Illinois HR 614: LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH

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HR0614LRB104 17793 MST 31225 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Lyme disease is a growing national public health 

3crisis; and

4 WHEREAS, According to the Illinois Department of Public 

5Health, Lyme disease cases are on the rise in the State; and

6 WHEREAS, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by 

7several different strains of bacteria that are carried and 

8spread by ticks; and

9 WHEREAS, Those who are bitten by ticks and subsequently 

10become infected with Lyme disease suffer from fever, fatigue, 

11joint pain, and skin rashes and, in the most severe cases, can 

12be afflicted by serious joint and nervous system problems; and

13 WHEREAS, In the United States, 35,000 to 45,000 cases of 

14Lyme disease are reported to the Centers for Disease Control 

15and Prevention (CDC) each year; as it is estimated that only 

16one out of every 10 cases of Lyme disease is reported, the 

17actual number of diagnosed cases is closer to 476,000 

18annually; and

19 WHEREAS, Since the late 20th century, there has been a 

20dramatic increase in the Lyme disease infection rate each 

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1year, with infection rates having doubled from 3.74 cases per 

2100,000 to 7.95 cases per 100,000 since 1991, indicating that 

3the disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases 

4in the United States and the western world; and

5 WHEREAS, Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose as 

6diagnostic tests analyze blood samples to look for the 

7presence of antibodies, an immune response that may not be 

8detectable in the blood until many weeks after the initial 

9tick bite and infection; and

10 WHEREAS, Up to 60% of acute cases of Lyme disease are 

11misdiagnosed; and

12 WHEREAS, Those who are