Red plague
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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 can refer to the corrosion of silver-plated copper.
- Red plague is an early 20th century euphemism for prostitution.[citation needed]
- Red plague is an epithet referring to communism.[citation needed]
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