Confusion

Confusion
Initial DNA Cost	4 (Neurax Worm) 11 (Nipah Virus) 0 (Mad Cow Disease) (Evolved at the start)
Stats	Disease Infectivity Severity Lethality Neurax Worm 1 1 0 Nipah Virus 3 6 0 Mad Cow Disease 0 10 0.5
Previous Symptom	Cerebral Tendrils (Neurax Worm) Drowsiness (Nipah Virus)
Next Symptom	Memory Loss (Neurax Worm) Memory Loss (Nipah Virus)

« I've got no idea why confusion gives you Cold Resistance and Air transmission »

— Description of the Symptom in Plague Inc.: The Board Game

Confusion is a symptom in the Neurax Worm DLC and the Nipah Virus scenario. It causes stimulated dopamine production which causes in-turn bouts of confusion in hosts. It is harder to concentrate on complex work.

There is a version of Confusion in the Nipah Virus scenario with the exact same description. However, it costs 11 DNA points.

Cure Effects

Plague	Cure Requirement	Research Inefficiency
Neurax Worm	0	+0.03
Nipah Virus	+0.01	+0.12
Mad Cow Disease	+0.02	0

Trivia

• This symptom is necessary to evolve to obtain the "Who Needs Science" achievement, in which it would cause Lude Jaw to promote a homopeatic cure to treat the Nipah Virus.

Gallery

Confusion Symptom Card from Plague Inc.: The Board Game Source: This image was taken from the digitisation of the Official Cards included in the Plague Inc.: The Board Game Add-On for TableTop Simulator (Original Add-On Link on Steam, respective credits for the digitization of Board Game Cards scanned by them)