Hazards: Aggression, Ballistic, Bio-hazard Hazard, Explosive, Mind-Control, Organic, Self-replicating Replicating
Just a little nitpick, but the correct term isn't "Hazards", it's "Hazard Types".
Containment Protocols: The Authority is working closely with the WHO It would be better to use "World Health Organization", instead of the abbreviation. to assist in programmes involving the distribution and instructing of clean water creation and storage. Outbreaks of cholera must be examined for any suspicious traits that indicate the prescence presence of RPC-???. In event of RPC-??? infection being confirmed, personnel Any specific types of personnel, or…? must make all effort efforts to avoid contact with any fluids evacuating from RPC-???-1 instances while calling for an Authority/UNAAC bio-hazard response team. Personnel must also seek safety and confirm any sightings of RPC-???-2 instances.
Live samples of RPC-??? are kept under cryogenic conditions within an isolated bio-hazard chamber in Site-279. Any testing of RPC-??? upon live creatures is explicitly forbidden. New samples of RPC-??? must be obtained from new outbreak zones and their genetic makeup cross-referenced against the original/older specimens kept in Site-279. Once cross-referencing is completed, any new samples that show signs of significant deviation from the original genetic code must be labeled as such (including the date and location encountered) and stored.
Finally, RPC-??? outbreak scenes must be investigated for the presence of "Church of Malthus" I don't think you need quotation marks here. operatives; In particular, adolescent youths operating under the Church of Malthus' "Germ Squad" subdivision. Any such members encountered must undergo high-priority detainment for incarceration and interrogation as of Addendum 2, and any captured operative must be immediately restrained and subjected to the Caduceus Protocol before interrogation is to begin.
Description: RPC-??? is an anomalous strain of the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae. While appearing and behaving identical under microscope comparisons with normal strains of V. Cholerae Add comma RPC-??? possesses several unusual modifications and sequential additions to its plasmid ring and nuclei that appears appear artificially modified, believed responsible for its anomalous properties. These modifications are observed to degrade with mitotis mitosis, eventually causing RPC-??? to revert to a non-anomalous V. Cholerae V. Cholerae once enough mitotic cycles have occurred. Conversely, the lethality of the modifications appear to strengthen with degradation, causing the infection process to rapidly accelerate towards the end of its active span.
While it is not known if Church of Malthus operatives can directly command RPC-???-2 to attack particular targets or follow orders, it is noted that RPC-???-2 instances either outright ignore, or do not recognize CoM Church of Malthus operatives as targets to infect.
The anomalous life cycle of RPC-??? Life Cycle of RPC-???
As symptoms begin Add comma RPC-???-1 involuntarily evacuate their bowels, ejecting all fecal matter before producing "rice-water stools" that cholera sufferers are commonly known for. RPC-???-1 are simultaneously seized by an abnormally intense thirst that overrides most other priorities, causing them to seek out and consume as much water as possible. This leads to irrational behaviour that usually results in hosts observed drinking from large supplies of water, such as sucking water directly from faucets and hoses, bending down towards puddles and attempting to forcibly open rooftop water tanks and water transportation trucks. More water will be retained within the body than it will be ejected, causing RPC-???-1 to gradually bloat into an oedemic oedematous appearance. RPC-???-1 also display symptoms similar to water intoxication, but are unable to bring themselves to stop drinking. Denied any water, RPC-???-1s RPC-???-1 instances will continue to eject contaminated water from their rectums before rapidly shriveling and expiring.
RPC-???-1s RPC-???-1 instances are treatable during initial infection; as soon as symptoms start it is recommended to immediately immobilize/sedate the host and administer an IV course of Azithromycin and Doxycycline. The patient must then be subjected to an off-label usage of surgical-grade laxatives to purge their gastrointestinal tract of as much RPC-??? as possible, as quickly as possible. Once evacuation is completed, maintaining hydration levels is paramount to patient survival. A tube should be inserted down the patient's throat, feeding a steady stream of clean drinking water infused with oral rehydration salts. Only up to a maximum of 4 liters of ORS-infused fluid is necessary per patient; any further demands for additional water is are to be considered a memetic effect caused by RPC-??? and ignored. A funnel must be attached to the patient's anal cavity to collect RPC-???-contaminated fluid for destruction.
Stage 3: Extensive infection of RPC-???; at this point the victim is considered untreatable and must be marked for euthanasia. RPC-???'s anomalous nature becomes prominent as it actively crosses the weakened intestinal barrier and infiltrates the body, an act that is highly uncharacteristic of conventional Cholera cases. Through an unknown mechanism RPC-??? initiates liquefaction of tissue and body cells, causing RPC-???-1 to begin losing tone and firmness of their body. RPC-???-1s RPC-???-1 instances begin to take on a characteristic slough in their skin, along with accompanying bloating, pulsating or jiggling.
RPC-???-1s RPC-???-1 instances at this point are relieved of their thirst, but now suffer dysentry-like symptoms and express agony due to the rapidly liquefying nature of their bodies. These victims are then driven to seek help, with a high tendency to make their way into crowded public places and healthcare facilities; it is believed that RPC-??? controls and influences RPC-???-1's movements at this point. Once within proximity of enough uninfected humans, RPC-???-1 converts into RPC-???-2.
Stage 4: RPC-???-1 collapses and emits fluid from every available orifice, reduced into a skin an epidermis surrounding a skeleton. RPC-??? mobilizes within the expelled fluid, reforming into a vaguely humanoid-shaped RPC-???-2 instance. RPC-???-2's exterior is sludge-like in consistency with a fluid-filled interior, with a rapidly oxidizing colour tone that quickly turns from pinkish into a shade of brown. The entity RPC-???-2 emits a highly noxious stench composed of various organic compounds such as urea, ammonia, methane and various other sulphur-based chemicals. RPC-???-2 is extremely aggressive and seeks to actively spread infection of RPC-??? by squirting, spraying or forcing parts of itself down the mouths and nostrils of uninfected humans. Should it be surrounded by a high number of humans, RPC-???-2 will rupture and detonate in a spray of RPC-???-contaminated mist to attempt to infect as many targets as possible at once. Once RPC-???-2 has lost enough mass, it loses the ability to maintain coherency and breaks down into inert infectious sludge, reverting RPC-??? back to stage Stage 1. Direct infection from an RPC-???-2 instancewill cause new hosts to progress from stages 1 to 3 within an hour. It is hypothesized that the design rationale for this is due to the element of stealth and surprise no longer being feasible, only leaving brute force infection left as the sole remaining option.