Bill Text: CA ACR129 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-14)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 68, Statutes of 2024. [ACR129 Detail]
Download: California-2023-ACR129-Chaptered.html
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 129
CHAPTER 68
Relative to Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
May 30, 2024.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 129, Villapudua.
Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month.
This measure would recognize, in perpetuity, the month of May as Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month.
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WHEREAS, Necrotizing fasciitis was first described in medical literature in 1883 and was originally described as a disease of unknown cause; and
WHEREAS, Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon clinical disease of the layers of tissue under the skin that is often referred to in popular culture as the flesh-eating bacteria or virus; and
WHEREAS, The most common causes of the disease are the bacteria group A hemolytic, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, either alone or in combination. Other cases are reported to be caused by other types of bacteria, including those naturally found within the intestines of normal healthy individuals; and
WHEREAS, Necrotizing fasciitis can occur in any age group. Although sometimes there are precipitating factors, it is most commonly associated with surgical procedures. It also may be seen in those with diabetes mellitus, atherosclerotic vascular disease, malignancy, and hypertension; and
WHEREAS, In rare occasions, necrotizing fasciitis may occur following minor injuries to the skin, falls, cuts, or tears, but sometimes is not apparent and can occur in apparently healthy individuals; and
WHEREAS, Though necrotizing fasciitis can affect anywhere on the body, the most common sites are the abdomen, arms, legs, extremities, and face, particularly around the eyes; and
WHEREAS, While progress has been made in understanding the symptoms and better diagnosing the disease, there is still much to learn about necrotizing fasciitis; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes in perpetuity the month of May as Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
