Not sure why everyone always assumes that "infection" in the game means zombie virus. From context I always thought it was pretty clear it is just normal infection that happens when you get nasty bacteria etc. in your body. IRL being bitten by a wild animal is already a recipe for that. Do you know how many antibiotics etc. doctors put you on if you ever get bitten by a wild animal? It's a lot. Even domestic dogs and cats you need to be careful to clean it properly if you ever get bitten. I imagine having dead, decaying corpses poking holes in you would be a surefire way to get a nasty infection! Makes sense to me. Antibiotics really WOULD be gold in the apocalypse. (Speaking of, this whole "dukes" thing is not nearly as likely as a barter economy would be, realistically. You'd go to the trader and he'd be like, "ok, give me that gun, and you can have a few antibiotics as trade." Yes, you can sell them loot, but really, having the dukes currency as an intermediate step in all transactions is mostly there for ease of programming and consistency lol. I'm not saying they should change it, though, it's a good system to make the game work well. Just pointing out it's less realistic, barring the story we don't know with the duke faction changing things in that regard).
