,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #bf1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,valadao 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,costa1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4
 ,joyce of ,ohio1 and ,mr4 ,mc,carthy7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,creutzfeldt-,jakob ,disease 7,,cjd7    
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas              
,creutzfeldt-,jakob ,disease 7referred  
to in this resolution as ,,cjd7 is a    
rare1 fatal brain disorder within a     
group of illnesses called prion         
diseases2 ,whereas ,,cjd occurs in      
approximately #a to #b cases per million
 individuals each year1 resulting in    
approximately #ejj cases annually in the
 ,united ,states1 #he percent of which  
are designated as sporadic1 with no     
known causes1 while #aj to #ae percent  
are deemed genetic and fewer than #a    
percent are deemed acquired2 ,whereas1  

in the early stages of the disease1     
,,cjd patients may exhibit failing      
memory1 behavioral changes1 impaired    
coordination1 and visual disturbances1  
and as the illness progresses1 and      
mental deterioration becomes more       
pronounced while involuntary movements1 
blindness1 weakness of extremities1 and 
ultimately coma may occur2 ,whereas     
,,cjd typically leads to death within a 
few months to #a year following the     
onset of symptoms2 ,whereas             
comprehensive prion disease surveillance
 is critical in order to develop more   
efficient detection methods1 and to     
determine whether humans can acquire the
 disease through the consumption of     
prion contaminated beef 7known to cause 
,bovine ,spongiform ,encephalopathy     
7,,bse7 or mad cow disease7 or meat from
 elk and deer affected by ,chronic      
,wasting ,disease 7,,cwd72 ,whereas     
continued prion disease surveillance1   
particularly through examination of     
postmortem human brain tissue1 is       

imperative to evaluate whether ,,cwd has
 or can spread to humans2 ,whereas      
,alzheimer's ,disease and ,related      
,dementias 7,,adrd7 research could      
benefit from the study of prion         
diseases1 like ,,cjd2 ,whereas caregiver
 and health services research of ,,adrd 
should be applied to prion diseases1    
like ,,cjd1 which shares many of the    
same challenges2 ,whereas the families  
and communities affected by ,,cjd have a
 compelling story due to the rarity and 
rapid effects of the disease2 ,whereas  
from the time of diagnosis ,,cjd        
presents unique challenges and burdens  
for patients1 their family members and  
caregivers given the rapidly progressive
 nature of this devastating disease2 and
 ,whereas the establishment of ,november
 #ab1 #bjbc1 as ,creutzfeldt-,jakob     
,disease 7,,cjd7 ,awareness ,day would  
raise awareness about this rare1 rapidly
 progressive1 and invariably fatal      
disease3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   

supports the goals and ideals of        
,creutzfeldt-,jakob ,disease 7,,cjd7    
,awareness ,day2 and  7#b7 recognizes   
the importance of raising awareness of  
this rare brain disorder4