Overview
This summary outlines the properties, containment, and exploration of SCP-610, a horrifying, highly contagious disease in the SCP universe. The disease causes extreme bodily deformation, aggressive behavior, and rapid environmental spread, leading to several fatal encounters by Foundation personnel.
SCP-610 Overview and Containment
- SCP-610 is a Keter-class anomaly, considered impossible to contain.
- The infection is currently isolated in southern Siberia, Russia, mainly around Lake Baikal.
- Transmission occurs primarily through physical contact, not water or air.
- Standard response is immediate termination of infected individuals using small arms and incendiary weapons from a distance.
Initial Outbreak and Discovery
- The Russian government notified the Foundation after people, police, and an agent disappeared in the affected region.
- Early symptoms include rashes and itching; the disease quickly covers the body with scar tissue.
- Infected individuals experience death and rapid bodily mutation, often developing new limbs or splitting body parts.
Transmission and Infection Behavior
- Some infected seek out and attack humans, spreading the infection.
- Others root themselves and create hospitable environments for further disease growth and spread.
- Infection can rapidly terraform environments, notably increasing local temperatures.
Exploration Logs and Encounters
- Remote drones (e.g., "Herbie") and human teams conducted multiple explorations of infected villages and underground tunnels.
- Notable observations: infected individuals interacting, material consumption rituals, aggressive assaults on non-infected, and signs of organized behavior.
- D-Class personnel missions documented rapid fatal infection, destruction of infected masses, and environmental responses such as explosions and seismic events.
Major Incidents and Discoveries
- Destruction of a major infected mass caused simultaneous events at multiple sites, killing surface-level infections but triggering underground activity.
- Exploration of tunnels revealed deep infection networks, mutated creatures, and an apparent village constructed entirely of SCP-610 material.
- Underground expeditions faced ambushes from 610 entities, with only incendiary weapons proving effective.
Underground Village and Final Assault
- A hidden village featured a church with captive, partially infected humans and ritualistic feeding on living tissue.
- Team members were ambushed by mutated entities, suffering heavy casualties and equipment loss.
- No expeditions have been attempted since; all field teams were lost or presumed dead.
SCP-610 and Broader Context
- SCP-610 is theorized to be linked to the fictional Sarkic cults and the "Red Death," tying into larger SCP lore.
- The infection is notable for its complexity, horror, and environmental impact compared to real-world diseases.