PRINTER'S NO. 1344
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
237
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY M. QUINN, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE,
CONKLIN, CORBIN, CORR, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
DRISCOLL, DUSH, ENGLISH, FREEMAN, GROVE, HENNESSEY,
HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSICO,
MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, MUSTIO, READSHAW, ROZZI,
RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, WARD, WARREN AND WATSON,
APRIL 12, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 12, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2017 as "Polio Awareness Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by
poliovirus; and
WHEREAS, Before the availability of polio vaccines in the
1950s, polio caused more than 15,000 cases of paralysis in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Thanks to widespread vaccinations, no cases of polio
have originated in the United States since 1979; and
WHEREAS, However, air travel makes all Americans vulnerable
to infection by an imported poliovirus and, because of this
risk, all Americans must continue to be vaccinated and be aware
of the risks associated with contracting polio; and
WHEREAS, Polio survivors experience post-polio syndrome (PPS)
and the unexpected and often disabling symptoms include
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overwhelming fatigue, muscle weakness, muscle and joint pain,
sleep disorders, heightened sensitivity to pain and anesthesia,
cold intolerance and difficulty swallowing and breathing; and
WHEREAS, These disabling symptoms often occur after the acute
poliovirus infection; and
WHEREAS, PPS can be managed and even prevented if polio
survivors conserve their energy, which reduces the number of
remaining poliovirus damaged neurons and weakened muscle joints;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2017 as "Polio Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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