diff --git a/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm b/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
index 35439d8f8cc..34cf7a29f0a 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@
 
 	// sync the organ's damage with its wounds
 	src.update_damages()
-	
+
 	//If limb took enough damage, try to cut or tear it off
 	if(body_part != UPPER_TORSO && body_part != LOWER_TORSO) //as hilarious as it is, getting hit on the chest too much shouldn't effectively gib you.
 		if(config.limbs_can_break && brute_dam >= max_damage * config.organ_health_multiplier)
 			if( (edge && prob(5 * brute)) || (brute > 20 && prob(2 * brute)) )
 				droplimb(1)
 				return
-	
+
 	owner.updatehealth()
 
 	var/result = update_icon()
@@ -399,13 +399,13 @@ Note that amputating the affected organ does in fact remove the infection from t
 		var/fever_temperature = (owner.species.heat_level_1 - owner.species.body_temperature - 1)* min(germ_level/(INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE+300), 1) + owner.species.body_temperature
 		if (owner.bodytemperature < fever_temperature)
 			//world << "fever: [owner.bodytemperature] < [fever_temperature], raising temperature."
-			owner.bodytemperature++
+			owner.bodytemperature += min(10, fever_temperature - owner.bodytemperature) //unfortunately this needs to be pretty large due to how small BODYTEMP_COLD_DIVISOR is.
 
 		if(prob(round(germ_level/10)))
 			if (antibiotics < 5)
 				germ_level++
 
-			if (prob(5))	//adjust this to tweak how fast people take toxin damage from infections
+			if (prob(20))	//adjust this to tweak how fast people take toxin damage from infections
 				owner.adjustToxLoss(1)
 
 	if(germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO && antibiotics < 5)