SCP-020

SCP-020 is a rapidly spreading fungal organism that can affect the feelings and behavior of living things, including humans. Samples of the object manifest an effect of an unknown kind, making them invisible to the direct observer, including when the latter applied the microscope. People can see SCP-020 only indirectly - in photos or videos.

After the object forms a colony (usually in a human dwelling), it produces controversies that change the behavior of people around it. The victims try to increase the humidity and temperature in their home, creating more favorable conditions for the growth of SCP-020. Subjects in many cases also become more sociable, often inviting friends to their homes and thus facilitating the further spread of the object. Since spores and the mold colonies themselves are invisible to the human eye, they can often grow directly on living people.

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A person infected with colony SCP-020

When the number of spores and colonies within the home exceeds the critical threshold, the health of people exposed to SCP-020 deteriorates rapidly, eventually resulting in death. Further distribution of the colony is possible after the detection of dead people by emergency services and medical personnel, and also during transportation of their bodies to morgues.