BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: July 9, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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7 (Fuller) - As Introduced January 13, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT: Valley Fever Awareness Month.
SUMMARY: Declares August 2015 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.
Specifically, this bill: 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.
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4)In the last 10 years, infection rates in California and
Arizona have risen 400 percent; 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.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)
319-2800
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