

Subject's medical history indicated she had contracted chicken pox at age 8. Results: Over the course of one hour, subject observed to scratch at no fewer than 5 points on her body repeatedly. Test: Subject read entry entitled "Chicken Pox." Subject observed for several hours.

Results: Subject exhibited cough within 2 hours, and when asked, claimed to feel "slightly achey," though he attributed this to uncomfortable sleeping arrangements. Test: Subject read entry entitled "Common Cold." Subject observed for several hours afterward. The door had been given an airtight seal with garbage bags and duct tape. Agent ███████ █████ was found dead in a supply closet locked from inside, with several empty bottles of water and ration packages. Later interview indicated ██████ had not climbed into ducts, but simply used his passcode to leave the observation chamber while other researchers were distracted. Researcher ████ ██████ had locked himself in the barracks with an improvised flamethrower made of aerosol cleaner and a box of matches. Agent █████ ███ was found crawling through the facility's air ducts with sidearm drawn. Nearly all stored air tanks were depleted. Agents found Researchers █████ ████ and ███ ████ sealed in the observation booth, both wearing biological containment suits. SCP-008? SCP-742? Oh, God, what if he's come down with SCP-217?Īddendum 1025-02: A recovery team was sent to the facility on █/█/██ after no contact was made from the facility for 72 hours. He could be up there right now, growing claws and vomiting infected blood everywhere and taking who knows what other dormant diseases with him. A few more feet of height, and a few inches skinnier, and he'd easily fit. Who knows or cares what he was coming down with first? There was a grating on the ceiling. Note: ████ got out! The crazy bastard got out somehow! We were so stupid! The addition of height is a classical symptom of SCP-016 adapting to the stress of being confined in that room. Vivisection considered, but overruled for the time being. Noted as evidence that item's anomalous properties can cause generation of diseases other than those researched by the victim, and without direct viewing of reading material. At 0930 hours on day 7, subject appeared slightly taller than the day previous. Test: Subject had developed persistent cough, despite never reading SCP-1025, and was placed in observation for one week. No appendix found, but area where appendix would normally be looked a few shades more red than it should be, by general consensus of research staff. Results: After 52 hours, subject complained of stomach ache significant abdominal discomfort. Test: Subject read entry entitled "Appendicitis." Subject had undergone an appendectomy at age 16. Imagine if there were more books like this out there. Imagine if this were an infectious agent. Results: Same as previous, but subject sent for vivisection, utilizing hours before expiring from shock. Note: What if the illness vanishes after death, making infection all the more insidious? Results: A lot of coughing and wheezing, far beyond what should be considered normal. Test: Previous test repeated, but subject observed for 7 days. But we all heard the coughs, and his wheezing. Note: We clearly didn't wait long enough. Subject denied feeling any discomfort, but observation of subject's breathing indicated irregularities. (See Test Log)Ĥ 10 6 a significant number of times over the course of █ hours within a relatively small amount of time.

The effect can take between █ and ██ hours to manifest. Readers of the book seem to exhibit symptoms of any disease they read about.

No other copies of a book with that title and publisher have been found, and no record of the publisher exists. The front cover and spine feature the title "The Encyclopedia of Common Diseases." The publisher's page indicates the book was printed in 19██ by █████ Press. SCP-1025 is a hardcover book, approximately 1,500 pages long.
