H.Res. 1561
Designates the third week of September as Fungal Disease Awareness Week
Expresses support for marking the third week of September as Fungal Disease Awareness Week and for efforts to improve awareness, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of fungal diseases.
- Supports naming the third week of September Fungal Disease Awareness Week
- Encourages doctors to consider fungal infections in pneumonia-like illness
- Notes about 20,000 Valley Fever cases are reported in the U.S. each year
- Notes 6,304 new Candida auris cases were reported in the U.S. in 2024
In committee