Notice from the Ethics Committee:

This article has been found to be fraudulent; there is no anomalous activity present. All research into SCP-2700 and its cure has been suspended indefinitely. The documentation will be locked, but remains accessible to serve as evidence for the related Ethics Committee investigation. Researcher Perry will be held in [DATA EXPUNGED] until sentencing is complete.

Item #: SCP-2700

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Foundation Personnel implanted within medical insurance corporations are to monitor incoming claims for symptoms of SCP-2700. Upon detection, the nearest Mobile Task Force with biomedical capabilities is to be deployed to the subject’s location in order to secure a quarantine. Family or roommates cohabitating with the subject are to be checked for infection; those cleared are to be amnesticized and released while those infected are to be transported with the initial subject to Area-12 for study.

Due to SCP-2700's highly contagious nature, the following quarantine measures have been enacted:

All personnel assigned to SCP-2700 are to be male.

Unauthorized personnel are not permitted access to Ward-2700.

Level Four decontamination protocols are required for 2700-Personnel to leave Ward-2700.

As few personnel are to be assigned to SCP-2700 as possible.

Description: SCP-2700 is an anomalous, multi-stage illness with an exceptionally infectious nature. While it has been found to affect male subjects, it is over one hundred times more likely to infect females; it is hypothesized that ~12.5% of women worldwide are currently infected with some form of SCP-2700.

SCP-2700 infection causes the cellular cycle to breakdown at the apoptosis stage; rather than dying naturally, cells affected by SCP-2700 will continue to live and group together into large clumps causing the following symptoms:

Unusual thickness of the skin.

Puckering or dimpling of the skin.

Rash or discharge around infection site.

Constant pain and swelling at infection site.

Necrotizing of surrounding tissue causing black, oozing sores.

More severe cases may become metastatic, spreading throughout the body and multiplying symptoms across multiple sites.

Left untreated, SCP-2700 infection can lead to full body necrotizing fasciitis and [REDACTED].

Researcher Harold Perry has volunteered to lead research into SCP-2700; any and all inquiries are to be directed through him.

Note from EC-3:

The best place to hide a lie is inside the truth. The symptoms of SCP-2700-EX are, in fact, all factual symptoms of breast cancer, as is that ~12.5% number; 1 in 8 women born in 2015 will likely face breast cancer at some point in their life. All Perry had to do was exaggerate a symptom and claim that it was a highly contagious epidemic; that let him both claim the anomaly and get the ability to quarantine himself with his work.

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Note from EC-3:

Evidence against SCP-2700-EX Head Researcher Harold Perry has been gathered from his research notes, e-mail correspondence, and security footage; all information is presented in chronological order.

01/17/2015 - Research Note: The new group of D-Class personnel has come in. Our new detection protocols are becoming more and more accurate; we were able to screen and find multiple infected subjects.

01/27/2015 - Research Note: D-2990 passed away today. Whatever this is, it hits hard and fast. Better to have as few people involved as possible on the project to make sure we can keep this contained. Reminder to update containment procedures. Body disposed of.

02/04/2015 - Research Note: I’m getting worried about the stability of D-2994, place her into long term care while we continue work on the other subjects.

02/14/2015 - Area-12 Security Footage:

01:03:15 - Dr. Perry leaves Ward-2700.

01:08:32 - Dr. Perry enters a men's restroom.

01:10:23 - Dr. Perry exits restroom carrying a red, heart-shaped box.

01:14:12 - Dr. Perry returns to Ward-2700.

03/18/2015 - E-mail

To: Dr. ██████, Head Researcher - SCP-████

From: Dr. Perry, Head Researcher - SCP-2700

Subject: Request ████-2700-h

Body: Dr. ██████, we're working on a highly infectious disease anomaly; requesting a cross-test with SCP-████ to check for efficacy.

03/20/2015 - E-mail

To: Dr. Perry, Head Researcher - SCP-2700

From: Dr. ██████, Head Researcher - SCP-████

Subject: RE: Request ████-2700-h

Body: Sure, Harold. We'll have that over to you tomorrow. Good luck!

03/22/2015 - Research Note: D-3077 responded exceptionally poorly to treatment with SCP-████. Bodies disposed of. SCP-████ returned to Site-██. D-2994 seems stable, but I can tell she's getting weaker.

04/15/2015 - Research Note: D-3157 was responding well to Treatment Cycle Lambda, but was not cured. Body disposed of. D-2994's health is deteriorating more rapidly than before.

04/15/2015 - E-mail

To: Dr. █████████, Head Researcher - SCP-███

From: Dr. Perry, Head Researcher - SCP-2700

Subject: Request ███-2700-db

Body: Dr. █████████, we're working on a highly infectious disease anomaly; requesting a cross-test with SCP-███ to check for efficacy.

04/15/2015 - E-mail

To: Dr. Perry, Head Researcher - SCP-2700

From: Dr. █████████, Head Researcher - SCP-███

Subject: RE: Request ███-2700-db

Body: Request denied.

04/24/2015 - Research Note: I think we may have found a breakthrough. D-3302 is responding very well to Treatment Cycle Xi. Her tumors seem to be shrinking and her energy levels are going up. This could be it.

05/05/2015 - Research Note: (Note: Handwriting on this document was notably erratic when compared to other research documents.) D-3302 died. She was doing so well, and… DAMN IT! All of this cutting edge technology, all of these anomalies, what the hell are they good for? Monica doesn't have much time left

What am I going to do?

05/07/2015 - Incident Report: Dr. Perry was subdued during an attempt to steal an instance of SCP-███. Guards report Dr. Perry attempting to use a shift change to get past security, but tripping SCP-███'s pressure sensor. Minor injuries were reported for all parties involved.

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Minutes are provided from Ethics Committee Deliberations Meeting 08/01/2015. Only deliberations pertinent to this incident are provided.

EC Chair: Moving on; next item on the agenda…

EC-2: Harold Perry, Head Researcher of the now defunct SCP-2700-EX project, has been charged with one count of falsifying D-Class collection procedures, minor infraction; one count of falsifying containment documentation, major infraction; reckless use of D-Class personnel, minor infraction; reckless use of an anomalous object, major infraction; two counts of assaulting security personnel, major infraction; and one count of attempted theft of SCP-███, major infraction.

EC Chair: Investigation details?

EC-3: SCP-2700-EX has been determined through tissue samples to be non-anomalous breast cancer. Harold cherry-picked and exaggerated symptoms and completely falsified the “highly contagious” aspect to both cover this fact and gain tighter control of the project using quarantine protocols. From there, he misused D-Class Personnel and at least one anomaly as well as attempting to steal a ████ of-

EC Chair: What punishment does the O5 Council recommend?

EC-4: Forced Retirement, placement into civilian society at Level C.

EC Chair: Hmm… let’s say Level A, the Overseers will balk at us, and we’ll end up settling at Level B. In the meantime, hold Dr. Perry at Medi-Site 42 until his wife passes. He won't remember after we set him loose, but I'll sleep better. Next on the agenda?

Final sentence pending.