PRINTER'S NO. 2020
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
402
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, QUIGLEY, MILLARD, DRISCOLL, DiGIROLAMO,
BIZZARRO, PHILLIPS-HILL, WARD, SCHLOSSBERG, CAUSER, SONNEY,
DUSH, RYAN, MURT, BOBACK, LONGIETTI, CALTAGIRONE, TOOHIL,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, EVERETT, WATSON, NEILSON AND WHEELAND,
JUNE 14, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 14, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 10 through 16, 2017, as
"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week"
in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a debilitating and
generally fatal disease marked by progressive scarring of the
lungs causing an irreversible loss of the lung tissue's ability
to transport oxygen; and
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis progresses quickly,
often causing disability or death within three to five years;
and
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the most common
form of interstitial lung disease; and
WHEREAS, There is no proven cause of idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, and it is often misdiagnosed or under diagnosed; and
WHEREAS, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is five times more
common than cystic fibrosis and Lou Gehrig's disease yet the
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