PRINTER'S NO. 2387
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
484
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HAGGERTY, TOOHIL, BOBACK, LONGIETTI, SONNEY, DUSH,
DiGIROLAMO, BAKER, RYAN, HENNESSEY, MARSICO, CALTAGIRONE,
BURNS, KINSEY, MEHAFFIE, BOYLE, WARD, MILLARD, READSHAW,
ROZZI, NEILSON, VAZQUEZ, MURT AND WATSON, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2017 as "Pulmonary Fibrosis
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease marked by
progressive scarring of tissue inside and between air sacs in a
patient's lungs; and
WHEREAS, The development of this scarring causes the air sacs
to stiffen and thicken, which lowers oxygen levels and gradually
interferes with an individual's ability to breathe; and
WHEREAS, In addition to breathlessness, patients typically
experience dry cough, fatigue and chest discomfort; and
WHEREAS, The American Lung Association reports that this
disease affects approximately 140,000 people in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, The American Lung Association also reports that
pulmonary fibrosis is most likely to affect people who are 50 to
75 years of age, with most people surviving only 3 to 5 years
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