Contagion - A Zombie Infection / Infectious Mod
by PeteMC
Contagion lets zombie hits infect players, and an infection that runs out its timer is fatal unless a cure is brewed in time.
What it does
When a zombie hits a player, there is a default 80% chance of infection. Worn armor lowers that chance by up to 60 points, with full diamond or netherite giving the largest reduction. Once the infection timer expires, the player dies instantly. A small on-screen display shows the current protection value and can be turned off or moved in the client config.
An optional infectious stage lets carriers pass the infection through the air to nearby players and villagers. Iron golems can attack infected players, infected players can infect others, and a villager that dies of infection returns as a zombie villager. Vanilla zombies can also be set to spawn as airborne spreaders. The mod uses the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker public. It needs both client and server, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 26.3.
Key features
Armor-based infection chance
Armor reduces the chance that a zombie hit infects the player, up to 60 points at full diamond or netherite.
Airborne infectious stage
Advanced infected carriers can spread the infection to nearby players and villagers through the air.
Contagious Flesh drops
Zombies drop Contagious Flesh at 7.5%, with the Looting enchantment adding 2.5% per level.
Cure brewing chain
Heated flesh, gold streaked flesh and an awkward potion lead to The Cure, which Redstone can extend into Cure Potion II.
Golden apple cures
Golden and enchanted golden apples can cure both the infection and infectious effects when the option is enabled.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Zombie plague virus is a server-required mod with a client-optional side, for 1.21 – 26.1 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and it is not open source. Timless' Simple Zombie Infection targets only Forge 1.20.1, runs on client and server, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contagion - A Zombie Infection / Infectious Mod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| Zombie plague virus | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-05 |
| Timless' Simple Zombie Infection | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-27 |
Questions
Does Contagion need to be installed on the server?
Can Contagion infection be cured with golden apples?
Which loaders does Contagion support?
In the catalog
Contagion - A Zombie Infection / Infectious Mod is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This Zombie Infection Mod adds the functionality that Zombies are able to give you a deadly infection. New Infectious Carrier phase (optional, configurable) - Becoming Infectious: In advanced infected stage, every carrier can spread infection through the air (Aerosol) - Airborne transmission (Aerosol): Infected…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/contagion
- Owner
- PeteMC
- Published
- 2024-05-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15