PRINTER'S NO. 3334
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
763
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL CULVER, BIZZARRO, DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY,
READSHAW, MURT, KIM, RYAN, MILLARD, KORTZ, BROWN, LONGIETTI,
BURNS, FREEMAN, STRUZZI, SCHMITT, ROZZI, PICKETT, MEHAFFIE,
NEILSON AND DeLUCA, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of July 2020 as "Juvenile Idiopathic
Arthritis Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)is an
autoinflammatory disease of an unknown origin and the most
common type of arthritis in children; and
WHEREAS, An autoinflammatory disease causes the immune system
to become overactive even when there is no infection or illness
to fight or mistakenly attack healthy cells and tissues; and
WHEREAS, There is no evidence as to what causes JIA and no
links have been found that foods, toxins, allergies or the lack
of vitamins play a role in developing the disease; and
WHEREAS, Current research indicates that there is a genetic
predisposition to JIA; and
WHEREAS, Researchers believe that a trigger, such as a virus,
can initiate JIA in a child who has the genetic tendency; and
WHEREAS, Systemic JIA, oligoarticular JIA, polyarticular JIA,
juvenile psoriatic arthritis, enthesitis-related JIA and
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