Disease

Disease is one of the few status effects in RuneScape. It is caused by being damaged by Zogres, Skogres or Fever spiders, or can be caused by failing to pick the lock on a Zogre coffin.

When diseased, a player takes 10 damage to any random skill except for Prayer and Hitpoints every minute. The damage decreases over time until the disease wears off.

The effects of disease can be countered with Relicym's balm; drinking one or two doses will reduce the effect, while three will eliminate the disease altogether. Skills will gradually recover on their own, but for an instantaneous recovery, potions from Herblore can be used. Stat restore potions will recover Combat skills except Hitpoints and Prayer, while super restore potions will recover every skill except Hitpoints, including a limited amount of Prayer.