Medicine

Medicine is an item that can heal sick villagers and cure bee stings. If a villager is sick, the player must go to the shop owned by Tom Nook and purchase some medicine for 400 Bells. An animal's sickness may last a week, and sometimes even longer, so be prepared to help it through. He/she will give the player an item for their gratitude after they are cured, as well as a verbal praise after each dose of medicine. If you talk to them and don't have any medicine, make sure you ask them if they're okay- don't say, "Never mind!" or "I don't need you," because that will only make them feel worse. Also, don't say, "Need medicine?" if the player does not even have any in the first place; it will confuse them and may lead them to "tasting clouds" or hallucinating other things. The only benefit of having a villager ill is that they will never try to move out the whole time they are sick. The player should still give them medicine at least once; you will still receive a prize at the end.

Symptoms
Common symptoms of sickness are shivering, feeling depressed, sneezing or coughing during conversations and staying inside all day. The sick villager will have little purple and black swirling spirals around their head, and the background music (BGM) will change to a downbeat tune when you enter their house (the music stays the same as the original in Wild World). The first day or first few days of their illness you might not see the purple spirals, but if you go near them they will start to shiver.

Bee stings
Sometimes when the player shakes a tree, a bee hive will fall out. Soon after, the bees will swarm out and chase the player. If the player does not run into a house or building in time, they will be stung and have a swollen eye. Medicine works as a cure for a bee sting, however the sting will also disappear if the player saves and restarts the game (making sure to save the game, in order to not lose progress and avoid a visit by Resetti).