SCP-016

**Item #:** SCP-016

**Object Class:** Keter

**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-016 is to remain
 within the confines of a five by five by five (5x5x5) meter room at all
 times, maintained at a temperature not to exceed zero (0) degrees
Celsius. SCP-016 itself is to remain in the petri dish in the
containment cube at all times unless directed otherwise by Level 4 or O5
 personnel. Full documentation of experimentation with SCP-016 must be
submitted before and after samples and duplicates of SCP-016 may be
taken. Failure to follow these procedures will result in termination or
reassignment as Class-D Personnel. Only authorized personnel may be
permitted to obtain samples of and experiment with SCP-016 under BC-L5
containment conditions.

If an outbreak does occur despite following the aforementioned
procedures, directive base personnel are to implement a Code Sigma
lockdown and containment plan. Infected personnel are to be terminated
on site by security forces wearing standard Mission Oriented Protective
Posture (MOPP) anti-biological and anti-chemical equipment. Should the
infection not be contained after 48 hours, the on-site nuclear device is
 to be detonated. Remaining personnel are not to be evacuated under any
circumstances.

SCP-016 has been shown to survive for up to six (6) hours in blood,
and up to several minutes in air. High intensity ultraviolet light and
high concentrations of chlorine bleach have been demonstrated to be
effective in sterilizing nonorganic materials.

**Description:** SCP-016 is a blood-borne pathogen
recovered from a mine worker in █████ who injured himself while working
in a deep coal seam. Said wound became contaminated with coal dust from
the mine, possibly infecting the worker with dormant spores. Over the
next several days, SCP-016 proceeded to infect the remaining employees
at the mining camp, as well as the CDC crisis team dispatched to deal
with the epidemic. Foundation personnel then took over the investigation
 and terminated all affected personnel. Patient Zero was brought into
captivity, and the mine shaft was collapsed by explosive device.

SCP-016 has an incubation period ranging from 24 hours to two (2)
years, depending on the presence and number of other human hosts in the
area. First symptoms resemble the common cold, and include itchy eyes,
runny nose, coughing, and bodily aches. Phase two begins in 48 hours,
and consists of a controlled form of hemorrhagic fever, as the organism
causes a small amount of blood to become aspirated in the lungs,
creating an aerosol effect. During phase three, the host "crashes and
bleeds out," bleeding profusely from every bodily orifice, including the
 nose, tear ducts, anus, skin pores, mouth, urethra, and (in case of
females) vagina. Blood pressure skyrockets during the final stage: hosts
 have been observed projectile vomiting blood to distances of over five
(5) meters. Should the host survive this near-total exsanguination, the
pathogen will become dormant once more, returning to incubation phase.

What distinguishes SCP-016 from other strains of hemorrhagic fever
such as Ebola and Marburg is its unusual response to high stress. Should
 the subject undergo a high-stress situation (such as a life-threatening
 crisis), the organism will change its survival tactic from rapid
reproduction to the rewriting of the host's DNA and stimulation of rapid
 cell division. Major physiological changes occur within the first 24
hours, with complete bodily reconstruction occurring within two (2)
weeks time. Most hosts do not survive the process due to the heavy
demands made on the body.

An interesting side effect of the transformation is an increased
aggressive urge. It is believed that this may be an attempt to maximize
the spread of the virus in a manner similar to rabies. On another note,
subjects who undergo bodily transformation no longer appear to exhibit
SCP-016's hemorrhagic properties: however, subjects infected by
transformed hosts will still undergo the normal SCP-016 infection
process.

**Addendum: Experiment Log of SCP-016's Transformative Properties**

* Subject D-016-1: D-Class personnel infected by SCP-016. Upon first

showing symptoms, subject's quarters were slowly flooded with water over
 a 24 hour period. SCP-016 mutated into teratomorphic state,
transforming subject's lungs into gills. Subject survived for two (2)
more weeks as SCP-016 transformed its limbs into fins, caused its eyes
to atrophy, and enhanced its sense of hearing into a cetacean-type
echolocation ability. Subject was terminated by draining all water from
its quarters, causing it to asphyxiate: body was subsequently cremated
without autopsy.

* Subject D-016-2: D-Class personnel infected by SCP-016. Upon first

showing symptoms, subject's quarters were slowly flooded with water over
 a 24 hour period. SCP-016 mutated into teratomorphic state, causing
subject to undergo rapid muscular growth and increased bone growth on
knuckles. Subject then attempted to escape from confinement by punching
through the reinforced steel door. Subject was not successful and died
by drowning.
*Note: Same situation, two different responses. Interesting. - Dr. ████████*

* Subject D-016-3: D-Class personnel infected by SCP-016: subject was

previously a chemical engineer who poisoned his wife upon discovering
her adultery. Upon first showing symptoms, subject's quarters were
slowly flooded with water over a 24 hour period. SCP-016 mutated into
teratomorphic state, causing subject to grow an unusual organ on his
chest, consisting of a chamber and two (2) separate tubes. Organ
continued to take in water and swell in size, until Foundation
personnel, realizing what SCP-016 may be attempting, terminated the
subject by gunshot. Organ was found to contain several gas sacs filled
with acetylene gas and oxygen.

* Subject D-016-4: D-Class personnel infected by SCP-016. Subject was

told to concentrate on forming wings. No stress was applied. SCP-016 did
 not mutate into teratomorphic state. Subject died of exsanguination
during Phase 3.

* Subject D-016-5: D-Class personnel infected by SCP-016. Subject was

told to concentrate on forming wings and placed in an acrylic box
suspended 305 m (1000 ft) above a mine shaft. A timer was placed outside
 the box which subject was told indicated the time to release. SCP-016
mutated into teratomorphic state, causing subject to grow a
tentacle-like organ on his left wrist similar to a spider's spinnerets:
subject extended said organ through one of the box's air holes and
extruded a strong, silk-like substance, which it then used to secure the
 box to the cable. Subject was terminated when the countdown reached
zero and the bomb detonated.