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Identifying and Curing Mutated Animals

By chootracks

The Zookeeper's Field Guide to Parasite Infection Identification and Removal

+ Medical professional Achievement and Diagnostic Cheat Sheet

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Category: Gameplay Basics, Secrets, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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14 Oct, 2024 @ 5:56am

8 Dec, 2024 @ 1:51pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Parasite Identification

Curing the Parasite - Medical professional

Unlocking Infected Recipes

Diagnostic Cheat Sheet

Secret Diagnostic Cheat Sheet

Comments

Parasite Identification

*Infected animals will mimic the behavior of the sick animals in the enclosure, but will not test positive for any of the symptoms the sick animals have on the symptom map.*

`Clear Symptom Map

Sick animals will always display at least one of these symptoms:

Mucus

visible under a UV light

Scarring

visible wounds (large scratches or missing flesh)

Zoochosis

erratic behavior (aggression, panic, squealing, or vomiting)

(Infected animals are more likely to display this)

If an animal shows any of these signs, but their symptom map is clear:
THEY ARE INFECTED WITH THE PARASITE

Curing the Parasite - Medical professional

To cure an infected animal you must have the infected medicine and infected food recipes.
*If you do not have the recipes unlocked, see the "Unlocking Infected Recipes" tab*

Medical professional Achievement

Upon incorrect guess: the infected animal will mutate : risk to the lives of the animals

Not recommended for Penguins or any other highly populated enclosure

Requires:

4 Vials of Infected Medicine

1 Infected Meal

DO NOT take any data from the animals unless specified

DO NOT turn in blood samples to the Blood Collector

See the "Secret Diagnostic Cheat Sheet" tab

If it vomits out the parasite, great! If a different animal mutates, you'll have to try again.

Yayy you got the achievement! :D

The Meat Way

The infected animal will not mutate: no risk to the lives of the animals

Recommended for Elephants: they become armoured after getting their first shot

Requires:

1 Vial of Infected Medicine

1 Infected Meal

You can use the infected meal at any time before Step 5 (even if you do let it mutate)

Alternately: use the normal meal

Use the infected meal if you didn't earlier (the infected animal will have mutated)

Cured! :D

The Meatless Way

If you're curing an elephant aim for the sides and butt

The infected animal will mutate: risk to the lives of the animals if you aren't quick

Requires:

3 Vials of Infected Medicine

You can switch to the "Meat Way" at any time before Step 5.

(the infected animal will have mutated by now)

Cured! :D Hopefully nobody died!

Unlocking Infected Recipes

Infected Medicine

Used to cure an animal of infection

Unlocked by going to CJ's locker in the hub immediately after the first call about his whereabouts
*if you enter an enclosure first, you will have to restart your run to get this recipe type*

- Requires 1 Blood Sample

Infected Food (opt.)

Extends the time before a mutation or turns mutated animal back for a time

Unlocked after collecting your first parasite sample with the MFE

- Requires Meat (acquired by grinding the corpses at the hub between each enclosure visit)

Info:

need a diagnosis before making it

CANNOT

and

Unless you use the secret diagnosis - a typical diagnosis requires all blood samples and you will have to make a second trip for more

