To get Rabid Rodent Fever in The Sims 4, have your Sim interact with a rodent that lives in a dirty cage and has this disease. Depending on your relationship with the pet rodent, it may take 2-7 interactions to get bitten.
As a quick reminder, rodents need to live in a dirty terrarium to contract Rabid Rodent Fever.
To increase your chances of getting bitten, neglect your pet rodent’s needs, don’t clean their cage, don’t fill their food bowls, and be mean to them.
If you have a poor relationship with your rodent, it shouldn’t take long before they bite you.
What happens after my Sim gets bitten by a rodent?
Your Sims will get the Tense moodlet from being bitten by a rodent. After 48 hours, they will get full-blown Rabid Rodent Fever.
During the first 24 hours, your Sim will cough and sneeze all the time. Then, the Tense moodlet will turn into Uncomfortable for 24 more hours.
This marks the second phase of the disease. During this phase, your Sim will feel really dizzy and lose control of their bladder. This will make them feel really Embarrassed.
“Your Sim’s cough has turned into a full-blown fever. Those dizzy spells can’t be a good sign, and they are losing control of their bladder. They should research the fever on the computer to find a cure.”
Once full-blown Rabid Rodent Fever has been triggered, your Sim will get the Dazed moodlet and die within 24 hours.
At this stage, your Sim is highly contagious. The entire household could get the disease if you’re not careful.
“It’s a full-blown outbreak of Rabid Rodent Fever! Your Sim looks delirious, and they are dangerously contagious. Their condition is rapidly deteriorating. They should use a computer to research their illness or consult with a veterinarian immediately. Failure to seek help could result in grave consequences.”
How to cure Rabid Rodent Fever in The Sims 4
To cure your Sims of Rabid Rodent Fever, click on the computer and look for more information about this disease. You’ll learn that the Rabid Rodent Serum is the antidote you need to use to cure your Sims. Click again on your computer and purchase the serum.
You can buy the serum at all stages of the disease.
By the way, if you can’t buy medicine from the computer, get a new computer, disable mods, and repair your game files.
⇒ Fun Fact:
The ghost of a Sim that died of Rabid Rodent Fever appears as an oversized hamster foaming at the mouth.
Learn more about Sim Deaths
Did you know there are 34 ways your Sims can die in The Sims 4?
For example, you can trigger death by starvation, electrocution, overexertion, meteorite, fire, Pufferfish, Cowplant, or drowning.
Other potentially deadly activities include drinking Beetle Juice, sniffing a Death Flower bouquet, rock climbing, using the Research Machine, relaxing in the sauna, using a vending machine, opening a Murphy Bed, or making a wish at the Wishing Well.
If you have Seasons, Sims can freeze to death, get heatstroke, or get struck by lightning.
The Sims 4 universe is full of angry flies, poisonous bugs, and revengeful Mother Plants.
By the way, spellcasters can die of Magic Overload and vampires can burn to a crisp from sun exposure.
Emotional deaths such as Death by Anger, Laughter, and Embarrassment are also interesting options although they require a lot of work to trigger.
If your Sims live in the countryside, angry rabbits and chickens can attack and kill them.
If you want to get rid of teenagers, you’ve got two options: Death by Stink Capsule or Urban Myth.
Well, if your Sims have managed to escape all these dangers, they can’t escape Old Age.
Or maybe they can if you disable this feature.
Happy Simming!