Bill Text: MI HR0282 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare May 2016 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-03 - Adopted [HR0282 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HR0282-Enrolled.html
Reps. LaFontaine, Crawford, Heise, Hooker, Hughes, LaVoy, Maturen, Poleski and Schor offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 282.
A resolution to declare May 2016 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, The summer months call people to Michigan’s outdoors to camp, hike, and otherwise enjoy the beauty of our lush green forests. It is appropriate to remind residents to take proper precautions and follow safety rules when visiting our woodlands. In recent years, Lyme disease has been a health concern among outdoor enthusiasts. We urge Michigan residents to be aware of the prevention, early signs and symptoms, and treatment of Lyme disease; and
Whereas, Lyme disease is an illness caused by the painless bite of a tiny deer tick. Lyme disease can cause serious health problems involving the heart, joints, and nervous system in humans and animals. Prompt medical attention will minimize complications of this illness. Early symptoms are headaches, stiff muscles, painful joints, fever, nausea and fatigue. Usually within a few days to several weeks of being bitten by an infected tick, about 60% may develop a circular rash. However, if no rash is detected, early detection of the disease can be difficult because symptoms can mimic other illnesses, then disappear, only to reoccur as serious health problems which places the patient at high risk for misdiagnosis; and
Whereas, First recognized in children in 1975 in Lyme, Connecticut, this disease has been reported with increasing frequency throughout the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 300,000 cases of Lyme disease occur nationally each year. It is imperative for the citizens of Michigan to be fully informed about Lyme disease and the serious health complications it can cause. We salute the Michigan Lyme Disease Association and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for their efforts in promoting the states awareness, knowledge, prevention, and treatment of Lyme disease; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare May 2016 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
