“The Zika virus has become a concern to many Americans, and its emergence fits into a broader pattern of public concern that the number of infectious disease threats to people’s health has grown in the past generation. Some 51% of adults say there are more infectious disease threats today than there were 20 years ago. A new survey from Pew Research Center shows the public is paying attention to these threats. Fully 82% of Americans say they pay “a lot” or “some” attention to news of any kind about threats from infectious diseases…”