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Red plague can refer to the following diseases: - Smallpox
- Erysipelas
- Vibriosis, a systemic bacterial infection of marine and estuarine fishes, caused by the Vibrio genus. Also known as red pest, red boil, or saltwater furunculosis.
It can also have the following meanings: - Red plague (corrosion), the corrosion of silver-plated copper
- Red plague, an epithet referring to communism. In this context it has been used in Józef Szczepański's 1944 poem "Czerwona Zaraza{{-"}} (Polish for "Red Plague") and in the German marching song "Teufelslied{{-"}}.
- Red plague, an epithet referring to Social Democratic Party (Romania) used in the context of 2017 Romanian protests.
- The Scarlet Plague, a novel written by Jack London
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