BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 42 (Fuller)
As Amended June 17, 2013
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :35-0
RULES 9-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Wilk, Bigelow, | | |
| |Brown, Donnelly, | | |
| |Gonzalez, Hagman, | | |
| |V. Manuel P�rez, Weber | | |
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SUMMARY : Proclaims August 2013, as Valley Fever Awareness
Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)Valley Fever (coccidiodomycosis), a progressive, multisymptom,
respiratory disorder, is a debilitating disease that attacks
the respiratory system causing infection that can lead to
systems that resemble a cold, flu, or pneumonia.
2)When left untreated or mistreated, serious symptoms of Valley
Fever appear including pneumonia and labored breathing;
therefore, treatment must be prompt with antifungal drugs or
the disease can be devastating and even fatal.
3)Valley Fever affects primarily people with lowered immune
systems, and is caused by inhalation of tiny airborne fungi
that live in soil but are released into the air by
disturbances such as wind.
4)In the last 10 years, infection rates in California and
Arizona have risen 400%; and, in California, the disease is
found in portions of the Sacramento Valley, the San Joaquin
Valley, desert regions, and portions of southern California.
5)There still remains no known cure for the disease; however,
researchers believe they are getting closer to finding a
vaccine.
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FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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