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Coughing Disease

029: Coughing Disease (Catastrophic Containment Class Catastrophic The object is extremely dangerous
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Optimal Containment Protocols

All citizens of all classes are to be informed of the existence of OCP-029 and its properties as quickly as possible. All houses in Havenhie are to be provided with unlimited access to SCP-500 daily.

Description

OCP-029 is a randomly occurring spree of mass psychogenic illness that causes infected individuals to go through two distinct “phases”. The only known cure is through use of other OCPs. Stage 1 is relatively harmless, consisting purely of mild to severe coughing fits. During this time, subjects exhibit no additional abnormal or obviously problematic symptoms. Stage 1 lasts approximately ten minutes at least. Afterwards, OCP-029 becomes much more dangerous. Infected individuals will cease coughing, and all higher brain function will fail, leaving them in a blind, uncontrollable rage. Stage 2 is also accompanied by fits of extreme violence towards all things, regardless of any factors. Basically, if a person in stage 2 of infection sees something, they will attack it without pause. To date, no physical cause has been found for OCP-029, such as a virus or neuron pattern. OCP-029 cannot affect entities with one or more of the following traits:

OCP-029 infection persists beyond death, resurrected individuals who were killed while in stage 2 will remain in stage 2. According to OCP-00 Anomalous Object OCP-00 Fast Fax Facts
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, a day will come when OCP-029 cases completely cease despite Hevenhie and all life in general still existing.