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SCP-008

Source: Popular Scenarios Update June 2018

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"The Zombie Plague" is not based off of the Necroa Virus (Which turns humans into actual zombies.). Instead, SCP-008 is a complex prion of extraterrestrial origin that slowly turns humans into mindless cannibalistic outcasts.

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Transmission:

SCP-008 is a complex prion, samples of which are stored in each of the known G2 sites. Research into SCP-008 is highly classified and primarily aimed at preventing research which may lead to the synthesis of SCP-008 in the distant future. Traits of the SCP-008 prion include:

- 100% infectiousness. (To make it less OP, I reduced it to 2.)

- 100% lethality. (To make it less OP, I reduced it to .5.)

- Transmission through exposed mucous membranes and all bodily fluids. (Various transmission traits.)

- Not airborne or waterborne. (I increased the Air & Sea transmission rate to both .5, otherwise the disease would have trouble crossing the ocean.)

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Symptom:

Symptoms of infection with SCP-008 manifest no more than three hours after exposure, and include:

- Flu-like symptoms with high fever, plus severe dementia in later stages. (Various starting symptoms.)

- Coma onset approximately 20 hours after first symptoms appear and 12 hours after noticeable dementia. Coma onset will be considered onset of death. (Dementia & Coma symptoms.)

- A period of sporadic cellular necrosis occurs which comes to resemble gangrene. Surviving tissue assumes its original function and is highly resilient. (Necrosis symptom.)

- Red blood cells greatly increase oxygen storage capacity, resulting in slower blood flow and increased muscle endurance and strength. (Blood Hypotension symptom.)

- Nervous and muscular systems are unaffected by total organ failure for several hours.

- Metabolism may decrease to extremely low levels, allowing subject to survive for over 10 years without nutrition. High blood viscosity results in negligible blood flow from gunshot, puncture, and slashing injuries. (Metabolism Suppression symptom.)

- Conditioned behavior, motor controls, and instinctive behavioral mechanisms are damaged, and cognitive abilities are severely retarded and erratic. Animals experience excessive brain necrosis and are inactive. (Retardation symptom.)

- Subject can adapt to its damaged nervous systems but is limited to basic physical activities, including standing up, balancing on two legs, walking, biting, grabbing, and crawling. Subject will energetically move towards sights, sounds, and smells it associates with living humans. Subject will attempt to ingest living humans if physical contact is made. (Various "cannibalistic" symptoms.)

- Neutralizing fully-infected subjects requires significant cranial trauma.

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