From: Awareness, attitudes, and practices related to the swine influenza pandemic among the Saudi public
 | Statement | Yes | No | Don't know |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | % | % | % |
 | The cause of swine flu is ... |  |  |  |
1 | Virus. | 95.4* | 2.1 | 2.5 |
2 | Immunodeficiency. | 27.6 | 61.0* | 11.4 |
3 | Inherited disease. | 4.3 | 88.2* | 7.5 |
4 | Swine flu is a communicable disease | 92.3* | 3.5 | 4.2 |
 | Swine flu is transmitted through ... |  |  |  |
5 | Droplets after coughing or sneezing. | 95.5* | 2.8 | 1.7 |
6 | Touching the infected person. | 61.0* | 31.9 | 7.0 |
7 | The use of objects used by an infected person. | 73.1* | 19.1 | 7.8 |
8 | Sexual route. | 42.8 | 37.2* | 20.0 |
 | What are the symptoms and signs of swine flu? |  |  |  |
9 | Same as seasonal flu (fever, cough, sore throat, muscle ache, etc.) | 93.8* | 3.4 | 2.8 |
10 | Swine flu may lead to death immediately | 11.4* | 77.1 | 11.4 |
11 | Causes the patient to look like a pig | 2.3 | 87.7* | 10.0 |
12 | Swine flu can be transmitted from humans to pigs and vice versa | 34.3 | 34.8* | 30.9 |
13 | Swine flu can be transmitted to humans from animals other than pigs | 21.3* | 41.7 | 37.1 |
14 | There is a vaccine for swine flu | 47.1 | 29.* | 41.9 |
15 | Swine flu can affect people more than once in life | 29.5* | 28.7 | 41.9 |
16 | How long does it take after exposure to the cause of the disease for symptoms to appear?@ | 36.5* | 62.7 | 0.8 |
17 | After how many days can an ill person communicate with others after cure?@ | 20.1* | 79.2 | 0.7 |