Infestation

Infestation is the state of being invaded or overrun by pests or parasites. It can also refer to the actual organisms living on or within a host.

Terminology

In general, the term "infestation" refers to parasitic diseases caused by animals such as arthropods (i.e. mites, ticks, and lice) and worms, but excluding those caused by protozoa, fungi, and bacteria.

External and internal

Infestations can be classified as either external or internal with regards to the parasites' location in relation to the host.

External or ectoparasitic infestation is a condition in which organisms live primarily on the surface of the host (though porocephaliasis can penetrate viscerally) and includes those involving mites, ticks, head lice and bed bugs.

An internal (or endoparasitic) infestation is a condition in which organisms live within the host and includes those involving worms (though swimmer's itch stays near the surface).

Medically, the term "infestation" is often reserved only for external ectoparasitic infestations while the term infection refers to internal endoparasitic conditions.

Infestation (Under the Dome)

"Infestation" is the second episode of the second season of the CBS drama series Under the Dome, and the fifteenth episode overall. The episode premiered on July 7, 2014.

The episode received mixed reviews from critics, though some commented positively calling it an improvement from the second season premiere.

Plot

Having been spared by the Dome, James "Big Jim" Rennie (Dean Norris) starts to have a change of heart from the previous mindset of himself being most important to being generally helpful towards the entire town. Residents start to trust him considerably more, thinking of him as a hero for attempting to sacrifice himself.

After a caterpillar infestation begins to take control of all the town's crops Rebecca Pine (Karla Crome) takes action by burning fields, and later enlists the help of Big Jim and Dale "Barbie" Barbara (Mike Vogel) to use an old crop-duster to spray the fields with pesticides. This nearly sees the demise of Barbie as fuel runs low on the airplane. Big Jim saves his life by revealing a secret reserve tank, enabling Barbie to land safely, solidifying Jim's status of hero.

Infestation (comics)

Infestation is a comic book crossover published by IDW Publishing, and connecting various of its licensed and original series together.

The first crossover was published from January 2011 - April 2011. It consisted of two book-end one-shots, Infestation #1–2, set in the Zombies vs. Robots and CVO universes, and two-issue limited series from the G.I. Joe, Transformers, Ghostbusters, and Star Trek universes. Also, IDW published a digital-only Pocket God tie-in issue in May 2011 which was included in the hardcover book.

IDW then released a four-issue epilogue series titled Infestation: Outbreak from June 2011 – September 2011. It picked up on the CVO after the events of Infestation and also introduced the events of the Groom Lake limited series into the same continuity of the CVO. IDW also published a four-issue follow-up series set in the Zombies vs. Robots universe after the events of Infestation, entitled Zombies vs. Robots: UnderCity.

The second crossover was published from January 2012 – April 2012. It consisted of two book-end one-shots, Infes2ation #1–2, and two-issue limited series from the G.I. Joe, Transformers: Heart of Steel, Dungeons & Dragons: Eberron, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There were also two one-shots published: Infes2ation: Team-Up, featuring Archie from Groom Lake and Bat Boy from Weekly World News, and Infes2ation: 30 Days of Night.

Ratt

Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down", tracks that ranked on Billboard's top 40 at No. 12 and No. 40, respectively, as well as other songs such as "Wanted Man", "You're in Love" and "Dance". Along with groups such as friendly rivals Mötley Crüe, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene, also known as "hair metal" or "pop metal".

The band has continued to tour and record following extended hiatuses and line-up changes, released their latest studio album, Infestation, on April 20, 2010.

History

Early years (1973–1982)

The origins of Ratt go as far back as 1973 in Hollywood, California, with a band called Firedome, founded by singer Stephen Pearcy with a few friends. In 1974 the band broke up, with Pearcy forming Crystal Pystal. The name Crystal Pystal was later changed to Buster Cherry, which turned into Mickey Ratt in 1976.

Ratt (disambiguation)

Ratt is an American glam metal band.

Ratt may also refer to:

See also

Ratt (album)

Ratt is the self-titled sixth studio album by the American glam metal band Ratt. Often referred to as "1999" by fans (partially to avoid confusion with their EP, which was also self-titled), this album saw the band's musical direction shift to a more blues-influenced rock sound and further away from their previous glam metal roots. This is the first studio album to feature bassist Robbie Crane.

Track listing

Personnel

Ratt

Production

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