Unless you feed it the Infected food

mutated

Warning: injecting healthy animals with infected medicine will make them sick

Diagnostic Cheat Sheet

Sickness - Medicine - Infected Medicine

Symptoms

Meningitis - Neuromend - Immunotoxis Feralis

High Temp, Sound Sensitive

Ehrlichia muris - Ehrlivax - Necroderma Toxica

High Temp, Positive Blood

Gastroenteritis - Enterocure - Gastrotoxicus Toxica

High Temp, Positive Stool

Sepsis - Septicure - Mucoplasma Feralis

High Temp, Sound Sensitive, Positive Blood

Salmonellosis - Bactiguard - Enteropathogen Feralis

High Temp, Positive Blood, Positive Stool

Influenza - Fluease - Hyperresponsis Toxica

High Temp, Sound Sensitive, Positive Stool

Leptospirosis - Leptovital - Morbovirus Toxica

Sound Sensitive, Positive Blood

Allergy - Reacticare - Allergovorax Toxica

Sound Sensitive, Positive Stool

Helminthiasis - Infestcare - Debilitator Toxica

Sound Sensitive, Positive Blood, Positive Stool

Ulcerative colitis - Gastroguard - Hemovorax Toxica

Positive Blood, Positive Stool

RTIs - Temperalax - Pathovirus Toxica

High Temp

Migraine - NeuroShield - Cephalotriggus Toxica

Sound Sensitive

BSIs - BGuard - Anginovorax Toxica

Positive Blood

Rotaviruses - Rotacare - Rotavirid Toxica

Positive Stool

Plague - PestisRelief - Toxicus Feralis

High Temp, Sound Sensitive, Positive Blood, Positive Stool

Secret Diagnostic Cheat Sheet

The game has a secret method to identify sickness without collecting samples

Useful for the Medical professional achievement and speedruns

Observable Symptoms:

Vomitting

spews out bile onto the floor (creates temporary puddle)

Mucus

visible under a UV light (appears on animal)

Scarring

visible wounds (large scratches or missing flesh)

Zoochosis

erratic movement and sounds (yes different definition this time)

Aggression

hostile towards other animals (attacks others)

Photophobia

sensitivity to light (runs from flashlight)

Panicking

runs from player (shows scared icon)

Exhaustion

falls asleep without being tranquilized (shows sleep timer)

Using these symptoms we can identify the base sickness of any animal

Here's the cheat sheet:

Sickness

Vomitting

Mucus

Scarring

Zoochosis

Aggression

Photophobia

Panicking

Exhaustion

Meningitis

✔

✖

✔

✖

✔

✖

✔

Ehrlichia muris

✖

✔

✖

✔

Gastroenteritis

✔

✖

Sepsis

✖

✔

✖

✔

Salmonellosis

✔

✖

✔

✖

Influenza

✖

✔

✖

✔

✖

✔

✖

✔

Leptospirosis

✖

✔

✖

✔

✖

Allergy

✔

✖

✔

✖

✔

✖

Helminithiasis

✖

✔

✖

Ulcerative colitis

✖

✔

✖

RTIs

✖

✔

✖

✔

Migraine

✔

✖

✔

✖

BSIs

✖

✔

✖

Rotaviruses

✔

✖

✔

✖

Plague

✔

✖

✔

✖

17 Comments

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Richard For Ponies 12 Jan @ 7:15pm

this appears to be out of date xD

A7Huxeno 29 Dec, 2024 @ 4:49am

Thank you so much chootracks !!!!!!!!

chootracks [author] 29 Dec, 2024 @ 2:59am

The animals will make like weird honking noises and/or move in ways their joints shouldn't allow.

I'm not sure if the update has changed it, but you should have all the time you want just as long as you don't leave the enclosure, there isn't a timer.

A7Huxeno 28 Dec, 2024 @ 11:23pm

Also , do i have as much time as i want when i first go into the enclosure? As in it wont mutate 100% if i dont shoot anything when i go there the first time right?

A7Huxeno 28 Dec, 2024 @ 12:29pm

uhm how do i know the zoochosis one?

Lupus 28 Dec, 2024 @ 6:26am

Thanks for the helpful guide!

chootracks [author] 21 Dec, 2024 @ 8:43am

Ooo I might need to change a few things. But it looks like the main difference will be that the amount of vials needed will vary.

A7Huxeno 21 Dec, 2024 @ 8:09am

there's a new patch note. 29. do these things still work?

chootracks [author] 8 Dec, 2024 @ 1:49pm

Go for it >:D

Walther 7 Dec, 2024 @ 2:18pm

Hi, you have very cool manuals, and I also want to write a manual with all the achievements, but in Russian. Can I take some information from your manuals, especially a cheat sheet about the symptoms of the disease? At the end of my guide, I will, of course, leave links to your two guides. You have become a kind of inspiration for me.

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