A Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)/SSRS poll released today shows most people in the U.S. (81%) believe Ebola is likely to spread from a person sick with the disease and showing symptoms. Further, 85% say someone would be likely to get Ebola if a symptomatic person sneezed or coughed on them. Despite the tragic death of an Ebola patient in Dallas, most people in the U.S. (80%) think someone in their community would likely survive the infectious disease if they received immediate medical care. …
Poll results suggesting the public sees Ebola as likely to spread from one person to another may be contributing to the fact that now more than half of adults (52%) are concerned that there will be a large outbreak of Ebola inside the U.S. within the next 12 months, which is an increase from our August poll when approximately four in ten (39%) reported the same. Further, more than a third (38%) are now concerned that they or someone in their immediate family may get sick with Ebola over the next year, which is an increase from about a quarter (26%) who said this in our August poll. CONT.
Harvard School of Public Health