,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjah,mr4   
,faso 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c\rtney7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution  ,support+
 ! designation ( ,may z ,national ,lyme 
,disease ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas !re are
 an e/imat$ #cjj1jjj new cases ( ,lyme  
disease annually1 putt+ undue burd5 &   
suff]+ on c\ntless individuals &        
families2 ,:]eas ,lyme disease is a     
rapidly gr[+ epidemic t is f\nd 9 half (
 all ,unit$ ,/ates c\nties & ab\t #hj   
c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,lyme disease has no   
kn[n cure & is difficult to diagnose2   
,:]eas ,lyme disease poses a significant
 ?reat to our communities1 especially :5
 c\pl$ ) o!r tick-borne illnesses2      
,:]eas symptoms are (t5 mi/ak5 = common 
illnesses b c affect ! n]v\s sy/em1 !   
he>t1 & jo9ts1 lead+ to ar?ritic        
symptoms1 p>alysis1 encephalitis1       
seizures1 & dea? if left untreat$2      

,:]eas a compreh5sive approa* utiliz+   
increas$ education & m rese>* on ,lyme  
disease & its vectors c lead to         
significant advancem5ts2 ,:]eas         
individuals & families %\ld seek out &  
be aw>e ( be/ practices = ! prev5tion ( 
tick bites & ,lyme disease2 ,:]eas      
individuals liv+ 9 or visit+ wood$ & o!r
 vuln]able areas %\ld *eck !mselves & _!
 lov$ ones = ticks ea* day2 ,:]eas spr+ 
m>ks ! beg9n+ ( increas$ tick-bite      
activity2 & ,:]eas ,may w\ld be an      
appropriate mon? to designate z         
,national ,lyme ,disease ,aw>5ess ,mon?3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives supports ! designation (
 ,national ,lyme ,disease ,aw>5ess ,mon?
 to increase public k ( ! disease1 raise
 aw>5ess ab\t ! prev5tion ( tick bites1 
& advance ! vision ( f9d+ a cure ?r\gh  
critical rese>*4