U.S. adults' knowledge of various infectious diseases by gender 2017 | Statista

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

Characteristic	Male	Female
Any	90%	95%
Bronchitis	82%	91%
Influenza (the flu)	82%	90%
Measles	80%	88%
Meningitis	80%	86%
Syphilis	79%	86%
Lyme disease	79%	85%
Monomucleosis	63%	68%
Rock Mountain spotted fever	51%	51%
Colorado tick fever	17%	20%
Tularemia	6%	6%
Babesiosis	5%	5%
Anaplasmosis	5%	4%
Heartland virus	6%	3%
Powassan disease	3%	4%
None of the above	10%	5%

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Release date

July 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 23 and 27, 2017

Number of respondents

2,031 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Have you ever heard of any of the following diseases? Please select all that apply.

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