Bloodied

Bloodied is a player status effect which gives you a 25% chance of becoming infected if you are hit by an enemy.

Gameplay
Certain actions in the game can cause you to get blood all over your arms and the weapon you are wielding. When the player becomes bloodied, you are alerted in two ways: You can make your character raise his hand any time you want, depending on your keyboard, keys may differ. The generally checking your arms is achieved by pressing the  or the   key, unless otherwise bound by the player (see controls).
 * The HUD displays a message telling you to wash your hands to avoid infection. The message stays until the blood is gone.
 * Your character will automatically raise his hand and look at the blood.

If hit while bloodied, the player runs the risk of contracting an infection.

How Bloodied Occurs
The following situations can trigger the bloodied status effect:
 * Killing an enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
 * Excessive handling of skinned animals.
 * Attacking or killing animals
 * Picking up skinned animals when your inventory is full.

Removing Bloodied Effect
How to get rid of the blood:
 * Go into a pond or the ocean deep enough that you're swimming, or crouch in water so that you are mostly submerged. Some ponds are too shallow for this.
 * Collect red paint
 * Collect mud
 * Be exposed to rain

The process of removing the blood is currently instant. You will not see the player washing off the blood.

When you have successfully removed the blood, the player will raise his hands to show that they are clean, and the HUD will stop showing the warning. You can still force the player to raise his hands if you want to check for yourself that the blood is gone. Stepping into the water also cleans the weapon you are wielding.