Red plague

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 ZarazaTemplate:-" (Polish for "Red Plague") and in the German marching song "TeufelsliedTemplate:-".
• "Red plague" (Ciuma Roșie), an epithet referring to Social Democratic Party (Romania) used by the anti-corruption protesters supporting the independence of the judiciary in the context of 2017-2019 Romanian protests, alongside other complaints and accusations brought to the government.
• The Scarlet Plague, a novel written by Jack London