Illinois HR 803: CONGRATS-AVA RAMSEY

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HR0803LRB104 20909 RMO 34639 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the 

3hepatitis B virus, and current incidence estimates indicate 

4that approximately 1.8 million Americans are infected with 

5hepatitis B virus; and

6 WHEREAS, Hepatitis B spreads from person to person via 

7contact with infected blood and/or body fluids; and

8 WHEREAS, Hepatitis B infection can range from an acute, 

9mild, short-term illness to a chronic, serious, long-term 

10infection that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer; and

11 WHEREAS, Approximately one in two people who have 

12hepatitis B are unaware of their infection, and 85% of infants 

13and 50% of older children and adults with hepatitis B are 

14asymptomatic; and

15 WHEREAS, Infants face an increased hepatitis B exposure 

16risk through everyday contact and infected family members, and 

17they are susceptible to developing acute and serious health 

18issues if they are infected at birth or in early childhood; and

19 WHEREAS, Infants exposed to hepatitis B have a 90% risk of 

20developing chronic hepatitis B, greatly increasing their risk 

HR0803- 2 -LRB104 20909 RMO 34639 r

1of developing serious liver conditions such as liver cancer or 

2cirrhosis in their lifetimes; and

3 WHEREAS, Treatment reduces the risk of serious conditions 

4such as liver cancer or cirrhosis, but an estimated up to 75% 

5of people who have hepatitis B in the U.S. and are eligible for 

6treatment are not prescribed treatment, including 40% of those 

7with advanced liver disease; and

8 WHEREAS, To safeguard infant health, in 1991, the Advisory 

9Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued its first 

10universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation,