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          Date of Hearing:   May 13, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                  SCR 80 (Wolk) - As Introduced:  February 24, 2010

           SENATE VOTE :   33-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :  Proclaims the month of May 2010 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 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.










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           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800