PRINTER'S NO. 3384
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
775
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MALAGARI, DONATUCCI, KIM, VITALI, BIZZARRO,
MILLARD, RYAN, KORTZ, READSHAW, FREEMAN, KINSEY, POLINCHOCK,
LONGIETTI, MURT, ULLMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, WARREN, NEILSON,
KOSIEROWSKI, HEFFLEY, FITZGERALD, BROOKS, ROEBUCK, HENNESSEY,
SCHLEGEL CULVER AND DRISCOLL, FEBRUARY 28, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 28, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2020 as "National Primary
Immunodeficiency Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, According to the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF),
primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDDs) are a group of more
than 350 rare, chronic disorders in which part of the body's
immune system is missing or functions improperly; and
WHEREAS, PIDDs are noncontagious diseases caused by genetic
or hereditary factors that may affect anyone and may manifest at
any age; and
WHEREAS, PIDDs may affect the immune system in a variety of
ways, but are each the result of defects in an individual's
immune system; and
WHEREAS, PIDDs leave individuals at greater risk of infection
and can make infections more difficult to cure; and
WHEREAS, Common symptoms of PIDDs include frequent and longer
lasting infections as well as opportunistic infections, which an
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