
The body's metabolism may decrease to extremely low levels, allowing subject to survive for over 10 years without nutrition. The red blood cells inside the victim's body greatly increase oxygen storage capacity, resulting in slower blood flow and increased muscle endurance and strength.

When a person is fully infected with SCP, their body undergoes a period of sporadic cellular necrosis, with the surviving tissue assuming its original function while being highly resilient. SCP and its side-effects can be cured completely by consuming a SCP pill or using SCPwith the latter happening over a period of time which increases the more the player has been affected. Shortly after the final message is displayed, the player will black out, becoming an infected. More messages will continue to display to signify the player's fading condition. A second message will appear reading, " You feel kinda feverish The longer the player is infected with SCP, the more predominant the red in the player's vision will become and the louder the auditory hallucinations become. When this occurs, the message " The window shattered and a piece of glass cut your arm. If the player is not wearing the Hazmat Suit, which can be acquired in the small chamber before 's chamber, and has yet to close the canister, they will be wounded by a flying piece of glass. The canister may be closed, which will stop the gas from flowing however, SCP will eventually break through the glass in order to kill the player. SCP will spawn in the control room adjacent to the chamber of the canister. Upon entering the chamber, the player will find the canister containing the SCP samples open and releasing gas. SCP has been recorded to completely cure the effects of SCP, even in the advanced stages of the disease. SCP is a complex prion, the research of which is highly classified and primarily aimed at preventing research which may lead to the synthesis of SCP in the distant future.
