour
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Pox Curse
May cause:
Bloaty Belly
May cause:
Neopox

Games[edit]

There are certain games (such as the Wheel of Excitement and the Wheel of Misfortune) which give a users Neopet's a disease, usually as a risk of playing the game for the rewards. The afflicted disease is usually changed every month or so.

Epidemics[edit]

Itchy Scratchies epidemic[edit]

On 6th March 2001, there was an outbreak of Itchy Scratchies at the Money Tree. Any pets which visited it had a high chance of being infected. The epidemic was brought under control later the same day, and the Water Faerie from the Healing Springs offered to cure those she could.

Scourgies pandemic[edit]

On April Fool's Day 2011, the Scourgies pandemic was released. The highly contagious disease was discovered at 1:03:56 am NST, the Pharmacy releasing information about how many Neopets started to have fungus growing all over them, as well as itchiness, dizziness, and muscle aches. Cures could be distributed to Neopets the player did not own from the hospital.

Trivia[edit]

  • On August 24, 2002, the Wheel of Excitement began to give Sneezles to Neopets. This was a done a day after Meuka became a challenger in Defenders of Neopia, allowing users to gain access to fight him.
  • The price of the cure of the chosen disease in the Wheel of Excitement always increase tenfold or higher during the time the disease is given due to high demand.

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