Full Text of HR0760 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused | 3 | | by a viral infection; there are 5 hepatitis viruses, designated | 4 | | as types A, B, C, D, and E; the 5 types of hepatitis can be | 5 | | fatal and potentially lead to an outbreak, which can affect | 6 | | others; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | 8 | | Prevention, there were 1,398 reported cases of hepatitis A in | 9 | | the United States in 2011; it is believed that the actual | 10 | | number of cases to be 2,700; in 2010, there were 95 certified | 11 | | deaths in the United States as a result of hepatitis A; | 12 | | hepatitis A impacts individuals who live in poor sanitary | 13 | | conditions; vaccines are available for the prevention and | 14 | | treatment of hepatitis A; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | 16 | | Prevention, there were 2,890 reported cases of hepatitis B and | 17 | | an estimated 18,800 actual cases of the virus in 2011; in 2010, | 18 | | 1,792 deaths in the United States were a result of hepatitis B; | 19 | | hepatitis B is transmitted through infective blood, semen, and | 20 | | other bodily fluids; the virus can be transmitted from a mother | 21 | | to her child during pregnancy and to health care workers | 22 | | dealing with blood transfusions; a vaccine is available for | 23 | | individuals to prevent hepatitis B; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | 2 | | Prevention, there were 1,229 reported cases of Hepatitis C and | 3 | | an estimate of 16,500 actual cases of the virus in the United | 4 | | States in 2011; in 2010, 16,627 deaths were reported as the | 5 | | result of hepatitis C, a number that is considered to be only a | 6 | | fraction of deaths attributable in whole or part to chronic | 7 | | hepatitis C; hepatitis C is considered to be the deadliest of | 8 | | the 5 viruses and currently takes more lives in the United | 9 | | States than HIV, AIDS, and all other types of hepatitis; if | 10 | | left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to liver failure, liver | 11 | | cancer, or cirrhosis; those born between 1945 and 1965 are | 12 | | disproportionately affected by hepatitis C and the Centers for | 13 | | Disease Control and Prevention recommends that they get a | 14 | | one-time test regardless of whether or not they have any | 15 | | symptoms; other groups that are disproportionately impacted by | 16 | | hepatitis C include African Americans, those undergoing | 17 | | dialysis, hemophiliacs, the homeless, the incarcerated, those | 18 | | who received a blood transfusion before 1992, and Vietnam | 19 | | veterans; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Hepatitis D infections occur only in individuals | 21 | | who are infected with hepatitis B; the infections of both | 22 | | hepatitis B and D can result in a more serious disease and a | 23 | | worse outcome; vaccines are available to treat those infected | 24 | | with hepatitis D and prevent infections; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hepatitis E impacts individuals through the | 2 | | contamination of food or water; it is predominately an issue in | 3 | | developing nations and is seen as an important health issue in | 4 | | developing nations; vaccines have been developed, but are not | 5 | | widely available; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois State Representative Michael McAuliffe | 7 | | (R-Chicago) has personally experienced the hepatitis virus in | 8 | | his family and has been an outspoken advocate for encouraging | 9 | | individuals, especially veterans, to be tested for the virus; | 10 | | he, along with the members of this body, want to ensure that | 11 | | the people of Illinois understand the dangers of hepatitis and | 12 | | the urgent need to raise awareness in order to prevent the | 13 | | spread of the hepatitis before it takes any more lives; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we designate May of 2014 as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the | 18 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | delivered to the Governor of Illinois, all other constitutional | 21 | | officers, and all members of the Illinois General Assembly in | 22 | | order to raise awareness of hepatitis.
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