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Monday Poll results: Your take on the Ebola crisis

An advertising sign calls for financial help to fight Ebola in Africa on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain. Three more people were placed under quarantine for Ebola at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nurse became infected, authorities said.
An advertising sign calls for financial help to fight Ebola in Africa on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain. Three more people were placed under quarantine for Ebola at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nurse became infected, authorities said. Andres Kudacki Associated Press

Our Monday poll this week took the pulse of readers on the looming threats posed by the Ebola virus epidemic in three West African nations. Here are the results of the nonscientific survey, which received 270 responses.

1) I am confident that American medical authorities and the U.S. military response in Africa will prevent an epidemic from spreading to the U.S. and other countries.

Strongly agree17%

Agree25%

Disagree34%

Strongly disagree24%

2) The media have done a good job of avoiding hysteria and informing the public about the disease and how it spreads.

Strongly agree4%

Agree27%

Disagree42%

Strongly disagree27%

3) I am concerned that budget cuts of recent years have hurt the ability of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to respond to this kind of crisis.

Strongly agree34%

Agree34%

Disagree22%

Strongly disagree10%

4) I am confident that Kansas City area health authorities and hospitals are prepared to deal with unexpected outbreaks of Ebola.

Strongly agree10%

Agree 26%

Disagree39%

Strongly disagree26%

This story was originally published October 7, 2014 at 2:54 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Your take on the Ebola crisis."

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