STILLWATER / FIELD GUIDE

HUSH Infection: What to Do After a Bite

Last updated: October 18, 2026

A zombie bite can cause infection in HUSH. If you notice blurred screen edges afterward, make leaving Stillwater your priority.

AT A GLANCE

Avoid another bite, look for an antiviral item, and start moving toward an exit whose requirements you can meet. Press M to choose your route: Highway Roadblock is always open, Hospital Helipad requires a flare on the pad, and Smuggler’s Boat requires $2,000. If you are also bleeding, use a Bandage first, then Pills if you need health.

Prioritize Leaving and Avoid Another Bite

Bites can cause infection, and blurred screen edges can be a symptom. Another bite may sharply shorten the time you have left, so treat infection as a reason to end your loot run.

Move away from the infected. Avoid unnecessary close combat. If you are being followed, close doors behind you and keep moving.
Start heading toward a usable exit. Choose it using your location and the supplies you already carry, as explained below.
Look for an antiviral item while working toward extraction. Keep this search secondary to getting out; do not turn it into an extended detour through more enemies.

For help managing enemies along your route, see the stealth and chase guide.

Choose an Exit with the Supplies You Have

Press M to open the Town Map. Locate your blue dot, check Marked Exits, and compare your position with the exit requirements below.

If you have neither a Flare nor the $2,000 boat payment, prioritize Highway Roadblock. If you already have a Flare and are near the southeast Hospital, consider the Helipad. If you are near the eastern river and can meet the payment requirement, consider Smuggler’s Boat. Choose a route you can reach and prepare for with your current supplies.

Click your chosen exit to ping it for your squad, then follow the waypoint. Watch the raid clock as you travel—you still need to reach an exit before it runs out.

For additional preparation details, see extraction points and requirements.

Stillwater Extraction Points
Name	Location	Listed requirement	Required payment
Highway Roadblock	West, on Route 9	Always open	—
Hospital Helipad	Southeast, at the Hospital	Light a flare on the pad	—
Smuggler's Boat	East, beside the river	Payment	2000 Cash (Amount listed for Smuggler's Boat on the Town Map.)

Highway Roadblock

Exit from: Stillwater
Located on: Route 9

Hospital Helipad

Exit from: Stillwater
Located at: Hospital
Requires lighting on the pad: Flare (Hospital Helipad extraction.)

Smuggler's Boat

Exit from: Stillwater

Highway Roadblock

Location
West, on Route 9

Listed requirement
Always open
Hospital Helipad

Location
Southeast, at the Hospital

Listed requirement
Light a flare on the pad
Smuggler's Boat

Location
East, beside the river

Listed requirement
Payment

Required payment
2000 Cash (Amount listed for Smuggler's Boat on the Town Map.)

Stillwater Town Map showing the three marked exits, their requirements, and the player's blue location dot.

Treat Bleeding as a Separate Problem

Check for Bleeding as well as infection symptoms. Bleeding continues to drain health and needs its own treatment:

Use a Bandage to stop bleeding. Check that the Bleeding indicator disappears.
Use Pills if you need to restore health. Right-click Pills in your inventory and select Use.

Stopping bleeding and restoring health do not mean the infection has been treated. Do not rely on Bandages or Pills as antiviral treatment; keep working toward your exit.

If you need more medical supplies, the healing guide covers where to look and how to use them.