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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood 
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vessels; also called angiitis, vasculitis causes changes in the 
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walls of blood vessels, including thickening, weakening, 
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narrowing, and scarring; the inflammation from these changes 
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can be short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic) and can be so 
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severe that the tissues and organs supplied by the affected 
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vessels don't receive enough blood; this shortage of blood can 
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result in organ and tissue damage, and even death; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Many types of vasculitis exist and, although rare, 
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vasculitis can affect anyone; some age groups are affected more 
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than others, depending on the type of vasculitis; while some 
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forms of vasculitis improve on their own, others require 
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treatment, which often includes long-term medication; each 
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year, 100,000 Americans are hospitalized for vasculitis care; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Diseases resulting from vasculitis include 
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Behcet's disease, Buerger's disease, Central Nervous System, 
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Churg Strauss syndrome, Cryoglobulinemia, Giant Cell 
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Arteritis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Hypersensitivity 
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vasculitis, Kawasaki disease, Microscopic Polyangiitis, 
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Polyarteritis nodosa, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Rheumatoid 
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vasculitis, Takayasu's arteritis, and Wegener's 
 


 






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Granulomatosis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Vasculitis Foundation, with the help of 
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grassroots support, works to support positive change in the 
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lives of people who live with vasculitis; the foundation's 
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members work in Washington D.C. to educate Congress about 
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Vasculitis and the need to support research funding so that a 
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modern science can better understand the disease and identify 
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advanced treatments and, one day, find a cure; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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designate the week of May 3-9, 2009 as Vasculitis Awareness 
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Week in the State of Illinois in order to help educate the 
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public about vasculitis diseases and the need for research 
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funding; with this resolution, Illinois will be the first State 
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to officially recognize this disease with an Awareness Week; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to The Vasculitis Foundation as a symbol of our 
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support.