Full Text of HR1287 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily | 3 | | transmitted by ticks that are typically found in wooded and | 4 | | grassy areas; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 6 | | estimate that 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease in | 7 | | the United States every year; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Diagnosing Lyme disease can be difficult and many | 9 | | people who actually have Lyme disease may be misdiagnosed with | 10 | | other conditions, leading experts to believe the true number of | 11 | | cases is much higher; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lyme disease affects people of all ages; the | 13 | | Center for Disease Control notes that it is most common in | 14 | | children, older adults, and others such as firefighters and | 15 | | park rangers, who spend time in outdoor activities and have | 16 | | higher exposure to ticks; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lyme disease is often referred to as "The Great | 18 | | Imitator", because its symptoms mimic many other diseases; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lyme disease can affect any organ of the body, | 20 | | including the brain and nervous system, muscles, joints, and |
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| 1 | | the heart; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Patients with Lyme disease are frequently | 3 | | misdiagnosed thereby delaying treatment while the underlying | 4 | | infection progresses; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lyme disease is found all across the United | 6 | | States, with a particularly high incidence in the Midwest; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Lyme disease rates have increased significantly | 8 | | over time in part because of disease spread, but it is also | 9 | | likely that the increased rates reflect growing public | 10 | | awareness of the disease; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Nationwide, May is recognized as Lyme Disease | 12 | | Awareness Month; activists throughout the United States use it | 13 | | as an opportunity to organize walks, 5K runs, showings of Lyme | 14 | | documentaries, and other events to help educate the public and | 15 | | raise funds for research; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | designate May of 2016 as "Lyme Disease Awareness Month" in the | 19 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | delivered to the Governor of Illinois and all other | 2 | | constitutional officers in order to raise awareness of Lyme | 3 | | disease.
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