PENNSYLVANIA, April 9 - PRINTER'S NO. 609

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

78

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, HAYWOOD, HUGHES, BROWN, FONTANA,

SANTARSIERO, COSTA, HUTCHINSON, VOGEL, STREET AND STEFANO,

APRIL 9, 2025

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 9, 2025

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "Myositis Awareness Month"

in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Myositis is a rare, autoimmune disease that causes

inflammation in the muscles, which can cause prolonged muscle

fatigue and weakness; and

WHEREAS, The disease encompasses several conditions,

including juvenile myositis, dermatomyositis and polymyositis;

as well as inclusion body myositis; and

WHEREAS, These diseases, sometimes referred to as

inflammatory myopathies, can affect the internal organs, skin

and multiple muscle groups of patients; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 75,000 people in the United States are

affected by all forms of myositis; and

WHEREAS, Treatment for this rare autoimmune disease may

include both nondrug and drug-based therapies, including

medications such as immunosuppressants or corticosteroids, which

slow the body's immune system and reduce the body's attack on

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