diff --git a/code/modules/organs/organ.dm b/code/modules/organs/organ.dm
index f9ae22af113..46f6be8f2b8 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/organ.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/organ.dm
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@
 /datum/organ/proc/get_icon()
 	return icon('icons/mob/human.dmi',"blank")
 
+//Germs
+/datum/organ/proc/get_cure_threshold()
+	//before reaching level three, the amount of spaceacillin required to cure infections scales between 5 and 30 units
+	var/germ_scale = max((germ_level - INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE)/(INFECTION_LEVEL_THREE - INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE), 0)
+	return min(5 + germ_scale*25, 30)
+
+/datum/organ/proc/handle_antibiotics()
+	var/antibiotics = owner.reagents.get_reagent_amount("spaceacillin")
+	
+	if (antibiotics <= get_cure_threshold())
+		return
+		
+	if (germ_level < INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE)
+		germ_level = 0	//cure instantly
+	else if (germ_level < INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO)
+		germ_level -= 6	//at germ_level == 500, this should cure the infection in a minute
+	else
+		germ_level -= 2 //at germ_level == 1000, this will cure the infection in 5 minutes
+
 //Handles chem traces
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/handle_trace_chems()
 	//New are added for reagents to random organs.
diff --git a/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm b/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
index b2090af49b8..f494269e098 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/organ_external.dm
@@ -381,21 +381,9 @@ player's body, though, antitox and spaceacillin are easy enough to get I doubt i
 		//** Handle the effects of infections
 		handle_germ_effects()
 
-/datum/organ/external/proc/handle_antibiotics()
-	var/antibiotics = owner.reagents.get_reagent_amount("spaceacillin")
-	
-	if (antibiotics < 5) return
-	
-	if (germ_level < INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO)
-		//If the infection has not reached level two then spaceacillin cures the infection instantly
-		germ_level = 0
-	else
-		//If it's a serious infection then it will take a bit of time. At INFECTION_LEVEL_THREE it should take around four minutes.
-		germ_level -= 2
-		
-
 /datum/organ/external/proc/handle_germ_effects()
 	var/antibiotics = owner.reagents.get_reagent_amount("spaceacillin")
+	var/cure_threshold = get_cure_threshold()
 	
 	if(germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE)
 		//having an infection raises your body temperature
@@ -405,13 +393,13 @@ player's body, though, antitox and spaceacillin are easy enough to get I doubt i
 			owner.bodytemperature++
 
 		if(prob(round(germ_level/10)))
-			if (antibiotics < 5)
+			if (antibiotics < cure_threshold)
 				germ_level++
 			
 			if (prob(5))	//adjust this to tweak how fast people take toxin damage from infections
 				owner.adjustToxLoss(1)
 
-	if(germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO && antibiotics < 10)	//having 10 units in your system will prevent infections from spreading
+	if(germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO && antibiotics < cure_threshold - 5)	//should start at around 8 units of spaceacillin
 		//spread the infection
 		for (var/datum/organ/internal/I in internal_organs)
 			if (I.germ_level < germ_level)
diff --git a/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm b/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm
index 7e8e58932c1..4678d89c24d 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/organ_internal.dm
@@ -42,31 +42,28 @@
 		germ_level = 0
 		return
 
-	//** Handle antibiotics and curing infections
-	var/antibiotics = owner.reagents.get_reagent_amount("spaceacillin")
+	if(owner.bodytemperature >= 170)	//cryo stops germs from moving and doing their bad stuffs
+		//** Handle antibiotics and curing infections
+		handle_antibiotics()
 
-	if (antibiotics > 5)
-		if (germ_level < INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE)
-			germ_level = 0	//cure instantly
-		else
-			germ_level -= 2
+		//** Handle the effects of infections
+		var/antibiotics = owner.reagents.get_reagent_amount("spaceacillin")
 
-	//** Handle the effects of infections
-	if (germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE/2)
-		//aiming for germ level to go from ambient to INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO in an average of 15 minutes
-		if(antibiotics < 5 && prob(round(germ_level/6)))
-			germ_level++
-		if(prob(1))
-			take_damage(1,silent=0)
+		if (germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE/2)
+			//aiming for germ level to go from ambient to INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO in an average of 15 minutes
+			if(antibiotics < 5 && prob(round(germ_level/6)))
+				germ_level++
+			if(prob(1))
+				take_damage(1,silent=0)
 
-	if (germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO)
-		var/datum/organ/external/parent = owner.get_organ(parent_organ)
-		//spread germs
-		if (antibiotics < 10 && parent.germ_level < germ_level && ( parent.germ_level < INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE*2 || prob(30) ))
-			parent.germ_level++
+		if (germ_level >= INFECTION_LEVEL_TWO)
+			var/datum/organ/external/parent = owner.get_organ(parent_organ)
+			//spread germs
+			if (antibiotics < get_cure_threshold() - 5 && parent.germ_level < germ_level && ( parent.germ_level < INFECTION_LEVEL_ONE*2 || prob(30) ))
+				parent.germ_level++
 
-		if (prob(5))	//about once every 20 seconds
-			take_damage(1,silent=prob(30))
+			if (prob(5))	//about once every 20 seconds
+				take_damage(1,silent=prob(30))
 
 
 /datum/organ/internal/proc/take_damage(amount, var/silent=0)