PRINTER'S NO. 228
No. 55 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BEBKO-
JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CAUSER, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CRUZ, CURRY, DERMODY,
DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO,
FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, M. KELLER, KILLION, LEACH, LEDERER,
LESCOVITZ, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MELIO, S. MILLER, MUSTIO, O'NEILL,
PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA, READSHAW, REED,
REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, STURLA, SURRA,
TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, TURZAI, WALKO,
WASHINGTON, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG, FEBRUARY 8, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing March 24, 2005, as "World TB Day" in Pennsylvania.
2 WHEREAS, On March 24, 1882, Robert Koch announced his
3 discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus, paving the way for the
4 control and potential elimination of this disease; and
5 WHEREAS, Around the turn of the 20th century tuberculosis
6 raged in the United States and Europe, killing one in seven
7 people; and
8 WHEREAS, Effective antituberculosis drugs did not appear
9 until the 1950s; and
10 WHEREAS, Since Koch's discovery in 1882, over 200 million
1 people around the world have died of tuberculosis, and each year
2 the disease kills between 2 to 3 million people; and
3 WHEREAS, Poor treatment practices and inadequate tuberculosis
4 control activities contribute to the global spread of this
5 infectious disease; and
6 WHEREAS, Tuberculosis is a leading killer of women and kills
7 more youths and adults than any other infectious disease; and
8 WHEREAS, Tuberculosis is easily prevented and inexpensively
9 treated if caught early; however, if left untreated, one person
10 with tuberculosis will, on the average, infect 10 to 15 people
11 per year; and
12 WHEREAS, Tuberculosis has become a deadly fellow traveler
13 with AIDS, with each disease speeding up the progress of the
14 other; and
15 WHEREAS, Persons who are HIV-positive are 30 times more
16 likely to become sick with tuberculosis than persons who are
17 HIV-negative; and
18 WHEREAS, Tuberculosis continues to be a public health problem
19 in many locations in Pennsylvania; and
20 WHEREAS, "World TB Day" has become a major international
21 health event and a worldwide call to action for improved
22 treatment and prevention of tuberculosis; and
23 WHEREAS, In 2005 the United Nations again observes the event;
24 and
25 WHEREAS, There is renewed interest and hope in defeating
26 tuberculosis; therefore be it
27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize March
28 24, 2005, as "World TB Day" in Pennsylvania.
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