

SCP-049 is a humanoid entity, roughly 1.9 meters in height, which bears the appearance of a medieval plague doctor. This order shall persist indefinitely, until such time a consensus regarding the ongoing containment of SCP-049 can be reached. Temporary Containment Procedure Update: ( See Addendum 049.3) Per Containment Committee Order 049.S19.17.1, SCP-049 is no longer permitted to interact directly with any members of Foundation staff, nor is it to be provided with any additional corpses to be used in its surgeries.

SCP-049 is no longer permitted to interact with human subjects, and requests for human subjects are to be denied. Corpses that become instances of SCP-049-2 are to be removed from SCP-049's containment cell and incinerated. In order to facilitate the ongoing containment of SCP-049, the entity is to be provided with the corpse of a recently deceased animal (typically a bovine or other large mammal) once every two weeks for study. Once calmed, SCP-049 generally becomes compliant, and will return to containment with little resistance. multifida) has been shown to produce a calming effect on the entity. In the event SCP-049 becomes aggressive, the application of lavender ( L. Under no circumstances should any personnel come into direct contact with SCP-049 during these outbursts. While SCP-049 is generally cooperative with most Foundation personnel, outbursts or sudden changes in behaviour are to be met with elevated force. During transport, SCP-049 must be secured within a Class III Humanoid Restriction Harness (including a locking collar and extension restraints) and monitored by no fewer than two armed guards. SCP-049 must be sedated before any attempts to transport it. SCP-049 is contained within a Standard Secure Humanoid Containment Cell in Research Sector-02 at Site-19.
