Table 4 Level of knowledge, concern, and seriousness of each disease in percentages

Current knowledge of the following diseases

Not knowledgeable at all

Somewhat knowledgeable

Knowledgeable

Very knowledgeable

Extremely knowledgeable

chikungunya virus

72

16

7

0

5

dengue virus

66

22

5

2

4

malaria

16

42

26

8

7

West Nile virus

14

36

31

8

11

Zika virus

10

39

33

7

12

Concern you or a family member will contract disease

Not Concerned

Minimally concerned

Concerned

More than concerned, but not extremely

Extremely Concerned

chikungunya virus

35

30

20

0

15

dengue virus

36

29

21

0

15

malaria

34

32

19

2

13

West Nile virus

16

38

24

3

18

Zika virus

17

30

28

4

21

How serious do you feel an infection would be?

Not serious

Minimally serious

Serious

More than serious, but not extremely serious

Extremely serious

chikungunya virus

3

13

39

10

38

dengue virus

4

10

36

12

38

malaria

4

8

34

14

42

West Nile virus

3

11

30

17

40

Zika virus

4

16

31

8

42