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ARCHIVED VERSION (OBSOLETE 12/14/1999)

Item #: SCP-xxxx

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: A sample of SCP-xxxx is to be contained in a standard styrofoam container at -80 C in Pathogen Storage Site-12. Captive SCP-xxxx-1 instances are to be monitored and cross-referenced with records etched in bronze stored on-site and with non-bespoke digital Foundation records. Any discrepancies must be immediately reported to O5 command. Any non-captive instances of SCP-xxxx-1 should be euthanized and incinerated, with previous owners being issued Class C amnestics. PTF Upsilon-2 "Red Ferns" is to be on watch for non-Foundation files, records, images, or writings regarding or relating to SCP-xxxx-1 worldwide and remove them as soon as they are found.

Description: SCP-xxxx is an anomalous subspecies of Rotavirus A carried by 50% of 80% of 100% of animals of species Pfuga occidentalis, also known as the common housepfug, designated SCP-xxxx-1. Symptoms of SCP-xxxx infection, as they have come to be understood, include retrocausal evolutionary regression and subsequent environmental restructuring. Recorded information is resistant to this effect, the more permanent the method of recording, the more resistant the record. For this reason, chiseled granite or etched bronze is the preferred method of recording information relating to SCP-xxxx-1. SCP-xxxx was discovered by the Foundation when a local news broadcast from ███████, ████████ covering pet neglect received international attention over coverage of SCP-xxxx-1 instances, citing lack of provided water, space to hunt, and grooming necessary for large, thick-furred animals. Said SCP-xxxx-1 instances bore only passing resemblance to any known breed of housepfug, and are believed to be from an earlier stage of infection. SCP-xxxx spreads through anomalous, retroactive infection in utero from infant carriers to uninfected mothers at a 100% contagion rate, in addition to means of infection typical of non-anomalous Rotavirus A. These factors in combination have rendered SCP-xxxx ubiquitous among SCP-xxxx-1 populations worldwide, even in remote locations.

CURRENT VERSION

Item #: SCP-xxxx

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Containment has been ruled unfeasible, and O5 command has allocated all available personnel to curing SCP-xxx. A sample of SCP-xxxx taken from each major taxonomic order of Animalia is to be contained in a standard styrofoam container at -80 C in every Pathogen Storage Site for ease of study. Captive SCP-xxxx-1 instances that are not SCP-xxxx-1a are to be monitored and cross-referenced with records etched in bronze stored in Pathogen Storage Site-12 and with non-bespoke digital Foundation records. Any discrepancies must be immediately reported to O5 command. Populations should be monitored for any quality-of-life changes originating from SCP-xxxx. With large-scale Class G amnestic deployment ruled too experimental to be attempted at this time, a cover story involving widespread mnemonic blind spots including the death date of former South African President, ██████ ███████, titles of various books including the "███████████ Bears" by ████ and ███ ███████████, and various other public lapses in memory is to be circulated to address arising public awareness of the effects SCP-xxxx. PTF Upsilon-3 "Black and Blue" is accepting new recruits until further notice for their watch for non-Foundation information regarding or relating to SCP-xxxx-1 worldwide, and medals are to be awarded based on total amount of suppressed information. Infants born from SCP-xxxx-1a instances are to be taken captive and kept in absolutely sterile containment until a cure is found.

Description: SCP-xxxx is an anomalous subspecies of Rotavirus A carried by every animal currently alive, designated SCP-xxxx-1a-SCP-xxxx-1zz. The only exceptions to this being births later than ██/██/████. Symptoms of SCP-xxxx infection include retrocausal evolutionary regression and subsequent environmental restructuring. Recorded information is resistant to this effect, the more permanent the method of recording, the more resistant the record. For this reason, chiseled granite or etched bronze is the preferred method of recording information relating to SCP-xxxx-1. SCP-xxxx was discovered by the Foundation when a local news broadcast from ███████, ████████ covering pet neglect received international attention over coverage of a nonexistent animal, apparently Pfuga occidentalis, or the common housepfug. Said former SCP-xxxx-1 instances bear no particular resemblance to any extant mammal over any other, and the complete lack of any instances of this animal is evidence enough regarding the efficacy of SCP-xxxx. Though SCP-xxxx has infected every extant animal, most strains lie dormant until the active strain has completed its life cycle and retroactively eradicated an animal. The current active strain is believed to be the strain specific to SCP-xxxx-1bh, or Sciurus carolinensis. SCP-xxxx spreads through anomalous, retroactive infection in utero from infant carriers to uninfected mothers at a 100% contagion rate, in addition to means of infection typical of non-anomalous Rotavirus A. However, said in utero infection does not go from mother to child, necessitating the importance of preservation of SCP-xxxx-1 newborns, especially SCP-xxxx-1a, in sterile environments free of any Rotavirus presence.