PRINTER'S NO. 4147
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
951
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MOUL, OTTEN, SCHMITT, KINSEY, KOSIEROWSKI,
MILLARD, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, RYAN, SONNEY, BROWN, BERNSTINE,
DALEY, KORTZ, BURNS, PICKETT, LONGIETTI, DONATUCCI, READSHAW,
NEILSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 14, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 14, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2020 as "Hirschsprung's
Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania to coincide with a
global initiative in Australia.
WHEREAS, Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a rare birth defect
that causes an absence of certain intestinal nerve cells, which
inhibits or prevents the elimination of waste from a newborn
baby; and
WHEREAS, HD exists in 1 in 5,000 births, and it is four times
more common in boys than girls; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms of HD are common in other diseases and
consequently may be difficult to recognize; and
WHEREAS, The symptoms of HD include all of the following:
(1) Delayed passage of newborn meconium.
(2) Ongoing chronic constipation.
(3) Excessive vomiting.
(4) Unexplained fever.
(5) Hard mass and bloated belly;
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