BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 18
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Date of Hearing: March 23, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Ted W. Lieu, Chair
ACR 18 (Chesbro) - As Amended: March 10, 2009
SUBJECT : Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
SUMMARY : Proclaims the month of May 2009 to be Lyme Disease
Awareness Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1) Since first being identified in the 1970s in Lyme,
Connecticut; Lyme disease has been found in all 50 states of
the United States, including 56 counties in California; and
its spread has been reported in 50 countries, on six
continents and several islands.
2) Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily
transmitted to its host by the bite of a tick; and it is a
complex, multisystem illness with symptoms that may include
rash, fever, muscle aches, headaches, and fatigue.
3) Lyme disease is an often-misunderstood illness that, if
not caught early and properly treated can invade multiple
organs of the body, including the brain and nervous system;
and patients become increasing disabled over time, suffering
chronic pain, neurological impairment and a host of other
symptoms.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Lyme Disease Association
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800