In the aerospace and electronics industries, "Red Plague" is the nickname for corrosion (
: German National Socialist propaganda also used the term "Rote Pest" to attack Social Democracy and Marxism. 🩺 Medicine: Historic Killers Red Plague
: It is most common in high-humidity environments. Some manufacturers minimize risk by ensuring a minimum plating thickness (e.g., 40 microinches). In the aerospace and electronics industries, "Red Plague"
In medical history, the term has occasionally been applied to high-mortality diseases that lacked public attention: In the aerospace and electronics industries
). It occurs when silver-plated copper is exposed to moisture and oxygen, typically due to damage or gaps in the silver plating.
: It was a common epithet for Communism , notably appearing in Józef Szczepański's 1944 poem Czerwona Zaraza during the Warsaw Uprising.