Bill Text: IL HR0278 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares April 1, 2017 as "Sarcoidosis Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0278 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0278-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis is a non-contagious, systemic disease | ||||||
3 | of unknown origin and is commonly diagnosed
with the detection | ||||||
4 | of inflamed, microscopic growths, called granulomas, which | ||||||
5 | most commonly
affect the lungs but can affect any organ in the | ||||||
6 | body; many individuals stricken with sarcoidosis
eventually | ||||||
7 | develop serious disabling conditions caused by damage to vital | ||||||
8 | organs, such as eyes,
lungs, heart, brain, kidneys, and the | ||||||
9 | central nervous system; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis is a disease that affects many of our | ||||||
11 | fellow citizens and people around the world, and
still remains | ||||||
12 | a mystery; skin-related symptoms of this chronic, multi-system | ||||||
13 | disease were
first recognized over 100 years ago; however, the | ||||||
14 | effects of sarcoidosis on other bodily
organs were not observed | ||||||
15 | until the first quarter of the 19th century; today, researchers | ||||||
16 | are still
trying to learn more about the cause and the nature | ||||||
17 | of this affliction; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Researchers believe sarcoidosis results from the | ||||||
19 | inhalation of an infectious or allergic substance
from the | ||||||
20 | environment, while others believe it is caused by an alteration | ||||||
21 | of the body's cellular
immune system; and
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22 | WHEREAS, The National Sarcoidosis Society provides |
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1 | services, educational awareness, and telephone support to
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2 | patients, veterans, and their families as well as developing an | ||||||
3 | ongoing campaign to promote
increased awareness and medical | ||||||
4 | research into this debilitating disease; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis is found throughout the world and | ||||||
6 | affects numerous citizens in Illinois; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | declare April 1, 2017 as "Sarcoidosis Day" in the State of | ||||||
10 | Illinois; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to National Sarcoidosis Society Out Reach Director | ||||||
13 | Brenda Little.
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