This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender. According to the survey, only three percent of males and four percent of females had heard of Powassan disease. Powassan disease is a rare infectious disease transmitted from rodents to humans by ticks. Powassan disease often affects the nervous system in humans.
Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender
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Harris Poll. (July 17, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/738779/us-adults-that-know-about-various-infectious-diseases-by-gender/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender." Chart. July 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/738779/us-adults-that-know-about-various-infectious-diseases-by-gender/
Harris Poll. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/738779/us-adults-that-know-about-various-infectious-diseases-by-gender/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Had Heard of Various Infectious Diseases as of 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/738779/us-adults-that-know-about-various-infectious-diseases-by-gender/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/738779/us-adults-that-know-about-various-infectious-diseases-by-gender/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of various infectious diseases as of 2017, by gender [Graph], Harris Poll, July 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/738779/us-adults-that-know-about-various-infectious-diseases-by-gender/