In the U.S., the Spread of Infectious Disease Now Seen As Bigger Threat Than Terrorism – Pew

The most significant major threat to the U.S. is infectious disease, four in five Americans said in March 2020, closely followed by terrorism (in general), the spread of nuclear weapons, and cyberattacks from other countries.

For the study, the Pew Research Center commissioned a telephone survey conducted among 1,000 U.S. adults in March 2020.

Large majorities of people are also highly concerned about China’s growing power and influence, global climate change, Russia’s power and influence, the condition of the global economy, and global poverty.

The percent of Americans worried about the threat of infectious disease grew fast from 2016, with 52% of people...

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