Infectious Disease Control / Quarantine Procedure

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* Goals:
	+ Prevent the spreading of any infectious diseases
	+ Properly Treat any afflicted personnel.
* General Procedure:
	+ Once a case of infectious disease is discovered each section takes the following actions:
		- Medical: Check the medical status of ALL personnel.
			* If someone is infected, the proper action depends on the availability of treatment:
				+ If treatment is available:
					- Treat them immediately.
				+ If treatment must be delayed, is limited, or symptoms can be managed.
					- Isolate them with other infected somewhere secure until they are no longer a danger.
					- Prioritize other medical personnel, Leadership, and other personnel in critical roles for treatment.
				+ If treatment is impossible, symptoms become unmanigable, or patient becomes hostile:
					- Have the infected person terminated with extreme prejudice( Keep attacking the body until its impossible for them to recover)
					- Strip their body of useful material.
						* If situation is calm, and body is not hazardous
							+ Remove the body from the sub.
						* If situation is not calm:
							+ Body is not Hazardous: Move the body to an isolated location
							+ Body is Hazardous: leave it until the situation calms, and it can be safely disposed.
					- Warning: All termination and quarantine orders for non-hostile infected personnel should only be issued or authorized by the Officer or crewmember commanding the medical section (Usually a CPO or his PO.), or the ships Captain.
						* Official order not required if the infected personnel volunteers to be terminated.
		- Security:
			* Kill any infected personnel that attack or directly threaten the crew.
			* Enforce any justified isolation, termination, or search orders from medical.
			* If the outbreak was started intentionally, find, arrest, and/or kill the perpetrator.
		- Warning: Any personnel caught intentionally abusing quarantine rules or termination orders to kill, injure, or harass crewmembers unnecessarily may face severe disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination.
		- All other personnel: Comply with the orders of Security and Medical to stop the disease ASAP.
			* Treatment protocols for specific diseases:
				+ Husk Infections
					- If calyxinide or Broad Spectrum Antibiotics are avaliable
						* Adminster it until the infection is removed
					- If calyxinide is not available
						* Remove all possessions from the patient and store them in an area designated by their commanding officer.
							+ Prioritize things like helmets, body armor, diving suits, or clothes that would make the patient hard to kill if they fully succumb.
						* Contraband found should be returned to it's proper space
						* Quarantine in brig or other isolation area until calyxinide can be prepared.
					- If the patient is beyond treatment,
						* Security eliminates patient on the spot or confines the patient for \*research purposes\*.
				+ SCP-610 "The Flesh That Hates."
					- If any instance of SCP-610 is found:,
						* It must be reported and exterminated by security ASAP.
					- Medical check anyone found exhibiting symptoms of SCP-610,
						* Which includes:
							+ Vomiting blood
							+ Nausea
						* Any individuals found exhibiting these symptoms, and anyone whose had close contact with those exhibiting symptoms must be terminated immediately.
						* Bodies must be disposed of in the "Trustman Office"