SCP-008, or the "Zombie Plague," is a complex prion that causes a highly lethal and infectious zombie disease. It is a Euclid-class anomaly in the SCP Foundation universe, spread through bodily fluids and causing subjects to become aggressive, comatose zombies (SCP-008-1 instances) that require significant cranial trauma to be neutralized.
Description and effects
Pathogen: A complex prion with 100% infectiousness and lethality.
Transmission: Spreads through all bodily fluids and can become airborne in droplet form or through blood aerosols.
Symptoms: Initially causes flu-like symptoms and severe dementia, followed by a coma within 20 hours.
Post-infection: Surviving tissue becomes highly resilient, with increased strength and endurance due to red blood cells storing more oxygen.
Behavior: Infected subjects, known as SCP-008-1, become hostile and exhibit zombie-like behavior, aggressively pursuing and attempting to ingest living humans.
Weaknesses: Subjects have limited cognitive