| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 642 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | join the Texas Lyme Disease Association and Texans across the |
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| 4 | 4 | | state in observing May of 2017 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in |
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| 5 | 5 | | Texas; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lyme Disease infects more than 300,000 people in |
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| 7 | 7 | | the United States each year; it is transmitted by the common |
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| 8 | 8 | | black-legged tick, which is found in nearly half of all counties |
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| 9 | 9 | | in the United States; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Lyme Disease is a complex multisystem illness that, |
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| 11 | 11 | | if left untreated, can invade the nervous system, the heart, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | other organs and can cause years of pain and suffering, disability, |
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| 13 | 13 | | and even death; its symptoms can manifest as a wide range of other |
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| 14 | 14 | | illnesses, including arthritis, migraine headaches, multiple |
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| 15 | 15 | | sclerosis, and various neurological disorders; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, It is important to educate the public about the |
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| 17 | 17 | | signs, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this disease, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Lyme Disease Awareness Month presents a fitting opportunity to |
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| 19 | 19 | | raise awareness about the dangers of this potentially deadly |
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| 20 | 20 | | disease; now, therefore, be it |
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| 21 | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 22 | 22 | | Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Lyme Disease Association |
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| 23 | 23 | | for its advocacy efforts and proclaim the month of May 2017 as |
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| 24 | 24 | | Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Texas; and, be it further |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 26 | 26 | | the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Watson |
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| 28 | 28 | | ________________________________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | President of the Senate |
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| 30 | 30 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 31 | 31 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Senate on April 19, 2017. |
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| 33 | 33 | | ________________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 35 | 35 | | ________________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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